171 Highway Improvement Projects Underway or Completed in Washington Thanks to Stimulus Law
WASHINGTON, March 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There are currently 171 American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-financed highway construction projects underway or completed in Washington involving $427.6 million in funds, according to data released today by the Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The projects underway or completed have supported or are supporting 11,899 jobs in Washington that would otherwise not exist, says ARTBA Vice President of Economics & Research Dr. Bill Buechner.
ARRA, signed into law on February 17, 2009, provided $48 billion for transportation improvements over two years, including $27.5 billion for highway, bridge and related construction projects nationwide. The law is having significant impacts on the transportation construction industry in all 50 states.
ARRA provided $493 million to Washington for highway, bridge and related improvements. This one-time bonus added more than 88 percent to Washington's regular federal highway funds under the current federal surface transportation law—Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)—bringing the state's total federal highway funding in 2009 to a record $1.05 billion.
According to Buechner, a Harvard-trained economist, another 38 projects have been identified and are slated to be under construction shortly.
The following shows the number of ARRA-financed highway projects and amount obligated in each Washington congressional district.
Congressional District |
Number of projects |
Amount Obligated |
|
1 |
12 |
$38,045,458 |
|
2 |
28 |
$29,346,727 |
|
3 |
39 |
$64,253,446 |
|
4 |
43 |
$115,112,972 |
|
5 |
41 |
$42,543,384 |
|
6 |
17 |
$32,805,079 |
|
7 |
4 |
$20,125,021 |
|
8 |
7 |
$77,495,999 |
|
9 |
6 |
$53,004,396 |
|
Multidistrict/Statewide |
12 |
$15,008,267 |
|
A full report can be obtained by contacting ARTBA's Jeff Solsby at [email protected] or 202-289-4434.
For 108 years, ARTBA has represented the U.S. transportation design and construction industry before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, news media and general public.
SOURCE American Road & Transportation Builders Association
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