Thread about what you would do with Stimulus Money from 2009- what's been done?

[Roadgeekteen]

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=393.0#msg10311

This old thread was made on the forum when the Great Recession stimulus was passed over 16 years ago. Now out of all of our suggestions, what has been built? Obviously a lot hasn't like completing CT 11.

Edit: I mean in general, not specifically with the stimulus money.

[Max Rockatansky]

Holy crap I didn't realize Freewayjim was once a member on here.

[Rothman]

Go look up the ARRA stuff yourself.

[Roadgeekteen]

Go look up the ARRA stuff yourself.

Some of that stuff may have been completely with money not from that act, that was a long time ago.

Holy crap I didn't realize Freewayjim was once a member on here.

Yeah, he hasn't posted since 2010.

[Rothman]

Go look up the ARRA stuff yourself.

Some of that stuff may have been completely with money not from that act, that was a long time ago.

ARRA was the act...c'mon, dude...

[Roadgeekteen]

Go look up the ARRA stuff yourself.

Some of that stuff may have been completely with money not from that act, that was a long time ago.

ARRA was the act...c'mon, dude...

I forgot to mention that I meant completed in general, not specifically with the stimulus money from the 2009 act.

[Quillz]

I'm assuming it wasn't pocketed and used for things it shouldn't have been. That doesn't happen in politics. 

[Roadgeekteen]

I'm assuming it wasn't pocketed and used for things it shouldn't have been. That doesn't happen in politics.

No, governments always use all money given to them perfectly, especially the Federal Government. /s/

[Rothman]

I'm assuming it wasn't pocketed and used for things it shouldn't have been. That doesn't happen in politics.

No, governments always use all money given to them perfectly, especially the Federal Government. /s/

Can't speak for any non-transportation elements of ARRA, but if you find that money was spent for ineligible activities transportation-wise, I'd love to hear how...

[hbelkins]

The second segment of KY 15 to be four-laned in Breathitt County was built with ARRA money.

Design work had been completed, and right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation had already been funded. The stimulus money allowed KYTC to redirect the funding previously scheduled for construction of that portion to other projects.

This was a really great example of the "shovel-ready projects" that the ARRA was touted to support.