February 24, 2010
Land Line Magazine
By David Tanner, associate editor
House transportation leaders announced this week that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has resulted in 10,348 highway, transit and wastewater projects breaking ground. In addition, 5,700 more projects are in the works.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Rep. James Oberstar, D-MN, has held 14 hearings to date on the progress of the act. The latest hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 23, dealt with the first full year of the program.
The stimulus set aside approximately $64.1 billion for transportation and infrastructure programs. Of that amount, $56 billion has been announced or is already in use, according to T&I Committee information...
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