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May 12, 2010

New Congressional Report Concludes Implementation of Recovery Act’s Transportation and Infrastructure Programs Has Been Successful

A new report from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee finds that as of April 16, 2010, Federal, State and local agencies administering programs within the Committee’s jurisdiction have announced19,121 transportation and other infrastructure projects totaling nearly 98 percent of the infrastructure funding allocated by the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The 71-page report titled, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Transportation and Infrastructure Provisions Implementation Status as of April 16, 2010, states that of the $64 billion provided for transportation and infrastructure programs under the Recovery Act, the Federal, State and local agencies administering programs within the Committee's jurisdiction have announced transportation and other infrastructure projects totaling almost $63 billion. Of the $38 billion available for highway, transit, and wastewater infrastructure formula program projects, $34.4 billion, or 91 percent, has been put out to bid on 17, 472 projects as of March 31, 2010. In addition, across the nation work has already begun on 13,796 projects totaling $28.5 billion, or 75 percent.

The report also points out that during the first year of implementation, Recovery Act projects created or sustained nearly 350,000 direct, on-project jobs. Furthermore, every Recovery Act dollar available under the Clean Water program is now under contract.

The Recovery Act was signed into law February 17, 2009.

To view the entire report, please go to tinyurl.com/HTIC050510.