Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Ike Skelton (D-MO) announced that the Missouri Department of Transportation will complete eight road resurfacing projects in Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District.  The road projects are funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

           “I am so pleased that communities throughout the Fourth District will benefit from these funds from the economic stimulus package passed by Congress.  These resurfacing projects create jobs and improve highway safety for rural Missourians, who tend to travel greater distances to work or to take care of family business,” said Skelton.

 The eight road resurfacing projects in Missouri’s Fourth Congressional district include:
 
 Carroll/Saline Counties, Route 41, $1,569,000;
 Saline County, Route 240, $67,000;
 Saline County, Route 41, $575,000;
 Lafayette County, I-70, $6,861,000;
 Lafayette County, Route FF, $438,000;
 Ray County, Route C, $182,000;
 Ray County, Route M, $206,000;
 Maries/Pulaski Counties, Route 28, $829,000.

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Congressman Ike Skelton (D-MO) serves as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee . For further information, please contact Rebecca Loving or Whitney Frost at 202-225-2876, or check Congressman Skelton’s website at http://www.house.gov/skelton.