According to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the Associated Press released a flawed analysis of the results of the economic stimulus spending on roads and bridges.
Its authors overlooked the 210,000 direct on-project transportation jobs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee determined were created by stimulus. And it argues that the 6,333 highway recovery projects under construction in America, valued at $15.2 billion, have had “no effect on local unemployment and only barely helped the beleaguered construction industry.”
AASHTO strongly disagrees.
The press release from American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) follows:
Reaction to AP Analysis on Economic Recovery Spending
This week, the Associated Press released a flawed analysis of the results of the economic stimulus spending on roads and bridges.
Its authors overlooked the 210,000 direct on-project transportation jobs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee determined were created by stimulus. And it argues that the 6,333 highway recovery projects under construction in America, valued at $15.2 billion, have had “no effect on local unemployment and only barely helped the beleaguered construction industry.”
