Nation's 10,000th Recovery Act road construction project under way in Ohio; ODOT says transportation stimulus put 7,000 Ohioans to work in May
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Nation’s 10,000th Recovery Act road construction project under way in Ohio;
ODOT says transportation stimulus put 7,000 Ohioans to work in May
With President Obama in Columbus to mark the 10,000th Recovery Act road project in the nation to get under way, preliminary figures from the Ohio Department of Transportation show that nearly 7,000 construction workers had jobs on Ohio’s stimulus-funded transportation projects in May - earning $8.5 million in paychecks in a single month.
President Obama was joined by Ohio Governor Strickland, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, ODOT Director Jolene M. Molitoris and members of Ohio’s congressional delegation to recognize the start of work on a $15 million modernization of Parsons and Livingston Avenues near downtown Columbus.
The two-year project - paid for entirely with Recovery Act funds - will widen and improve the two highly-traveled streets; add new sidewalks, median
and bike lanes; upgrade traffic signals; increase accessibility with new sidewalk ramps; and improve safety with new street lighting.
According to reports from Ohio’s contractors, nearly 7,000 men and women were put to work with stimulus-backed paychecks, adding up to nearly $8.5 million dollars in earnings. From June through September, ODOT anticipates an additional $40 million in paychecks will be earned by laborers and
workers on stimulus-funded transportation construction projects across the state.
The Recovery Act has brought an historic level of new federal transportation investment to Ohio, with more than $1.5 billion in total transportation
stimulus dollars made available to Ohio so far (including $400 million for Ohio’s 3C Passenger Rail effort).
As of June 1, ODOT and its local partners had awarded contracts on more than 368 stimulus-funded transportation construction projects worth more
than $799 million in stimulus funds awarded to Ohio through the Federal Highway Administration. In all, ODOT and its local transportation partners
will invest in more than 419 different construction projects with these FHWA funds.
Ohio is also investing stimulus funds in 26 freight rail and railroad crossing projects, including $30 million in stimulus funds to provide
double-stack clearance for rail shipments moving through Ohio along the CSX National Gateway freight corridor.
ODOT and the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority dedicated two modernized mobile harbor cranes at the Toledo Maritime Center in
Northwest Ohio. Funded by the Recovery Act, these cranes will be twice as productive as the Port of Toledo’s older cranes and modernize the region’s
maritime shipping and logistics capabilities.
Ohio has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Transportation for investing in a diverse multi-modal portfolio of transportation stimulus
projects - targeting roadways and bridges, water port expansions, transit and pedestrian facilities, bikeways, airports, and rail development.
Transportation stimulus investments are being made in all 88 Ohio counties, with more than 95% of Ohio’s transportation infrastructure stimulus projects being constructed in economically-distressed counties.
With President Obama in Columbus to mark the 10,000th Recovery Act road project in the nation to get under way, preliminary figures from the Ohio Department of Transportation show that nearly 7,000 construction workers had jobs on Ohio’s stimulus-funded transportation projects in May - earning $8.5 million in paychecks in a single month, the Ohio Department of Transportation reported.
President Obama was joined by Ohio Governor Strickland, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, ODOT Director Jolene M. Molitoris and members of Ohio’s congressional delegation to recognize the start of work on a $15 million modernization of Parsons and Livingston Avenues near downtown Columbus.
The two-year project - paid for entirely with Recovery Act funds - will widen and improve the two highly-traveled streets; add new sidewalks, median and bike lanes; upgrade traffic signals; increase accessibility with new sidewalk ramps; and improve safety with new street lighting.
According to reports from Ohio’s contractors, nearly 7,000 men and women were put to work with stimulus-backed paychecks, adding up to nearly $8.5 million dollars in earnings. From June through September, ODOT anticipates an additional $40 million in paychecks will be earned by laborers and workers on stimulus-funded transportation construction projects across the state.
The Recovery Act has brought an historic level of new federal transportation investment to Ohio, with more than $1.5 billion in total transportation stimulus dollars made available to Ohio so far (including $400 million for Ohio’s 3C Passenger Rail effort), ODOT said.
As of June 1, ODOT and its local partners had awarded contracts on more than 368 stimulus-funded transportation construction projects worth more than $799 million in stimulus funds awarded to Ohio through the Federal Highway Administration. In all, ODOT and its local transportation partners will invest in more than 419 different construction projects with these FHWA funds.
Ohio is also investing stimulus funds in 26 freight rail and railroad crossing projects, including $30 million in stimulus funds to provide double-stack clearance for rail shipments moving through Ohio along the CSX National Gateway freight corridor.
ODOT and the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority dedicated two modernized mobile harbor cranes at the Toledo Maritime Center in Northwest Ohio. Funded by the Recovery Act, these cranes will be twice as productive as the Port of Toledo’s older cranes and modernize the region’s maritime shipping and logistics capabilities.
Ohio has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Transportation for investing in a diverse multi-modal portfolio of transportation stimulus projects - targeting roadways and bridges, water port expansions, transit and pedestrian facilities, bikeways, airports, and rail development.
Transportation stimulus investments are being made in all 88 Ohio counties, with more than 95% of Ohio’s transportation infrastructure stimulus projects being constructed in economically-distressed counties.
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