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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
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5419021 RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTH HALF OF AVENUE K FROM 50TH TO 52ND STREETS WEST AND THE RESURFACING OF 50TH STREET WEST FROM AVENUE K TO K-4. Pavement Improvement $3,172,000
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5419023 2008 STREET REHABILITATION - PHASE II SHALL PERFORM FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION, COLD IN PLACE RECYCLING, CENTRAL PLANT RECYCLING, GRIND AND OVERLAYS, FOG SEAL, ETC. ON STREETS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGH Pavement Improvement $659,000
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5422002 REHABILITATION OF ROADWAY, RESTORATION OF STREET SHOULDER, HAZARD ELIMINATION AND INCIDENTAL DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT TO PROTECT STREET EROSION. HACIENDA ROAD FROM NORTH CITY LIMITS TO AVOCADO CREST; AND Pavement Improvement $500,000
CALIFORNIA BUTTE 5425020 Roadway Rehabilitation / Overlays Pavement Improvement $1,498,962
CALIFORNIA LAKE 5427019 Lakeshore Drive to Old Highway 53/Between Rumsey Road and Woodland Drive Pavement Improvement $813,600
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5431006 This project consists of pavement repair and structural overlay on major arterial streets in the City of Westlake Village. Within Lindero Canyon Road between Agoura Road and City Limit, Agoura Road b Pavement Improvement $500,000
CALIFORNIA CONTRA COSTA 5434018 DIABLO RD. & GREEN VALLEY RD. , PAVEMENT OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $971,000
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5435016 WIDENING OF THE REYES ADOBE ROAD OVERCROSSING OF THE 101 FREEWAY FROM 3 LANES TO 6 LANES, ALONG WITH BIKE LANES AND SIDEWALKS Pavement Widening $690,000
CALIFORNIA VENTURA 5436015 Pavement rehabilitation from Tierra Rejada to Country Hill Pavement Improvement $618,566
CALIFORNIA CONTRA COSTA 5437022 Rehabilitate local street Pavement Improvement $1,122,000
CALIFORNIA SAN MATEO 5438008 Rehabilitate local street Pavement Improvement $421,000
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5440008 SUNSET BLVD FROM WEST CITY BOUNDARY (WEST OF CORY AVE) TO EAST CITY BOUNDARY (EAST OF HARPER AVE) GRIND AND OVERLAY ROADWAY PAVEMENT WITH RUBBERIZED ASPHALT; INSTALL BUS PADS; UPDATE ROADWAY MARKINGS Pavement Improvement $1,105,000
CALIFORNIA CONTRA COSTA 5444013 Rehabilitate local street Pavement Improvement $694,000
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5450047 TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT NEWHALL AVENUE AND SIERRA HIGHWAY Pavement Improvement $305,000
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5450048 SOLEDAD CNYN RD.: SAND CYNRD.-RIVER CIRCLE DR , .OVERLAY, STRIPING, TRAFFIC LOOPS Pavement Improvement $1,500,000
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5450049 WHITE CNYN @ SOLEDAD CANYN RD , RIGHT TURN POCKET, RETAINING WALL, Pavement Improvement $1,200,000
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5450050 MCBEAN PKWY:NEWHALL RANCH RD-DECORO DR & SOLE , ASPHALT CONCRETE OVERLAY WITH RUBB. Pavement Improvement $1,619,899
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5450051 BRIDGE NO'S 53C-0469, 0478,1024, 1028, 1999 , PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE & REPAIR Pavement Improvement $550,000
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5455013 PREVENTIVE STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM - APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES OF ARTERIAL ROADWAY SLURRY, CHIP SEAL, OVERLAY TREATMENTS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN ARTERIAL ZONES 3 AND 4. Pavement Improvement $1,770,000
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5462012 MALIBU CANYON ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT; RECONSTRUCTION, SHOULDER IMPROVEMENTS, GUARDRAIL/SAFETY DEVICES AND OVERLAY ALONG MALIBU CANYON ROAD FROM PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY TO CITY LIMI Pavement Improvement $500,000
CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 5463014 VARIOUS, SEE STATE COMMENTS FOR LOCATIONS , FIBER OPTIC INTERCONECT &TRAFF MNGT Other $701,000
CALIFORNIA ORANGE 5469013 Trabuco Road Rehabilitation - Lake Forest Dr to South City Limit Pavement Improvement $749,310
CALIFORNIA SONOMA 5472012 Rehabilitate local street Pavement Improvement $596,432
CALIFORNIA SHASTA 5474013 VARIOUS FED-AID ROADS WITHIN THE CITY * , AC OVERLAY & MICROSURFACING Pavement Improvement $409,000
CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO 5475022 Fair Oaks Blvd., between Oak Avenue and Old Auburn Road: Minor reconstruction, overlay and re-stripe. Pavement Improvement $1,404,058
CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO 5475024 Greenback Ln Streetscape: Mariposa-Birdcage Other $1,496,782
CALIFORNIA ORANGE 5476007 The project involves reconstruction of failed pavement areas, cold milling AC pavement, resurfacing with AC, reconstruction of PCC access ramps, & adjusting utility structures to new grade, replacing Pavement Improvement $500,000
CALIFORNIA CONTRA COSTA 5477003 Rehabilitate local street Pavement Improvement $402,000
CALIFORNIA CONTRA COSTA 5477004 Rehabilitate local street Pavement Improvement $403,000
CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO 5479019 Install ITS components throughout Elk Grove Safety/Traffic Management $1,000,000
CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO 5479024 Reconstruct I-5 Elk Grove Blvd On-Ramp Safety/Traffic Management $187,000
CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO 5479025 Rehabilitate roads in various location in Sacramento County. Pavement Improvement $2,483,401
CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO 5482010 Coloma Road, from McGregor Dr to Sunrise Blvd: Rehabilitate roadway. Pavement Improvement $1,121,360
CALIFORNIA DEL NORTE 5901034 Rehabilitate Oceanview Dr.: Mouth of Smith River Rd. to 1100 ft. S. of Spyglass Pavement Improvement $245,000
CALIFORNIA DEL NORTE 5901035 Improve El Dorado St.: Hamilton Ave. to High School. Transportation Enhancements $32,000
CALIFORNIA DEL NORTE 5901036 Rehabilitation of Pebble Beach Dr. from Hemlock Ave. to Washington Blvd. Pavement Improvement $200,000
CALIFORNIA DEL NORTE 5901039 El Dorado Street Rehabilitation from Hamilton Ave. to High School entrance. Pavement Improvement $94,000
CALIFORNIA SISKIYOU 5902060 Near Hornbrook Rehab Copco Rd Pavement Improvement $1,521,499
CALIFORNIA HUMBOLDT 5904097 Rehabilitation and paving Pavement Improvement $630,600
CALIFORNIA HUMBOLDT 5904101 Rehabilitation and paving Pavement Improvement $320,000
CALIFORNIA SHASTA 5906096 37.7 miles of Preventative Maintenance on major local streets Pavement Improvement $2,819,000
CALIFORNIA LASSEN 5907055 Asphalt Concrete Overlay and shoulder backing Pavement Improvement $777,240
CALIFORNIA PLUMAS 5909088 HMA Overlay - 2.2 lane miles Pavement Improvement $355,490
CALIFORNIA BUTTE 5912082 Roadway Overlay Pavement Improvement $660,000
CALIFORNIA BUTTE 5912083 Roadway Overlay Pavement Improvement $620,000
CALIFORNIA SIERRA 5913045 Multimodal travel information facility- visitor center Highway 49 Transportation Enhancements $93,000
CALIFORNIA YUBA 5916079 La Porte Road from Challenge Cutoff Road to west Butte County Line and from east Butte County line to approximately 1 _ miles south of Road 100; rehabilitate roadway. Pavement Improvement $995,038
CALIFORNIA NEVADA 5917061 PENN VALLEY DR, N/O SR 20, TO W. GATE PARK , CONSTRUCT BIKE PATH AND LANES Other $40,434
CALIFORNIA NEVADA 5917062 MAGNOLIA RD, LAKE OF THE PINES TO 1000' , REHAB/CENTER L.T. LANE/SAFETY IMPR Other $78,317
CALIFORNIA NEVADA 5917063 LA BARR MEADOWS RD/DOG BARR RD, SEE COMMENTS , REHABILITATE / SHOULDER WIDENING Other $80,000