President-Elect Barack Obama is proposing an economic stimulus package
that could provide millions of dollars and thousands of jobs to all of
Florida, including a large chunk for Polk County. A hefty part of this
stimulus package involves road work which is desperately needed throughout
Polk County. Some roads need to be paved, some roads need patchwork. There
are sections of Lakeland and Winter Haven that have been waiting for years
to be widened or additional lanes to be added. What this type of work
means to the average commuter is a short period of frustration when construction
begins but followed by traffic relief when the road being worked on is
completed. Additionally, with new construction completed drivers can usually
expect better road conditions leading to safer driving. No longer distracted
by pot holes, crumbling road shoulders and general deterioration, the
driver can focus solely on the task at hand, staying safe for themselves
and for other drivers and passengers.
