As the incoming Obama administration and congressional Democrats work on an economic stimulus plan, state transportation officials say there are more than 5,100 jobs-creating highway projects worth $64.3 billion that could get under way quickly if funding became available.

美国州公路协会和运输官员协会于12月5日发布的报告中总计640亿美元的总计，这是AASHTO调查中一月进行的调查中所包含的三倍。

几乎可以肯定的是，新的AASHTO调查将由奥巴马的顾问和国会民主党人进行刺激性建议。但是，在预期的措施中获得全部640亿美元的票房似乎是一个漫长的镜头 - 该数字比当前财政年度的联邦援助公路总拨款高约50％。

Aashto的调查总的来说，总共有5,148个高速公路和桥梁项目，总计643亿美元，“准备出发” - 这意味着他们的合同可以在1新利18备用网址80天内出租。Aashto估计这些项目将支持180万个就业机会。新利18备用网址该调查反映了50个州和哥伦比亚特区的回应。

2008年1月的AASHTO调查算出了3,071个项目，价值179亿美元，准备开始。新利18备用网址该报告基于来自47个州和哥伦比亚特区的答复。

在最新的调查中，犹他州排名第一，高速公路项目的108亿美元准备搬家。新利18备用网址犹他州运输部已于11月20日宣布，由于州收入的下降，它将搁置价值39亿美元的项目。新利18备用网址

Ranking behind Utah on the AASHTO list are: Florida, with slightly less than $7 billion; Texas, $6 billion; North Carolina, $5.2 billion; and California, $5 billion.

AASHTO执行董事约翰·霍斯利（John Horsley）指出，由于许多州的预算挤压，他们的运输机构不得不推迟重要的道路项目。新利18备用网址Horsley补充说：“这项调查表明，州点已经准备好迅速将经济刺激资金和人们工作。

根据美国公共交通协会的数据，在其他运输部门中，有559个运输项目总计80亿美元，即可开始批准。新利18备用网址

The Airports Council International-North America cites information from the Federal Aviation Administration indicating that there are airport projects worth $600 million ready to start, if funded.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has asked key committee chairman to begin drafting stimulus legislation that she says will be much larger than a $61-billion plan the chamber approved in September. That House bill, which didn't pass the Senate, included $12.8 billion for highways.

President-elect Barack Obama has signaled that public-works funding, including aid for highways, is likely to be part of a stimulus plan expected to be proposed in January. But Obama hasn't said how big the package, or any of its possible elements, will be.