Transit and port officials in New York and New Jersey were on heightened alert at bridges, tunnels and on rail lines between the two states, as well as on New York City's subway system and commuter rails.

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States will have the ability to use their unspent earmarked highway funds, some of which are nearly 10 years old, on any eligible highway transit passenger rail or port project.

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The council lifted the suspension - initially imposed until safer facilities for animals in transit could be built at the port - on legal advice after the High Court overturned the ban pending a judicial review.

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If the transit agreements between Bangladesh and neighbouring countries are finalised, then Chittagong port has the potential to become a regional business hub.

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It is only eight miles from New York, it has a busy port, a bustling airport and a top-notch transit system for would-be commuters.

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Or, as he did for one group of clients delayed in transit, send an employee to stand on a footbridge to keep a ferry in port until they could get there.

FORBES

Two Russian military transport ships were scheduled to transit through the Dardenelles Strait Tuesday, on their way to their expected destination, the Syrian port of Tartous, a U.S. official said.

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Perhaps the garage should have been closed to the public, perhaps every vehicle should have been searched, perhaps the Port Authority should have closed the garage entirely and required building occupants to rely on public transit.

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