Employment impacts of ARRA funding on TxDOT projects.

Harrison, Rob; Persad, Khali; Dhumal, Ateeth; University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research

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Employment impacts of ARRA funding on TxDOT projects.

2010-10-01
By Harrison, Rob ; Persad, Khali ; Dhumal, Ateeth

English

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Project title: Economic impacts of ARRA funding on TxDOT projects
Creators:

Harrison, Rob ; Persad, Khali ; Dhumal, Ateeth

Harrison, Rob ; Persad, Khali ; Dhumal, Ateeth Less -
Corporate Creators:

University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
Corporate Contributors:

Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration

Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration Less -
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Earmarks Federal Aid Federal Aid To Transportation--Texas--Management Federal Assistance Programs Government Funding Grant Aid Laws And Legislation Legislation State Transportation Agencies--Texas--Finance Subsidies Texas--Dept. Of Transportation--Appropriations And Expenditures Texas--Dept. Of Transportation--Finance United States--American Recovery And Reinvestment Act
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA/TX-11/0-6592-1
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Texas
Edition:

Technical report; Sept. 2009-Aug. 2010.
Corporate Publisher:

University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
Abstract:

The stimulus package signed by President Obama on March 6, 2009 is known as the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This act allocated $48.1 billion to transportation of which $27.5 billion was for

highway projects. Texas was allotted the second highest distribution of $2.2 billion and by September 1, 2009,

298 projects were authorized and $1.2 billion obligated. The full allocation was taken up by the April 2010

deadline.

State agencies like TxDOT who receive ARRA funds must report, on a monthly basis, various data on each

project in the ARRA program including staff numbers, hours worked and payroll. Construction labor, however,

is only one part of the full economic impact of highway investment. The direct jobs, such as those reported by the

main contractor and the subs, can be smaller than those working in the indirect sector—material suppliers,

transportation companies, and so forth. And when those in the direct and indirect sectors are employed, they

spend money in a variety of ways to create induced impacts.

This report documents research that explores labor usage on TxDOT ARRA construction projects, including

statistical analyses and interviews with contractors and suppliers. It also includes an analysis of the differences

observed in labor, material, and equipment costs on ARRA projects compared to ‘normal’ project costs.
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0-6592
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US Transportation Collection
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