Aiken roads getting $17M from stimulus

Millions of dollars of stimulus funds are headed to Aiken County to help improve roads and transportation.

[Bubbletoes]

Good time to be in the road-building racket.$17M available and only $180K for "mass-transit". So, if you are too old, too young or too poor to drive, you don't matter. We have NO convenient passenger train service and no regional bus service at-all. I would call the Best Friends bus service more-than "shovel-ready". If they would be amenable to adding routs THEY should get a lot more of this 'pork'. Cars whizzing by on I-20 will not bring $17M to Aiken county. This money should do more to help the citizens of Aiken county, not just fill the pockets of construction companies.

[Will]

Doesnt gas, and or road taxes that I already pay for cover this? Where does that money go? Are taxpayers paying for something twice? Someone enlighten me please.