Ed. Note: Make sure to check out our new Summer of Recovery map of the country that shows the jobs that have been saved or created in every state across the country, and which we will be updating with local stories throughout the summer. Citizens can even let us know if they see stories in their local news we should add. Scroll around and dig in.
Welcome, everyone, to the Summer of Recovery!
And what better way to kick off a season of renewed American infrastructure and good-paying American jobs than to have the honor of joining President Obama in Columbus, Ohio. Together, we celebrated the groundbreaking of the 10,000th roadway project underway thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Now, 10,000 road projects underway from a single stimulus--that's an accomplishment right there. But how about the fact that DOT helped get all of those projects underway in just the 16 months since President Obama signed the Recovery Act into law?
And, let's remember that every single one of those projects creates many, many job opportunities--with some single projects employing thousands. In fact, in the first quarter alone, Recovery Act funded highway projects created 17,000 jobs.
President Barack Obama, with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, delivers remarks following his tour of the Parsons and Livingston Avenue construction site in Columbus, Ohio, June 18, 2010. The President is in Columbus to tour the site of the 10,000th Recovery Act road project to get underway. The road improvement project is expected to create over 300 construction jobs and will contribute to the broader economic development effort underway in the area around the Nationwide Children’s Hospital. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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