They call it recovery III

Todays recovery project is very specific to Smyrna and it has a set ammount and very specific locations. This project is listed under the banner of "Highway Infrastructure Investment Grants". This program has the job of...

This project will improve safety and reliability of the transportation system by replacing an older bridge on SR-102 with a new BRIDGES OVER BRANCH AND ROCKY FORK CREEK to serve the community for the next several decades.

A bridge. A good solid object that we can wrap our brain around and understand.



The map for this project and the ones for the rest of the week are all simply placed on the location of the town hall.

The overview of the project did bring a smile to my face.

AWARD OVERVIEW
Award Number 0102011
Funding Agency Department of Transportation
Total Award Amount $1,476,763
Project Location - City Smyrna
Award Date 04/06/2009
Project Location - State TN
Project Status More than 50% Completed
Project Location - Zip 371673435
Jobs Reported 0.14
Congressional District 06
Project Location - Country US

For the cost of 1 million plus it created .14 jobs....How the heck do you create a .14 job? If you want to see the fun of government numbers all you have to do is see .14 jobs...and then laugh.