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

$2 million project expected to be finished next year

RALEIGH, NC - Rep. Lucy Allen is pleased to announce that Franklin County will receive a portion of a $2 million transportation project to aid in the state’s economic recovery.

The money will be spent in part for the resurfacing and shoulder reconstruction of seven miles of U.S. 1 at the Wake County line to N.C. 56 in Franklin County. S.T. Wooten Corp. of Wilson is scheduled to start work as early as July 27 and be finished by Oct. 30.

“We need better roads and we need good jobs. This investment helps with both,” Rep. Allen said. “It will be money well-spent.”

The project was among 31 transportation projects announced Wednesday. The total cost value of the projects is $73 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. Allen is in her fourth term representing Franklin, Halifax and Nash counties in the House of Representatives. She is chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee and vice chair of Local Government I and Water Resources and Infrastructure committees, as well as vice chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation.