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For questions about state ARRA activities, the Project and Paychecks report or other information about how states are implementing the recovery, contact:

Sherry Conway Appel
Office:  202-624-7827
E-Mail:  sappel@aashto.org

For media inquiries, contact AASHTO's Media Relations Manager:

Tony Dorsey
Office: 202-624-3690
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E-Mail: tdorsey@aashto.org

AASHTO News

States Ramping Up Action on Passenger Rail

US DOT (FRA) News Release on ARRA Passenger Rail Funding

State-by-State Data, Funds Allocated, Projects Under Contract, Completed and Job Hours

AASHTO Journal Articles

Construction to Begin on Interchange along California/Mexico Border

House Committee Explores Impact of Recovery Act on Local Communities

State Press Releases and News Articles

A Year Later: Gov. Gregoire, Interior Secretary Salazar highlight success of Recovery Act

Recovery Act Transportation Projects Ahead of Schedule

Mississippi DOT Chief Touts Stimulus Money

Congressional Press Releases

Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Statement onRecovery Funds Allocated to San Francisco Public Transportation Systems

John Mica (R-FL)
New Auto Train Station Groundbreaking Signals Stimulus

John R. Carter (R-TX)
Carter Works for $6 Billion TX Highway Funds in Stimulus Package

Mary Bono Mack (R-CA)
Transportation Projects Will Benefit the District

Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Rahall Announces $18M for Public Transit

Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
Rockefeller, Rahall Announce $225 Million in Stimulus Recovery Bonds for West Virginia

Senator Olympia Snow (R-ME)
Snowe Announces $100 Million in Stimulus Funds Available for Green Transportation Projects

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
Senator Collins Comments on Announcements of First Stimulus-Funded Project in Maine