WHAT: A news conference to mark the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The future of transportation funding also will be discussed, including the proposed "Jobs for Main Street" bill being debated by Congress.
WHO: Kirk T. Steudle - State Transportation Director
Mike Nystrom - Vice President of Government and Public Relations, Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association
Tony Kratofil - Region Engineer, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Metro Region
Other invited guests
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
11 a.m.
WHERE: Paving Plant at the Crooks Road exit from eastbound M-59, Southeast quadrant of interchange
BACKGROUND: On Feb. 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the ARRA legislation that obligated $847 million in federal funding to help rebuild Michigan's infrastructure.
One of Michigan's many ARRA projects, M-59, between Crooks and Ryan roads, is a $50 million project that created or preserved 1,482 jobs, and is a long-term investment in this major commuter and east-west connector route between Macomb and Oakland counties. This area also supports many high-tech research and manufacturing facilities.
Work began last July and M-59 is expected to be fully open to traffic in November.
MDOT says: Remember - in Ice and Snow, Take it Slow!
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