It only took Governor Martin O’Malley one day to start putting Maryland’s share of the federal stimulus package to use. Today, O’Malley and the Board of Public Works approved $365 million in transportation spending. Maryland Moment has details of the announcement:
Work on some projects will start within 30 days, he said. The governor cautioned that that projects aren’t eye-catching investments that will warrant big ribbon-cuttings. “There is not a Golden Gate Bridge or Bay Bridge among them,” O’Malley said at a meeting of the Board of Public Works, which voted to approve close to $3 million to renovate the MARC station in Laurel.. “But they are needed throughout the state.”
…The projects include: $223 million for highway projects, $146 million of it for resurfacing and $142 million for transit projects. Of that $65 million will pay for 100 hybrid buses and equipment.
You can check out the details here.
If you want to dive into how the stimulus will impact all levels of Maryland Government over the next two years, check out this detailed fact sheet distributed by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD).
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