Monday, March 9, 2009

TxDOT panel considers more stimulus road projects

From KEYE, march 5, 2009...

Texas transportation officials are proposing adding a few more road projects to the $1.2 billion in major road work to be paid for with federal economic stimulus money.

Lawmakers complained that economically distressed areas weren't given a priority, as required by the federal law.

So state transportation agency engineers suggested that more projects be added to the $500 million in maintenance work approved last week and to the $1.2 billion in major projects under consideration Thursday. The extra money would come from local or state funds.

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