Three Vernon County repaving projects to be paid for with stimulus

Friday, March 6, 2009

Earlier this week, state transportation officials OK'd an additional 32 road paving projects to be funded with federal economic stimulus money -- some of which are slated in Vernon County.

Amounts slated for road repaving contracts funded with federal stimulus dollars include: Route K, Vernon County, $125,000; Route W, Vernon County, $136,000; and Route BB, Vernon County, $282,000.

The projects approved Wednesday by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission will cost a total of $39 million.

The Associated Press said that in February, Missouri became the first state to break ground on bridge and highway projects under the stimulus package -- doing so just minutes after it was signed by President Obama.

The state now has approved nearly $91 million in contracts for the federal stimulus projects.

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