NEW, NEW YORK FACTS.(Main)

In the Aug. 14 and 15 editions of The Times Union, staff writer Julie Carr inaccurately referred to Gov. Cuomo's $800 million Jobs for the New, New York Bond Act as "a transportation bond issue" and "one source of additional money for the state's transportation network." Let me take a moment to explain the Jobs Bond Act.

If approved by the voters, the Jobs Bond Act will raise $800 million to fund matching grants that will finance infrastructure improvement projects that can encourage business development and create jobs.

Since 1983, New York state has invested more than $8.6 billion to strengthen and maintain our roads and bridges …