201 Highway Improvement Projects Underway or Completed in Ohio Thanks to Stimulus Law

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American Road & Transportation Builders Association

Mar 08, 2010, 05:04 ET

WASHINGTON, March 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There are currently 201 American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-financed highway construction projects underway or completed in Ohio involving $464.2 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 12,916 jobs in Ohio 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 $936.5 million to Ohio for highway, bridge and related improvements. This one-time bonus added more than 81 percent to Ohio'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 $2.08 billion.

According to Buechner, a Harvard-trained economist, another 180 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 Ohio congressional district.

Congressional District	Number of projects	Amount Obligated
1	12	$15,619,221
2	19	$39,387,829
3	32	$26,644,964
4	18	$36,303,046
5	21	$23,691,576
6	23	$174,245,417
7	25	$37,874,488
8	22	$19,390,970
9	24	$40,819,817
10	8	$29,172,595
11	6	$20,309,719
12	22	$63,193,885
13	28	$53,929,082
14	28	$36,944,494
15	8	$27,590,830
16	21	$33,399,087
17	18	$35,333,090
18	35	$51,924,060
19	8	$10,131,427
Multidistrict/Statewide	3	$30,498,660

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