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This summer, more Recovery Act projects across the country will be active than in previous quarters to create jobs and economic growth for local businesses.  The infrastructure jobs created in Georgia cannot come sooner. 
 
The spike in active projects this summer include:

•  Transportation: There will be six times as many highway projects underway in July 2010
as in July 2009.  Projects will surge from 1,750 last summer to over 10,000 this
summer.  30,000 miles of highway will be improved this summer over 9,000 last summer.
 
•  Clean and Drinking Water: This summer over 2,800 clean and drinking water projects
will be underway versus just over 100 last summer – that’s more than 20 times as many.

•  Home Weatherization: This summer, 82,000 homes will be weatherized versus 3,000 last
summer – that’s 27 times as many homes.

The Recovery Act grants that have been awarded in the 13th Congressional District include the following projects:

DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy -EECBG Block Grant
Smyrna City Government- $208,000

DOJ Community Oriented Policing Services -COPS Hiring Program
Clayton County Police Department -$862,035

DOJ Community Oriented Policing Services -COPS Hiring Program
City of Douglasville - $709,688

DOJ State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance {Grant}
Clayton County Board of Commissioners -$670,806

DOT Highway Infrastructure Investment {Grant}
$1,236,922 CR 810/KINGS HIGHWAY @ CR 173/CENTRAL CHURCH RD

DOT Highway Infrastructure Investment {Grant}
$3,693,705 CR 815/ANNEEWAKEE RD BRIDGE @ ANNEEWAKEE CREEK

DOT Highway Infrastructure Investment {Grant}
 $2,749,999 SR 54/JONESBORO RD - BIKE/PED UNDERPASS & CROSSWALKS

HUD Community Development Fund {Grant}
CLAYTON CO OF BOARD COMMISSIONERS -$560,082

For more information about the Recovery Act projects active in Georgia, please visit the Stimulus Accountability website for the state.