Florida ranks last in highway stimulus

Aug 7, 2009 1 min read

TALLAHASSEE (AP) – A congressional leader says Florida ranks last in spending federal highway stimulus money.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar, D-Minn., wrote Crist on Thursday urging him to “refocus your efforts.”

Oberstar’s letter said Florida had begun construction of projects totaling only 2 percent of its stimulus funding as of June 30.

That’s 51st among the 50 states and District of Columbia.