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Texas leads in stimulus job creation
05/01/2009
A recent report from the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee shows that Texas has created more than 700 jobs as a result of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Most of the jobs were related to transit projects. This numbers is expected to increase sharply when highway infrastructure and maintenance projects begin. The Texas Department of Transportation began letting stimulus projects in April and will soon put its $1.7 billion allocation of ARRA funds to work.
By pooling other funds with ARRA money, stimulus-related construction will generate more than $2.6 billion in new transportation projects for the state. This investment will create an estimated 90,000 direct and indirect jobs in Texas. Read more information about TxDOT’s progress on stimulus projects.
