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Stimulus money goes to sidewalks, roads

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It's going to be easier to get around and get a job in Louisville.  Expect to see more signs along roadways as crews work to put in new sidewalks, repair damaged ones, and resurface some state and city roads.

The $8.5 million project will be paid for with money from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.  That stimulus money is putting hundreds of people to work.

Third District Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth says, "One of the only ways to put people back to work is to do these types of projects, and that's why when we created the stimulus program, we talked about projects that were shovel-ready and projects that could be completed within two years."

All 2,300 of the projects across Louisville are expected to be finished by October.

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