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$8 Billion for High-Speed Rail Projects across the Country01/28/2010
Projects Will Help Create Construction Jobs, Revitalize U.S. Manufacturing Sector
Tampa, FL – President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will today announce that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding $8 billion to states across the country to develop America’s first nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), these dollars represent an historic investment in the country’s transportation infrastructure, which will help create jobs and transform travel in America. The announcement is one of a number of job initiatives the President will lay out in the coming weeks that follow up on the continued commitment to job creation he discussed in last night’s State of the Union Address.
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| Department of Transportation Helps Kick Off Construction on Caldecott Tunnel01/22/2010
Project Largest ARRA Transportation Investment To Date
OAKLAND, Calif. – U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Porcari joined state and local officials to kick-off construction on a project that will give drivers using the Caldecott Tunnel near Oakland and San Francisco two additional lanes to alleviate congestion in this highly-trafficked route. The $420 million project, which will create a new, fourth tunnel, will use $197.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), making it the nation’s single largest investment of ARRA transportation funds to date.
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| Recovery Act Funds 10,000th Highway Project12/28/2009
Tens of Thousands of Jobs Created, Critical Milestone Reached
WASHINGTON – Reaching a major milestone in creating jobs and improving the nation’s infrastructure, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that as of today, the Federal Highway Administration has approved 10,000 highway projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) since its passage in February.
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