Chariton - Bridge Repair

Our traveling road show is as it again. Today, we are in an area I know very well because it was part of my old senate district.

We started in Chariton to talk about I-JOBS, and the impact this program will soon be having on the community.

Chariton sits along Highway 34, one of the important roads in our state. This road is vital to the commercial success of our state, and Iowans rely on this road to get from one place to another.

However, Highway 34 crosses two bridges in the community, and those bridges are in need of repair. Well, thanks to I-JOBS, they are going to be repaired and made safe for years to come.

The work will begin this summer, and that means that people will have jobs, they will have paychecks, they will be spending money in shops and restaurants, and they will be growing our economy.

This is just a couple of the many projects that will be taking place all across our state.

Iowa has one of the highest number of structurally deficient or obsolete bridges in the country. But thanks to I-JOBS, we are helping to tackled this probelm. We are making our roads safer, and in the process, putting people to work.

Well, the car is heading East. Next stop - my hometown of Albia.

Until next time,

Patty