Find the Companies Near You Receiving Highway Stimulus Money

Nearly 2,000 stimulus contractors have been awarded stimulus money for highway and bridge projects, U.S. Department of Transportation records show. Related Story. Updated: Oct. 22, 2009

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Total Project Spending, in Millions

Ala. $414 Alaska $121
Ariz. $304 Ark. $229
Calif. $2,086 Colo. $309
Conn. $214 Del. $60
D.C. $109 Fla. $986
Ga. $566 Hawaii $85
Idaho $104 Ill. $777
Ind. $477 Iowa $331
Kan. $233 Ky. $302
La. $337 Maine $131
Md. $343 Mass. $255
Mich. $646 Minn. $382
Miss. $302 Mo. $408
Mont. $159 Neb. $153
Nev. $104 N.H. $123
N.J. $489 N.M. $191
N.Y. $825 N.C. $563
N.D. $154 Ohio $457
Okla. $412 Ore. $203
Pa. $912 P.R. $79
R.I. $125 S.C. $338
S.D. $93 Tenn. $530
Texas $1,227 Utah $211
Vt. $98 Va. $308
Wash. $361 W.Va. $184
Wis. $357 Wyo. $163

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About This Data

Note: To build this database, ProPublica obtained two sets of records from the U.S. Department of Transportation. We cleaned it to remove duplicates and other discrepancies, but it may have mistakes we didn't catch. If you find one, please let us know and include any information that may help us verify the correction. Also, the federal data is based on the states’ monthly reporting and may not be up-to-date.

First, we received an updated copy of the national database of stimulus road and bridge projects as of Sept. 25. Separately, we obtained data that states filed to the federal government as part of the stimulus legislation's reporting requirements. These data list which contractors had been awarded particular projects. We were able to trace more than 90 percent of the funds to individual counties. In a few other cases, projects are statewide and cannot be narrowed to county or serve multiple counties. We’ve indicated those cases in the data.

Wherever possible, we matched DOT projects to state recovery filings. They did not match in every instance. The DOT projects, which total $19 billion, include hundreds of projects not yet associated with a contractor. The contractors' data totals about $13 billion in obligated funds. In a few cases, state contractors did not match a DOT project. Some projects also have multiple contractors. When there is no matching contractor information for a project, searches and lists will return a blank.

We're trying to make this information as accurate as possible, so if you see something that needs to be corrected, please let us know.

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