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February 20th, 2009

Shovel ready projects in Terre Haute

WTHI-TV 10 (Terre Haute, Ind.) – If you look around Terre Haute, lots of projects seem shovel ready; infrastructure projects, bridges and roads that just need manpower and funding to be completed.

But getting stimulus money here is more complicated.

Only two projects in the city of Terre Haute are shovel ready: The Brown Boulevard extensions. Phase one extends Brown Avenue from Locust up to Maple. Phase two extends Brown Avenue from Locust down to Wabash.

Mayor Bennett said the stimulus bill is full of restrictions, so not many projects qualify as shovel ready. [read more...]

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