I-4/ Selmon Expressway from S of Selmon Expressway to I

AdvanceNotice: I-4/ Selmon Expressway from S of Selmon Expressway to I-4 (local stimulus funds supplement flexible statewide funds)

$538,224,129


Project Type:	AdvanceNotice
Project Owner:	Florida Department of Transportation
Location:	Florida, United States, Hillsborough (FL)
Estimated Value:	$538,224,129
Estimated Jobs:	N/A - Congressional Budget Office As compared with 5867 - White House Council of Economic Advisors
Category:	Construction - Roadways
Market Sector:	State/Municipal
Bid Number:	258415-1
Publication Date:	04/22/2009
Contact Information:	Phone: 1-386-758-3765 Address: 1109 South Marion Avenue, Mail Station 2015, Lake City, FL, 32025
Description:	FEDERAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY SPENDING. Florida Department of Transportation Surface Transportation District: 7. County: Hillsborough. Agency: FDOT. Item #: 258415-1. Project Description: I-4/ Selmon Expressway from S of Selmon Expressway to I-4 (local stimulus funds supplement flexible statewide funds). Total ARRA Funding: $ 28,804,102. Total Project Costs: $ 538,224,129.

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Here is what 128 people think:

44.5% - Worthwhile (57 Votes)

14 - Energy Efficiency
6 - Environmental
30 - Long-Term Value
7 - Short-Term Value

55.5% - Unnecessary (71 Votes)

29 - Fraud/Abuse
21 - Not Competitive
21 - Too Costly

Comments (8)

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Chan Man

Nov-20-2009 01:50:53 PM

Half a a billion dollars...you have got to kidding me. No wonder most people think Congress is totally incompetent.

Johnny Freedom

Nov-17-2009 03:15:15 PM

First, Selmon already has a road named after him in Eufaula Oklahoma, his hometown. Second, this is just another huge waste of funds. Bill, might i suggest an economics 101 course for ya at the local JuCo. The whole "saving" jobs is a smoke and mirror magic trick. There is NO calculable way to track jobs saved. Any number to that regard is automatic BS. Hope and Change? I just hope in 4 years i got change left in my pocket

Don

Nov-11-2009 10:35:16 AM

Did anyone see 3000 workers at any given moment on the construction of the Selmon? No, I didn't think so.

Bill

Nov-11-2009 11:05:46 AM

Reply to Don : There's not going to be 3000 workers on site. There are engineers, electricans, accountants, truck drivers, mechanics, people mining sand, rock, cement for a project may be hundreds of miles away. New construction equipment and trucks may be bought. By law, construction compaines should buy US made products with our $. Jobs are saved or created for new equipment too. The list goes on and on. Dan it's called trickle-down economics. Something Republicons don't understand.

Patrick

Nov-12-2009 05:58:57 AM

Reply to Bill : Reply to Bill: Obviously Bill doesn't remember the Reagan administration. Trickle down economics was all the rage.

Wishing AM radio was where he madness stopped

Nov-14-2009 08:31:45 AM

Reply to Patrick : Yes, I agree with Bill's comments except that he's describing basic economics rather than "trickle down" economics. "Trickle down" is a Republican specialty that contends that giving the rich more money rather than the middle class or poor will assure that it eventually "trickles" down to those who really need it. The basic economics that Bill explains to Don is just describing the details of conventional micro-economic activity which Republicans generally like to ignore.

tom

Nov-18-2009 06:31:33 PM

Reply to Wishing AM radio was where he madness stopped : Face it we are all screwed (lost the will to care anymore.)

fed up

Nov-19-2009 06:44:14 AM

Reply to Bill : Bill, try a high school economics class. do you understand that our debt is 14 trillion and that money doesnt grow on trees and the government doesnt create jobs. Ever heard of inflation after more then doubling the money supply. This is our money...half a billion dollars come on...do you think there are any labor unions involved in this political payoff? Maybe you should study history 2 to learn about Ronald Reagan and Trickle down economics and free enterprise and american exceptionalism

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