Missouri decides how to spend stimulus money
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A semi trailer passes over the Columbia Terminal Short Line Railroad tracks on U.S. Hwy. 63 north of Columbia on Thursday. A $9 million bridge has been proposed and would elevate the railroad over the highway, eliminating the need for the high-speed traffic to stop for passing trains.
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Nikki Cassingham, of Oklahoma City, waits for her flight to depart from the Columbia Regional Airport. The airport could receive more than $6 million in federal stimulus money for runway rehabilitation, additions to increase passenger capacity and new emergency response vehicles.
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Erik Haugsby/Senior Staff Photographer Columbia Police Department squad cars are parked in the department's garage at Fifth and Walnut streets. CPD is trying to determine whether to add two new police cruisers or four new officers, at costs of $80,000 and $250,000 respectively, with federal stimulus money.
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Cars pass under Highway WW while driving on U.S. Hwy. 63 south of Columbia, one of several local interchanges targeted for infrastructure improvements with stimulus money.
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