Washington’s focus on jobs and search for revenue keep transportation bill parked in Congress
R.G. Edmonson | Feb 1, 2010
The Journal of Commerce Magazine - News Story
The drumbeat of jobs, jobs, jobs in Washington and debate on financing have become major roadblocks to getting a six-year $500 billion transportation bill into gear and onto a fast-paced road to passage.
Infrastructure advocates argue that investment in transportation infrastructure is a sure-fire creator of jobs. There’s support for jobs and infrastructure on Capitol Hill, and the clamor for jobs will increase government investment in the latter. However, there’s no guarantee Congress will go further and address surface transportation’s long-term needs any time soon.
Concord paving project: stimulus plan in microcosm
By Paul Thissen, Contra Costa Times
01/17/2010
CONCORD — The story begins in Washington, D.C., with a tiny portion of the $787 billion plan to stabilize the American economy. In one sense, it stops with the city of Concord, where the stimulus cash paid to repave four intersections along Clayton Road.
But money does not sit still. The city paid Bay Cities Paving and Grading to do the work. The company, in turn, paid Antioch Building Materials for the asphalt. It paid truckers to deliver it and workers to lay it. It paid its bills to local landlords and suppliers.
California Transportation Commission Annual Report 2009 is out!
January 19, 2010
The California Transportation Commission's 2009 Annual Report to the California Legislature is available on the Commission's website at:
catc.ca.gov.
Note: The report includes findings from the Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment, which can be found on the bottom of page 8 and top of page 9.
If you would like a hard copy, please provide Annette Gilbertson with the appropriate mailing address and number of copies you would like: Annette Gilbertson, Associate Deputy Director, California Transportation Commission, p. (916) 653-2076.