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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
VIRGINIA ALBEMARLE FS09013 Resurfacing Pavement Improvement $4,847,872
VIRGINIA WARREN FS09014 Asphalt resurfacing Pavement Improvement $1,596,086
VIRGINIA LOUDOUN FS09015 Asphalt resurfacing Pavement Improvement $4,415,118
VIRGINIA PRINCE WILLIAM FS09016 Pavement resurfacing Pavement Improvement $5,737,608
VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FS09017 Culvert replacements and rehabilitations Pavement Improvement $10,965,900
VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FS09018 Bridge superstructure replacements and substructure rehabilitations Pavement Improvement $9,616,497
VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FS09019 ARRA Lynchburg District Design Build Culvert Rehabilitation Pavement Improvement $6,567,000
VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FS09020 Bridge superstructure replacements and substructure rehabilitations Pavement Improvement $15,168,450
VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FS09021 ARRA Salem District 2009 Design Build - Culverts Pavement Improvement $681,450
VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FS09022 Culvert replacements and rehabilitations Pavement Improvement $1,303,500
VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FS09023 Bridge superstructure replacements and substructure rehabilitations Pavement Improvement $3,281,850
VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FS09024 Bridge superstructure replacements and substructure rehabilitations Pavement Improvement $6,753,450
VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FS09025 Bridge superstructure replacements and substructure rehabilitations Pavement Improvement $785,400
VIRGINIA LOUDOUN FS09026 Bridge superstructure replacements and substructure rehabilitations Pavement Improvement $1,518,000
VIRGINIA FRANKLIN FS09027 Bridge superstructure replacements and substructure rehabilitations Pavement Improvement $1,126,950
VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FS09028 ARRA Staunton District Superstructure Replacements Pavement Improvement $8,324,250
VIRGINIA SPOTSYLVANIA FS09029 ARRA RTE 3 ADD THROUGH & RIGHT TURN LANES EBL & WBL Pavement Widening $25,214,915
VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FS09030 ARRA BRAC FT EUSTIS RTE 105 - CN OF PARALLEL LANES (WB) Pavement Widening $27,731,101
VIRGINIA SMYTH FS09031 Resurfacing and guardrail upgrade Pavement Improvement $1,836,741
VIRGINIA PORTSMOUTH CITY FS09032 Pavement overlay and guardrail upgrade Pavement Improvement $7,815,875
VIRGINIA JAMES CITY FS09033 Asphalt Resurfacing (James City County - Rtes. I64, 60, 143 and 321) Pavement Improvement $7,311,083
VIRGINIA BOTETOURT FS09039 Resurfacing and Guardrail Work on Rtes. 58 and 220 in Henry County Pavement Improvement $4,122,108
VIRGINIA MADISON FS09040 Asphalt resurfacing Pavement Improvement $2,944,493
VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FS09041 Asphalt resurfacing Pavement Improvement $472,898
VIRGINIA PRINCE WILLIAM FS09044 ARRA - Semper Fidelis Memorial Park Trails Other $500,000
VIRGINIA CHESAPEAKE CITY FS09063 ARRA- CIty of Chesapeake, Dismal Swamp Canal Trail Other $1,300,000
VIRGINIA ROANOKE CITY FS09046 ARRA - City of Roanoke, Roanoke River Greenway Other $1,400,000
VIRGINIA RICHMOND CITY FS09048 ARRA- Virginia Capital Trail, New Market Heights Phase Other $8,183,825
VIRGINIA PRINCE EDWARD FS09049 ARRA - High Bridge Trail Other $2,000,000
VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK FS09050 ARRA - Tobacco Heritage Trail New Construction $6,000,000
VIRGINIA SHENANDOAH FS09051 ARRA - Historic Valley Turnpike - Bike and Pedestrian Trails Other $850,000
VIRGINIA VIRGINIA BEACH CITY FS09055 ARRA - WITCHDUCK RD - 6 LANES Pavement Widening $10,607,101
VIRGINIA SALEM CITY FS09045 ARRA- City of Salem, Roanoke River Greenway Other $600,000
WASHINGTON SNOHOMISH 2300 ARRA-SR2 / MONROE CITY LIMIT TO SULTAN PAVING SR2-1.85 TO 7.08 MILES EAST OF JUNCTION SR522. Pavement Improvement $1,946,979
WASHINGTON PEND OREILLE 2301 ARRA - JUNCTION SR211 TO NEWPORT - PAVING SR2-VICINITY JUNCTION SR211 TO THE IDAHO / WASHINGTON STATE LINE. Pavement Improvement $7,819,040
WASHINGTON LINCOLN 2302 ARRA - WILBUR PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS SR2-1.05 TO 1.41 MILES EAST OF JUNCTION SR21. Safety/Traffic Management $160,000
WASHINGTON COLUMBIA 12194 ARRA - Dayton, West Dayton Street Beautification FROM:WSDOT Maint Shop TO:Main/Pine LEN: 0.166MI Transportation Enhancements $148,593
WASHINGTON KLICKITAT 14062 ARRA - CLIFFS ROAD VICINITY TO CHAMBERLAIN / GOODNOE ROAD - CHIP SEAL SR14-7.26 TO 12.62 MILES EAST OF JUNCTION SR97. Pavement Improvement $509,307
WASHINGTON CLARK 14063 ARRA - Washougal, SR 14 Pedestrian Tunnel FROM:500' E of 15th St TO: LEN: 0.000MI Transportation Enhancements $594,366
WASHINGTON JEFFERSON 20163 Construct two roundabouts, center median, sidewalks, drainage, bike lanes, and turn lanes. Pavement Widening $1,959,623
WASHINGTON SNOHOMISH 45005 ARRA - Arlington, 188th Street Pedestrian Trail FROM:59th Ave TO:67th Ave. LEN: 0.570MI Transportation Enhancements $122,000
WASHINGTON COWLITZ 51277 ARRA - NORTH KELSO TO CASTLE ROCK - PAVING AND SAFETY SR5-12.48 TO 19.61 MILES SOUTH OF JUNCTION SR505. Pavement Improvement $8,104,791
WASHINGTON CLARK 51278 ARRA - SR5 / SR501 RIDGEFIELD INTERCHANGE - REBUILD SR501 INTERCHANGE SR5-2.23 TO 2.91 MILES NORTH OF JUNCTION SR502. Bridge Replacement $10,000,000
WASHINGTON CLARK, COWLITZ 51281 ARRA - I-205 JUNCTION TO DIKE ROAD - MEDIAN CABLE I-5 - VICINITY JUNCTION I-205 TO 14.76 MILES NORTH. Safety/Traffic Management $2,711,330
WASHINGTON LEWIS 52202 ARRA - KOONTZ ROAD TO HARRISON AVENUE VICINITY - PAVING AND SAFETY SR5-6.02 TO 19.31 MILES NORTH OF JUNCTION SR505. Pavement Improvement $3,479,263
WASHINGTON PIERCE 53948 PORT OF TACOMA ROAD TO KING COUNTY LINE - H.O.V. SR5-0.47 TO 4.45 MILES NORTHEAST OF JUNCTION SR167. Pavement Widening $48,678,860
WASHINGTON PIERCE 53951 ARRA - EASTBOUND NALLEY VALLEY - ADD H.O.V. SR5-4.36 TO 5.36 MILES NORTH OF JUNCTION SR512. Other $7,784,925
WASHINGTON SNOHOMISH 54272 ARRA - MARYSVILLE TO STILLAGUAMISH RIVER VICINITY - MEDIAN BARRIER SR5-VICINITY JUNCTION SR530 TO 10.00 MILES SOUTH. Safety/Traffic Management $2,500,000
WASHINGTON SKAGIT, SNOHOMISH 54277 ARRA - SR532 VICINITY TO STARBIRD ROAD VICINITY - PCCP REHABILITATION SR5-1.77 TO 7.87 MILES SOUTH OF JUNCTION SR534. Pavement Improvement $7,184,050
WASHINGTON OKANOGAN 97137 ARRA - Oroville ,5th Ave./SR 97 to 23rd Ave./SR 97 FROM:5th Ave/Hwy 97 TO:300' N of Westlke/97 LEN: 1.580MI Transportation Enhancements $1,055,000