Highway construction and other non-residential projects helped offset the steep decline in home building in 2008, and that trend should continue through 2009. Even without an infrastructure stimulus program from President Barack Obama’s administration, current federal highway funds will keep existing projects underway. Congress boosted highway funding to $41.2 billion in 2008 (a 5.5% increase over 2007) and allocated the same amount for 2009.
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