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1st Anniversary Report on Recovery Act Prompts Call for Jobs Bill
February 9, 2010As the Senate debates the merits of a Jobs Bill, a new report -- Projects and Paychecks: a One-Year Report on State Transportation Successes under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -- finds that more than 280,000 jobs were created and more than 12,250 transportation projects are underway as a result of the jobs bill signed into law one year ago. The comprehensive study, released today by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in conjunction with state transportation departments (DOTs) in Nevada, Michigan, Georgia and Rhode Island, finds that one year after its passage, state DOTs have set an amazing record of speed and efficiency, putting 77 percent of the $34.3 billion provided for highways and transit out to bid on 12,250 transportation projects. The 9,240 projects under construction total $20.6 billion. One hundred-fifty of these projects are profiled on the companion website at: recovery.transportation.org. Full release.