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Seattle below par in fair auto repair survey
AutoMD.com, an auto repair resource owned by US Auto Parts Network, has rated the 50 most-populated U.S. cities from best to worst for fair auto repair cost estimates. The company had mystery shoppers call a range of shops for cost estimates on a front brake replacement, and measured for affordability, price disparity within the city and shop integrity when prices were challenged. The top 5 cities were: Memphis, Tenn., Jacksonville, Fla., Omaha, Neb., San Antonio and Austin, Texas. The bottom five cities were: Chicago, Honolulu, Albuquerque, N.M., Washington, D.C., and Raleigh, N.C. Seattle ranked 38th.
--NWautos staff
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Stimulus tallies out for highway projects
There are 171 highway construction projects underway or completed in the state, involving $427.6 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to data released this month by the Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association. Another 38 projects are slated to begin shortly. The most projects -- 43, costing more than $115 million -- are in the Fourth legislative district, which includes much of central Washington. The complete list by district, with number of projects and amount obligated:
District 1: 12, $38,045,458
District 2: 28, $29,346,727
District 3: 39, $64,253,446
District 4: 43, $115,112,972
District 5: 41, $42,543,384
District 6: 17, $32,805,079
District 7: 4, $20,125,021
District 8: 7, $77,495,999
District 9: 6, $53,004,396
Multidistrict/Statewide: 12, $15,008,267
--NWautos staff
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