31.   Cuomo held out hope that an agreement could be reached this summer on reforming the statute on public construction costs, known as the Wicks Law.

32.   Construction costs are high.

33.   Construction costs escalated because the track was being built over almost solid rock.

34.   Dollars earned from Stapleton land sales defray the construction cost of its successor, Denver International Airport.

35.   For the restaurant owners, construction costs charged by the airport have tripled because of the complexities of building in an airport.

36.   For another, money once earmarked for science has been channeled instead to cover construction costs.

37.   Franks and architect Robert A.M. Stern cite cheaper construction costs in Texas.

38.   FOX planners, Cox said, overestimated potential ridership and underestimate potential construction costs.

39.   He has argued, as have previous mayors, that the law unfairly saddled the city with higher construction costs and delays.

40.   He also failed to win partial repeal of the Wicks law, which inflates public construction costs by requiring four contractors on each project.