highway project

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highway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhaɪ.weɪ/us
/ˈhaɪ.weɪ/
a public road, especially an important road that joins cities or ...
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project
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprɒdʒ.ekt/us
/ˈprɑː.dʒekt/
a piece of planned work or an activity that is finished over a period of time and intended to achieve a ...
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The property was placed to protect the integrity of the site from ahighwayproject.
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This route was not final and was not precise as it would be today for ahighwayprojector high-speed railway.
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As governor, he pushed mental health programs as well as a long-termhighwayproject.
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Neglect, riots during the 1960s, and ahighwayprojectthrough the city had leveled much of the neighborhood.
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Thehighwayprojectreconstructed connector roads, intersections, and adjacent roadways.
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Though effectively canceled, thehighwayprojectremains a frequently discussed political issue in the town.
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The site was the subject of salvage excavation at the time of a 1976highwayprojectin the area.
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As part of thehighwayproject, the river was diverted into an underground culvert which parallels the highway, along the south side of the current city hall.
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We are also gratified that the three new major highway projects, which were announced earlier in the year, will start in 1985.
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They favored infrastructure improvements, such as highway projects.
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In the 1960s, virtually all of the remaining homes were destroyed by the city for highway projects.
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Deukmejian favored highway projects over public transit, and showed no enthusiasm for what many called a pet project of the former governor.
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It was one of the first large highway projects to be blocked by local opposition.
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As part of their program, they have worked to get wildlife crossings included in interstate highway projects.
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These programs currently include assistance to local governments for gaming impacts, tourism promotion, economic development programs, energy efficiency, and renewable energy projects, and highway projects.
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This tax was to be divided equally among transit and highway projects.
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The publication also featured interviews with staff engineers and commissioners as well as projections for future state highway projects.
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By 2010, state highway projects worth $1.7 billion had been completed, and an additional $11.4 billion worth of projects were under implementation.
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