McDonnell: Transportation spending brings jobs

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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has counted up some of the jobs and dollars his 2011 transportation plan brought to the commonwealth.

Economists with the Virginia Department of Transportation calculated that 10 projects in last year’s $4 billion transportation plan resulted in 3,700 construction jobs, $190.8 million in personal income and $14.8 million in state and local tax revenues.

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