40 Highway Improvement Projects Underway or Completed in Massachusetts Thanks to Stimulus Law

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American Road & Transportation Builders Association

Mar 08, 2010, 04:16 ET

WASHINGTON, March 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There are currently 40 American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-financed highway construction projects underway or completed in Massachusetts involving $186.4 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 5,187 jobs in Massachusetts 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 $437.9 million to Massachusetts for highway, bridge and related improvements. This one-time bonus added more than 82 percent to Massachusetts' 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 $969.8 million.

According to Buechner, a Harvard-trained economist, another 44 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 Massachusetts congressional district.


Congressional District	Number of projects	Amount Obligated
1	23	$87,139,067
2	9	$32,417,756
3	4	$12,567,604
4	2	$5,816,535
5	4	$14,967,315
6	4	$21,183,344
7	4	$18,049,740
8	5	$35,531,996
9	5	$13,118,441
10	7	$24,491,059
Multidistrict/Statewide	17	$112,922,897

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