shovel-ready

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   ready for immediate commencement of excavation and construction.
2. 2
   Describing a project which is a candidate for economic stimulus spending, the one having a more immediate impact on the economy as opposed to the project requiring a great deal of time that must elapse for architecture, zoning, legal considerations or other factors before labor can be deployed on it.
3. 3
   Alternative form of shovel-ready.