Today was an important day as I traveled with Transportation Secretary Gene Conti to Lenoir and Mecklenburg counties and to the Guilford/Alamance border to announce the first round of road and bridge projects that will quickly get under way as part of the federal economic stimulus. These are j
ust three of the 70 “shovel ready” infrastructure projects that will go to contract in the next 120 days. These projects will get our economy moving and they will move people into jobs.
While a primary focus is getting our people to work quickly, and this first round of $466 million will create about 14,000 jobs, I will stress accountability, transparency, and efficiency when it comes to stimulus funding. The second half of the stimulus-related road and bridge funding is expected to be announced in the next 45 days. We’ll soon be launching a new website to provide the latest stimulus news and information.
Click here for a list of the 70 projects.