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Browse All Approved Stimulus Highway Projects

Road and bridge projects are expected to make up one of the biggest chunks of the jobs created in the stimulus package. Below, you’ll find a chart of more than 5,800 projects that have been approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Once given the green light, states can put the projects out to bid, contract them and begin construction work. So far, about 2,300 projects are under way.

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State County Project Number Project Description Improvement Type ARRA Funds Obligated
TEXAS ANDREWS 2009470 SH 115 Fr. 1.0 MILE WEST OF US 385 To. US 385 ;ROADWAY REHABILITATION Pavement Improvement $4,657,465
TEXAS IRION 2009471 US 67 Fr. 6.30 MILE SOUTH TOM GREEN CNTY LINE To. 10.219 MI S TOM GREEN CNTY LINE ;RESTORATION OF EXISTING ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $3,553,629
TEXAS EDWARDS, MENARD 2009472 RM 864 Fr. AT SAN SABA RIVER To. . ;CONSTRUCT BRIDGE AND APPROACHES Pavement Improvement $2,999,999
TEXAS TRAVIS 2009473 RM 1431 Fr. LAGO VISTA CITY LIMITS To. TRAILS END RD; SEAL & THIN OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $5,159,969
TEXAS TRAVIS 2009474 LP 1 Fr. DUVAL ST To. LADY BIRD LAKE; MILL, SEAL & OVERLAY FRONTAGE ROADS Pavement Improvement $3,760,429
TEXAS WILLIAMSON 2009475 US 79 Fr. IH 35 NBFR To W OF FM 1460; FULL DEPTH REPAIR & OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $2,015,100
TEXAS HAYS 2009478 FM 2439Fr. CENTERPOINT RD To. COMAL C/L ;SEAL & THIN OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $531,934
TEXAS LLANO 2009479 SH 71 Fr. SH 16 To. CR 304; MILL, SEAL & OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $667,879
TEXAS KAUFMAN 2009480 FM 598 Fr. FM 1392, 1.0 MI SW OF SH 205, SE To. SH 205 IN TERRELL ;UPGRADE EXISTING COUNTY ROAD Pavement Improvement $3,998,397
TEXAS NUECES 2009486 VA Fr. 0.7 MI N OF CARBON PLANT ROAD To. 1.9 MI SW US181 FRTG RD AT BURLESON ;RESURFACE & RECONSTRUCT ROADWAY__(ON JOE FULTON CORRIDOR) Pavement Improvement $11,250,000
TEXAS HAYS 2009487 SH 123 Fr. EBONY STREET To. FM 3407 ;OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $494,000
TEXAS BLANCO 2009488 US 281 Fr. S OF US 290 To MCCALL CREEK RD; MILL, SEAL & THIN OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $1,200,000
TEXAS JIM WELLS 2009490 BU 281RFr. FM 1352 To. FM 1930 ;OVERLAY ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $650,000
TEXAS JIM WELLS, KLEBERG 2009491 SH 141 Fr. JIM WELLS CO. LINE To. SANTA GERTRUDIS ST. ;REHAB. EXISTING ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $8,300,000
TEXAS SAN PATRICIO 2009492 BU 77-TFr. US 181 To. US 77 S. RELIEF ROUTE ;MILL, SEAL AND OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $2,200,000
TEXAS SAN PATRICIO 2009493 SH 234 Fr. IH 37 To. US 77 ODEM ;REHAB AND WIDEN ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $2,400,000
TEXAS REFUGIO 2009494 US 77 Fr. N. OF REFUGIO N. CITY LIMITS To. REFUGIO N. CITY LIMITS ;MILL AND OVERLAY_(NORTH BOUND LANES ONLY) Pavement Improvement $2,500,000
TEXAS SAN PATRICIO 2009495 FM 2046Fr. COUNTY ROAD 82D To. FM 1944 ;REHAB AND WIDEN ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $2,300,000
TEXAS BEE 2009496 US 181 Fr. O.76 MI. S. OF FM 1465 To. BEE STREET IN NORMANA ;UNDERSEAL AND OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $3,195,000
TEXAS DUVAL 2009497 SH 359 Fr. SOUTH END OF SAN DIEGO CREEK BRIDGE To. INTERSECTION WITH 1329 ;REHABILITATION OF AN EXISTING ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $986,102
TEXAS VAL VERDE 2009498 US 90 Fr. 4.44 MI SOUTH OF SH 163 To. 8.46 MI SOUTH OF SH 163 ;REHABILITATION OF AN EXISTING ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $3,171,512
TEXAS MAVERICK 2009499 US 277 Fr. 2.899 MI NORTH OF FM 1664 To. 0.222 MI SOUTH OF FM 1666 ;REHABILITATION OF AN EXISTING ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $5,200,000
TEXAS MAVERICK 2009500 FM 2644Fr. DIMMIT COUNTY LINE To. FM 1021 ;RESTORATION OF AN EXISTING HIGHWAY Pavement Improvement $4,678,857
TEXAS HIDALGO 2009502 SH 107 Fr. FM 2128 To. US 281 ;FULL DEPTH REPAIR BOTH LANES Pavement Improvement $3,770,821
TEXAS STARR 2009504 FM 509 Fr. FM 106 To. BUSINESS 77 ;OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $9,058,283
TEXAS KERR 2009508 SH 39 Fr. AT LYNX HAVEN CROSSING To. . ;REPLACE BRIDGE AND APPROACHES New Bridge Construction $1,872,184
TEXAS KERR 2009509 FM 1340Fr. AT MAYHUGH CROSSING To. . ;REPLACE BRIDGE AND APPROACHES New Bridge Construction $1,068,607
TEXAS KERR 2009510 FM 1350Fr. 0.1 MILE W. OF GUADALUPE RIVER To. 0.2 MILE E. OF GUADALUPE RIVER ;REMOVE & REPLACE GUADALUPE RVR BRIDGE & RECONST APPROACHES Bridge Replacement $1,323,035
TEXAS UVALDE 2009511 RM 187 Fr. 0.2 MI SOUTH OF US 90 IN SABINAL To. 0.8 MI SOUTH OF SABINAL RIVER ;REHAB EXISTING ROADWAY & ADD SHOULDERS Pavement Improvement $5,391,180
TEXAS MEDINA 2009512 FM 462 Fr. FM 1250 To. 0.4 MI SOUTH OF CR 540 ;WIDEN NARROW ROADWAY & ADD SHOULDERS Pavement Improvement $2,641,359
TEXAS TARRANT 2009513 SH 121 Fr. IH 635 To. SH 114 ;RECONST FREEWAY 4 TO 6 LNS W/ AUX LNS, COLLECTOR FACILITY Pavement Widening $250,000,000
TEXAS HARRIS 2009514 IH 10 Fr. WHITE OAK BAYOU BRIDGE To. US 59 ;RECONSTRUCT ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $27,000,000
TEXAS MEDINA 2009515 IH 35 Fr. SH 173 To. 0.1 MI N OF ROSSVILLE RD. ;CONSTRUCTION NEW SB FRONTAGE ROAD AND RELOCATE EXISTING SB Pavement Widening $3,554,616
TEXAS COMAL 2009516 FM 306 Fr. US 281 To. 0.4 MI W. OF MYSTIC PARKWAY ;WIDEN NARROW ROADWAY TO ADD SHOULDERS AND PASSING LANES Pavement Improvement $7,952,470
TEXAS FRIO 2009517 FM 140 Fr. TREVINO ST. To. 0.1 MILES EAST OF FM 1581 ;INSTALL CURB INLETS & STORM SEWER SYSTEM Pavement Improvement $1,086,500
TEXAS HARRIS 2009519 IH 610 Fr. EAST OF ELLA To. IH 45 ;RECONSTRUCT ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $43,000,000
TEXAS GRAYSON 2009520 FM 691 Fr. 1,520' WEST OF US 75 C/L To. 2,661' EAST OF US 75 C/L ;WIDEN EXISTING HIGHWAY TO INCLUDE TURN LANES, TURN BAYS AND Pavement Improvement $3,000,000
TEXAS WHARTON 2009521 US 90A Fr. 3.3 MI E OF LISSIE To. FORT BEND C/L ;SEAL COAT, ACP & SET Pavement Improvement $5,800,000
TEXAS AUSTIN 2009522 FM 1093Fr. SH 36 To. BRAZOS RIVER ;GRADING, BASE, SURFACING Pavement Improvement $3,600,000
TEXAS COLORADO, DE WITT, VICTORIA 2009523 US 90A Fr. 2.49 MI. WEST OF SH 71 To. 0.056 MI. WEST OF SH 71 ;ASPHALTIC CONRETE PAVEMENT Pavement Improvement $3,911,000
TEXAS MATAGORDA 2009524 FM 521 Fr. FM 457 To. BRAZORIA C/L ;REHABILITATE ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $2,800,000
TEXAS FAYETTE 2009525 US 77 Fr. BS 71-E To. CAMP LONESTAR ROAD IN LAGRANGE ;PAVEMENT REPAIR AND ACP SURFACING Pavement Improvement $1,500,000
TEXAS HARDIN 2009526 FM 420 Fr. US 69, EAST To. END OF MAINT ;RESTORE EXISTING ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $700,000
TEXAS JASPER 2009527 FM 1131Fr. FM 105, SOUTH To. ORANGE CO/L ;PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PAVED SURFACE WIDTH Pavement Improvement $3,500,000
TEXAS TYLER 2009528 US 190 Fr. 3.9 MI W OF US 69 To. US 69 ; OVERLAY EXISTING ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $3,200,000
TEXAS JEFFERSON 2009529 SH 73 Fr. CHAMBERS COUNTY LINE To. TAYLORS BAYOU BRIDGE ;OVERLAY EXISTING ROADWAY AND BASE REPAIRS Pavement Improvement $7,500,000
TEXAS CHAMBERS 2009530 FM 1409Fr. US 90, SOUTH To. 2.0 MI ;OVERLAY EXISTING ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $900,000
TEXAS HARDIN 2009532 FM 418 Fr. FM 92 IN SILSBEE, EAST To. BU 96F ;OVERLAY EXISTING ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $700,000
TEXAS NEWTON 2009533 FM 2626Fr. AT CANEY CREEK, QUICKSAND CREEK To. (2 STRS) & LITTLE QUICKSAND CREEK ;UPGRADE BRIDGE RAIL Safety/Traffic Management $1,207,686
TEXAS ORANGE 2009534 FM 1132Fr. SH 12, EAST To. IH 10 ;MILL & OVERLAY EXISTING ROADWAY, SEAL COAT Pavement Improvement $600,000