Employment impacts of ARRA funding on TxDOT projects.

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• Alternative Title:
  Project title: Economic impacts of ARRA funding on TxDOT projects
• Creators:
  Harrison, Rob ; Persad, Khali ; Dhumal, Ateeth
• 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
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Government funding
  • Grant aid
  • Federal aid
  • Federal assistance programs
  • Subsidies
  • Laws and legislation
  • Legislation
  • Earmarks
  • Federal aid to transportation--Texas--Management
  • State transportation agencies--Texas--Finance
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• 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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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-6592
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/22647/dot_22647_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.51 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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