WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- The 2,000th transportation project has been approved in less than 41 days since the $787 billion stimulus plan was approved, U.S. President Obama said Monday.
The project -- an interstate overpass project near Portage, Mich. -- will break ground this summer, creating 900 jobs immediately, Obama said during remarks at the U.S. Transportation Department in which he provided an update on how the $28 billion in stimulus funds set aside for road projects are being used.