Economic Recovery Road Project Awarded to Rep. Love’s District

Nearly $27 million comes to improve Sanford Bypass

RALEIGH, NC _ Rep. Jimmy Love is pleased to announce that Lee County will receive a $26.7 million transportation project aid in the state’s economic recovery.

The money will be used for constructing a 2.3 mile section of the Sanford Bypass from east of N.C. 42 to N.C. 87 near Harvey Faulk Road (State Road 1138). The new road will be four lanes with a divided median. It will include an interchange with U.S. 421 and a new traffic signal at the Horner Boulevard/Wilson Road (S.R. 1136) intersection. The $26.7 million contract was awarded to D.H Griffin Infrastructure, LLC of Greensboro. The project can begin as early as Feb. 1, 2010, and is scheduled to finish by Nov. 15, 2012.

"These investments in our transportation system create jobs and improve our roads. It's money well-spent during these difficult times," Rep. Love said.

The project was among 34 transportation projects announced on Monday. The total cost value of the projects is more than $107 million.

According to the Federal Highway Administration, every $1 million spent on transportation creates 30 jobs, and according to the construction industry, every dollar invested in transportation generates $6 in economic impact.

Rep. Love is an attorney living in Lee County and is serving his seventh term in the House of Representatives. He is Chair of both the Appropriations Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety and the Education Subcommittee on Community Colleges.