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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 CORYELL 2009590 US 190 Fr. @ RAILHEAD RD To. . ;CONSTRUCT OVERPASS FOR FT HOOD ACCESS New Construction $3,300,000
TEXAS BELL 2009591 SH 201 Fr. @ MOHAWK DRIVE IN KILLEEN To. . ;ADD TURN LANES, TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND LIGHTING FOR IMPROVED Pavement Improvement $1,587,496
TEXAS WILBARGER 2009592 US 287 Fr. NEAR US 70 IN OKLAUNION To. SH 240 IN HARROLD (NBL) ;SEAL COAT AND HMAC OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $3,386,000
TEXAS ARCHER 2009593 SH 25 Fr. FM 368 To. 0.79 MILES WEST OF SH 79 ;EXTEND CULVERTS AND ADD SHOULDERS Pavement Improvement $3,147,193
TEXAS COOKE 2009594 IH 35 Fr. NEAR RED RIVER To. NEAR US 82 ;HEAVY HOT MIX OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $3,000,000
TEXAS COOKE 2009595 FM 2071Fr. FM 372 To. FM 922 ;ADD SHOULDERS Pavement Improvement $2,377,539
TEXAS RUSK 2009596 US 259 Fr. US/BU 259 SPLIT, S OF KILGORE, S To. FM 850 AT JACOBS ;PLANE & RESURFACE ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $4,500,000
TEXAS TRAVIS 2009597 LP 1 Fr. COLORADO RIVER To. BARTON CREEK ; MILL, SEAL & THIN OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $2,715,128
TEXAS TRAVIS 2009598 LP 1 Fr. GAINES CREEK To. CONVICT HILL ROAD; MILL, SEAL AND OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $1,971,024
TEXAS DENTON 2009599 CR Fr. ON FREEMAN RD To. AT N HICKORY CREEK TRIBUTARY ;REPLACE BRIDGE AND APPROACHES Pavement Improvement $203,297
TEXAS DALLAS 2009600 FM 1382Fr. WEST OF STRAUS To. AT STRAUS ;INTERSECTION APPROACH WIDENING, SIGNAL UPGRADES AND Pavement Improvement $1,858,521
TEXAS KAUFMAN 2009601 FM 740 Fr. BUFFALO CREEK RELIEF To. . ;REPLACE BRIDGE AND APPROACHES Pavement Improvement $3,062,057
TEXAS KAUFMAN 2009602 FM 1836Fr. AT LITTLE COTTONWOOD CREEK To. . ;REPLACE BRIDGE AND APPROACHES Pavement Improvement $2,154,829
TEXAS PARKER 2009603 US 180 Fr. SPUR 312 To. IH 20 ;2 INCH OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $6,182,460
TEXAS TARRANT 2009604 IH 820 Fr. MARINE CREEK PARKWAY To. IH 35W ;PAVEMENT AND BRIDGE JOINT REPAIR WITH 2" HMAC OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $5,696,100
TEXAS WISE 2009605 US 81 Fr. 1890' SOUTH OF FM 407 To. CR 4840 ;MILL ASPHALT, CONCRETE REPAIR AND 3 INCH OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $3,236,850
TEXAS ERATH, HOOD, JOHNSON 2009606 SH 171 Fr. PARKER COUNTY LINE To. 0.14 MI WEST OF US 377 ;MILL AND HMAC OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $3,355,360
TEXAS JOHNSON 2009607 US 67 Fr. PR 21 To. 975 FT WEST OF FM 1434 ;PAVEMENT REPAIR AND HOTMIX OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $860,728
TEXAS WISE 2009608 SH 114 Fr. 0.33 MILE SOUTH OF US 380 INTERSECT To. SL 373 (13TH ST) IN BRIDGEPORT ;MILL AND HMAC OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $840,300
TEXAS TARRANT 2009609 SH 26 Fr. NEAR FM 1938 To. CHEEKSPARGER/MIDCITIES BLVD ;PAVEMENT REPAIR, 2" MILLING, AND 2" HMAC OVERLAY WITH Pavement Improvement $904,300
TEXAS PARKER 2009610 SH 171 Fr. US 180 To. FM 1884 ;MILL 1.5 INCH, FABRIC, HMAC OVERLAY AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL LOOPS Pavement Improvement $927,300
TEXAS JOHNSON 2009611 SH 174 Fr. NORTH OF RIO VISTA To. WILLINGHAM STREET ;HMAC OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $2,904,370
TEXAS TARRANT 2009613 FM 157 Fr. COPELAND ROAD To. SH 180 (DIVISION STREET) ;REPAIR FAILURES AND OVERLAY WITH 2 INCHES Pavement Improvement $1,050,000
TEXAS TARRANT 2009614 VA Fr. VARIOUS LOCATIONS To. IN NORTH TARRANT COUNTY ;VARIOUS LOCATIONS FOR EXPANSION JOINT REPAIRS IN NORTH Pavement Improvement $1,462,000
TEXAS CHAMBERS 2009622 SH 61 Fr. LIBERTY CO/L, SOUTH To. FM 2041 ; OVERLAY EXISTING ROADWAY & SEAL COAT Pavement Improvement $2,000,000
TEXAS GUADALUPE 2009624 IH 10 Fr. 0.66 MI W OF SH 46 To. SH 46 ;RESTORE EXISTING ROADWAY WITH CRCP Pavement Improvement $3,200,000
TEXAS MATAGORDA 2009625 SH 35 Fr. SOUTH OF FM 457 To. NANCY ST. IN BAY CITY ;ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVEMENT Pavement Improvement $1,100,000
TEXAS WHARTON 2009626 FM 2765Fr. 0.14 MI. SOUTHWEST OF SH 71 To. BU 59 ; PAVEMENT REPAIR AND ACP SURFACING Pavement Improvement $1,300,000
TEXAS ELLIS 2009627 BI 45-JFr. DALLAS COUNTY LINE To. IH 45 SOUTH OF FERRIS ;REHABILITATE EXISTING ROADWAY Pavement Improvement $2,100,000
TEXAS MASON 2009632 SH 29 Fr. MENARD C/L To. W OF US 377; SEAL COAT Pavement Improvement $1,642,100
TEXAS WISE 2009633 US 81 Fr. SBL FROM 475' S OF US 380 To. 1890' S OF FM 407 ;3 INCH OVERLAY AND CONCRETE TEXTURE Pavement Improvement $2,329,828
TEXAS BURNET 2009634 RM 2341 Fr. 11.7 MI N OF SH 29 To. SH 29; OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $2,740,000
TEXAS CALDWELL 2009635 SH 80 Fr. 0.35 MILES WEST OF HAYS C/L FM 20 PAVEMENT REPAIR,MILL,SEAL & OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $6,000,012
TEXAS WISE 2009636 US 81 Fr. 2750' N OF PIONEER ROAD To. 2000' S OF SH 114 EAST ;MILL ASPHALT, CONCRETE REPAIRS, OVERLAY 2 INCHES Pavement Improvement $1,390,500
TEXAS WILSON 2009637 FM 1681Fr. UNION AT CR 448 To. GONZALES COUNTY LINE ;WIDEN EXISTING ROADWAY TO ADD SHOULDERS Pavement Improvement $4,370,873
TEXAS ATASCOSA 2009638 SH 16 Fr. 0.8 MI S OF SH 97 To. ATASCOSA/MCMULLEN COUNTY LINE ;REHAB AND WIDEN ROADWAY TO PROVIDE PASSING LANES Pavement Improvement $5,000,000
TEXAS HENDERSON 2009639 SH 31 Fr. 1.4 MI E OF SH 198 (MALAKOFF), E To. 1 MI W OF SL 7 NEAR ATHENS (WBL) ;REPAIR PAVEMENT & RESURFACE ROADWAY (WBL ONLY) Pavement Improvement $2,750,000
TEXAS LEE 2009640 FM 180 Fr. US 290 To BURLESON C/L; LEVEL-UP & SEAL COAT Pavement Improvement $652,489
TEXAS LIVE OAK 2009646 US 59 Fr. BU 59 To. SAN ANTONIO ST. ;CONSTRUCT RAILROAD GRADE SEPARATION STRUCTURE AND APPROACHES Pavement Widening $21,600,000
TEXAS JIM WELLS 2009647 US 281 Fr. 0.95 MI. N. OF FM 2508 To. 0.21 MI. S. OF CR 449 ;CONSTRUCT DIAMOND INTERCHANGE Pavement Widening $13,000,000
TEXAS WICHITA 2009648 BU277A Fr. LP 141 To. Brook Street; "ULTRA THIN BONDED HOT MIX WEARING COURSE (UTBHMWC)" Pavement Improvement $1,400,000
TEXAS HAYS 2009650 IH 35 Fr. 2250 FT N OF MAIN ST To. 2000 FT S OF MAIN ST; REPLACE BRIDGE AND APPROACHES & WIDEN FRONTAGE ROADS Pavement Improvement $7,000,000
TEXAS WEBB 2009651 LP 20 Fr. 1.0 MILES SOUTH OF SH 359 to SH 359; CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW LOCATION 4 LANE DIVIDED ROADWAY New Construction $21,758,949
TEXAS WEBB 2009652 VA Fr. MANGANA-HEIN ROAD To. 4.8 MILES SOUTH OF SH 359 ;FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW LOCATION 2 LANE DIVIDED New Construction $14,941,051
TEXAS BRAZOS 2009657 SH 6 Fr. AT BARRON ROAD To. . ;CONSTRUCT NEW INTERCHANGE CONSISTING OF GRADING, STRUCTURES, Pavement Improvement $8,796,460
TEXAS HARRIS 2009658 BW 8 Fr. AT US 59 NORTH To. . ;CONSTRUCT 4 DIRECT CONNECTORS New Bridge Construction $50,000,000
TEXAS BROOKS 2009663 US 281 Fr. 0.9 MILES SOUTH OF FM 3066 To. BUS 281 SOUTH SIDE ;CONSTRUCT 4 LANE EXPRESSWAY_WITH TOLLED MAIN LANES Pavement Widening $50,450,000
TEXAS BROOKS 2009664 US 281 Fr. BUS 281 NORTH SIDE To. BUS 281 SOUTH SIDE ;CONSTRUCT 4 LANE EXPRESSWAY WITH TOLLED MAIN LANES Pavement Widening $27,450,000
TEXAS COLEMAN, RUNNELS, TOM GREEN 2009665 RL SO Fr. DOT CROSSING 21 385 B RRMP 0.31 To. RUNNELS COUNTY LINE RRMP 21.5; INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION Other $10,400,000
TEXAS SMITH 2009679 LP 49 Fr. 0.294 MI W OF FM 756, NE To. 0.266 MI W OF SH 110; ELECTRONIC TOLL GANTRIES Other $3,876,000