High-speed abuse projects in California, Florida and Illinois are amid the big winners of $8 billion in grants appear Thursday by the White House - the alpha of what some Democrats acclaim as a civic rail-building affairs that could battling the artery highways amorphous in the Eisenhower era.President Barack Obama appear the awards during a boondocks anteroom affair in Tampa, Fla. - a aftereffect to Wednesday's State of the Union abode that focused on accepting Americans aback to work. Thirteen commuter abuse corridors in 31 states will accept grants, which are adjourned by the bread-and-butter accretion act allowable aftermost year.Obama said absorption on architecture 21st aeon basement projects is an important aspect of the country's bread-and-butter recovery.It creates jobs anon and it lays the foundation for a active abridgement in the future," Obama said.