WA workers invest more than a million hours on Recovery Act-funded transportation projects, payroll nears $40 million
OLYMPIA – With most highway construction projects wrapped up for the winter, it is clear that investments by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have helped maintain and create jobs in Washington State. The Washington State Department of Transportation this week released updated Recovery Act employment and payroll numbers that are reported monthly to the US Department of Transportation. Washington’s workers earned $10.9 million in payroll for 284,192 hours of work in October.