Oklahoma to Receive $8 Million for Road Projects

Oklahoma is set to receive millions of dollars in unspent earmarks for infrastructure projects.  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Friday Oklahoma would receive $8 million out of $473 million being sent to all 50-states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.  The Obama Administration said it won't allow infrastructure money to sit without being spent as a result of stalled earmark projects.  “My administration will continue to do everything we can to put Americans back to work,” said President Barack Obama. “We’re not going to let politics stand between construction workers and good jobs repairing our roads and bridges.”  “We’re releasing these funds so Oklahoma can get down to the business of moving transportation projects forward and putting our friends and neighbors back to work,” said Secretary LaHood.  Oklahoma has several projects to obligate the newly received money before work can start.  State leaders have until October 1 to identify the projects and must obligate them by December 31, 2012.

“Particularly in these difficult fiscal times, Oklahoma will be able to put these dollars to good use,” said Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez.  “These funds will create jobs in the short term and help bring about what President Obama called ‘an America built to last.’”

Copy and paste the following URL for a list of projects considered by the state:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/redisfy0306projects.htm
Oklahoma to Receive $8 Million for Road Projects

Posted: Friday, August 17 2012, 01:26 PM CDT