“During the previous Administration, I became a vocal critic when Virginia was declared “dead last” in spending the federal stimulus money and we were in danger of losing our allocation,” said Delegate Oder.  “However, as a result of the hard work of the VDOT staff, I now understand that Virginia has met the requirement to have its allocation obligated by March 2, 2010 and we are in a position to receive additional dollars from other states who did not meet this requirement.”

Virginia’s allocations included 68 projects obligated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) and 54 projects obligated by the metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). Of the 68 CTB projects, $413.7 million in work on 45 projects has already been advertised for bidding, and $287.1 million of work for 40 projects has already been awarded to contractors. Of the 54 MPO projects, $2.8 million has been advertised for two projects, and seven projects with a value of $6.8 million have been awarded.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law by President Obama on Feb.17, 2009.

• Virginia received a total of $694.5 million in highway stimulus funding.
• Virginia has met every deadline and requirement set forth in the ARRA legislation.
• $117.8 million of this stimulus funding will be for projects selected by the state’s five large urban metropolitan planning organizations.
• $101.6 million is targeted to improve or replace structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges and culverts.
• $142.5 million is targeted toward repaving or overlaying roads in Virginia.
• $76.9 million is targeted to fund improvements necessary near expanding military installations supporting 21,400 jobs.
• $37.3 million is targeted to improve Virginia’s rail network and access to the Port of Virginia.
• $20.8 million is targeted to be used for enhancement projects.
• $197.4 million is targeted to advance much-needed congestion-relief projects including building new roadways.

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President Victoria Cobb had this to say about Glenn’s work:
“Delegate Oder showed principled leadership and an ability to work with a diverse coalition of organizations and legislators to get results,” said Cobb. “The compromise bill he was able to craft has significantly reduced the number of payday lending stores in Virginia and helped protect families from predatory lenders.”

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“Today, seeing my friends,colleagues and constituents from the legal and accounting communities coming together to show how much they support me, fills me with extreme joy and confidence. With less than twenty days until the election, the support that we have seen from every community in Newport News has been overwhelming. Together, we will continue to make Virginia and Newport News a better place to live, work and raise a family.” Oder said.

Come by the office at 12434 Warwick Blvd to pick up your yard signs and Oder Gear!

We will be walking out of our campaign headquarters at 4:30 PM on 12434 Warwick Blvd.

If you would like to make phone calls instead, please swing by the Victory center between 4-9 PM at 12515 Jefferson Avenue.

If you have any questions the office phone number is (757)595-5899.

To help us out click on the volunteer link or call the office at 595-5899.

For more information please call Delegate Oder’s Campaign Headquarters at 595-5899.

Enjoy a sundae on Sunday!