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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The President signed the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law on Tuesday, February 17, 2009.
The
Johnson City MTPO has been allocated a little over 2.4 million dollars
from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 Funds for three
(3) Surface Transportation Projects (does not include Johnson City Transit
Projects). When considering the best use of these funds, the MTPO reviewed
existing projects in its region for eligibility, evaluated which projects
could meet the time-constraint of ARRA for completion, and which projects
would assist the local economy. This process started in November of 2008
and the final MTPO projects using ARRA funds were programmed in the Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP) on May 6th 2009. Click
here to read the TIP. It is now up to the local jurisdictions and
the Tennessee Department of Transportation to implement this project.
You may call the JC MTPO at (423) 434-6272 or email jcmpo@jcmpo.org.
Click
here for more information about state-managed projects.
Johnson
City Transit has been allocated $1,472,011
in ARRA Funds through the Federal Transit Administration. The funds will
be used to purchase seven (7) new buses for use in fixed route transit
operations, five (5) new small buses for use in demand response operations
(XTRA and Job Access services), four (4) new bus shelters at several locations
throughout the city, and new vehicle location system technonlogy, with
computer-aided paratransit scheduling.
| Local
ARRA funded projects |
State
ARRA funded projects |
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Other Important Resources:
To learn more about The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or track how money is being distributed: http://www.recovery.gov/
Link directly to Act:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ARRA_public_review/
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) prepared
a list of potential projects the in anticipation of a possible stimulus
package. For more information see:
http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/recovery/
Federal Highways Administration
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/economicrecovery/index.htm
National Association of Regional Councils
http://narc.org/news/218/292.html
Federal Transit
Administration
http://www.fta.dot.gov/index_9118.html
US Dept of Transportation
http://www.dot.gov/recovery