Development, Transit| Published on March 4, 2009 6:42 pm

Ohio transportation gains $935.7 million in stimulus

By: Walker


From The Dispatch:

Transportation gets $935.7 million boost
By Mark Niquette

The Obama administration said yesterday that $935.7 million in stimulus money is coming to Ohio for highway construction and other transportation projects, but many of those seeking funding are likely to be disappointed. That’s because by yesterday’s deadline, more than 3,000 potential projects totaling as much as $9 billion were submitted for consideration to a state Web site by Ohio counties, cities, towns and other groups.

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4 Comments

  • johnwirtz March 4, 2009 9:09 pm

    The “enhancement” money would be perfect for things like freeway caps, but I doubt the money could be spent quickly enough to qualify.

  • Walker March 4, 2009 10:10 pm

    Yeah, probably not “shovel-ready” enough. From what I’ve been reading of the stimulus requests, it sounds like a lot of small towns in Ohio really really really need this money for some road repavings.

    Long-term jobs be damned! ;)

  • jchem54 March 5, 2009 1:37 am

    I hope this has some of the money for the 3C corridor ! Also I really hope some of the funds are used for a light rail system here in Columbus!

  • Walker March 6, 2009 10:04 am

    Roads, bridges big winners
    State House bill divvies up $2 billion of federal stimulus
    Friday, March 6, 2009 3:17 AM
    By James Nash
    THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

    Ohio legislators carved up $2 billion in federal stimulus money yesterday, earmarking the majority for highway and bridge projects and assigning a watchdog to ensure that the money is spent properly.

    The Ohio Department of Transportation was the biggest beneficiary of the largesse, but the vast majority of its $1.1 billion would go toward traditional highway projects, not the passenger-rail project championed by Gov. Ted Strickland.

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