How to rebuild a country
The ARRA includes more than $68 billion for infrastructure projects that create jobs, with most of that $29 billion going to repair the nation's highways.
Funding for infrastructure projects that create jobs was a key selling point for the “Main Street Stimulus Package,” for which local government agencies lobbied. The ARRA includes more than $68 billion for such projects, with most of that — $29 billion — going to repair the nation’s highways.
Prioritization of ARRA money for infrastructure
Highways — $29 billion
Rail — $9.3 billion
Transit — $8.4 billion
Broadband — $7 billion
School modernization — $7 billion
Drinking Water/Wastewater treatment — $6 billion
Airport improvement — $1.3 billion
Tags: Public Works & Utilities
