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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
IDAHO POWER A011953 Resurface 1.02 miles of road Other $81,000
IDAHO BANNOCK A011954 Resurface 0.192 mile of road Other $62,000
IDAHO FREMONT A011955 Resurface 4.543 miles of road Other $56,000
IDAHO CUSTER A011956 Resurface 2 miles of road Other $81,000
IDAHO FREMONT A011957 Resurface 0.47 mile of road Other $66,000
IDAHO CLARK A011958 Resurface 0.46 mile of road Other $81,000
IDAHO STATEWIDE A011960 Provide for curation and management of artifacts Other $162,960
IDAHO ADA C009818 I 84, VISTA AVE IC, BOISE, BRIDGE #21590 - ARRA (construction) Pavement Widening $24,029,318
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 000S648 VARIOUS Safety/Traffic Management $1,000,000
ILLINOIS WINNEBAGO 000S618 E STATE ST TO MULBERRY ST IN ROCKFORD Pavement Improvement $518,841
ILLINOIS HENRY 000S619 ILL 82 IN GENESEO TO STATE ST; STATE STEER TO MUD CREEK IN ATKINSON Pavement Improvement $2,777,902
ILLINOIS STEPHENSON 000S620 US 20 / IL 26 - Resurfacing on US 20 north of Freeport from east and west of IL 26 and on IL 26 from sourth of Fairview Road to * Pavement Improvement $1,880,580
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 000S622 Various Structures in Adams, Christian & Morgan Counties Bridge Improvement $220,000
ILLINOIS WINNEBAGO 000S628 CEDAR ST / S MAIN ST TO JOHN ST / N MAIN ST; SALEM STREET TO CEDAR STREET IN ROCKFORD Pavement Improvement $1,443,568
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 000S630 W OF ILL 26 TO E OF ILL 26 & S OF FAIRVIEW RD TO N US 20B IN FREEPORT Safety/Traffic Management $744,460
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 000S631 PAVEMENT MARKING IN DISTRICT 1 (INTERSTATE ROUTES) Safety/Traffic Management $868,439
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 000S633 VARIOUS Safety/Traffic Management $600,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 000S634 PAVEMENT MARKING IN DISTRICT 4 Safety/Traffic Management $539,506
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 000S637 PAVEMENT MARKING IN DISTRICT 7 Safety/Traffic Management $353,667
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 000S639 PAVEMENT MARKING IN DISTRICT 9 Safety/Traffic Management $477,700
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 000S640 GUARDRAIL END SECTION REPLACEMENTS IN DISTRICT 1 Safety/Traffic Management $817,871
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 000S644 GUARDRAIL END SECTION REPLACEMENTS IN DISTRICT 4 & PEORIA MPO Safety/Traffic Management $731,656
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 000S645 GUARDRAIL END SECTION REPLACEMENTS IN DISTRICT 9 Safety/Traffic Management $684,183
ILLINOIS MONTGOMERY 000S646 GIBSON ST TO SINGER AVE IN NOKOMIS INCLUDING SPRUCE; MADISON ST TO ILL 16 Pavement Improvement $943,915
ILLINOIS COOK 000S647 26TH ST TO 31ST ST Pavement Improvement $317,814
ILLINOIS WHITESIDE 000S617 GALT RD TO 0.1 MI E OF PROPHET RD W OF ROCK FALLS Pavement Improvement $884,511
ILLINOIS COOK 000S649 VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN SOUTH COOK COUNTY Pavement Improvement $854,514
ILLINOIS COOK 000S650 VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL COOK COUNTY Pavement Improvement $1,805,948
ILLINOIS COOK 000S651 VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN NORTH COOK COUNTY Pavement Improvement $1,071,800
ILLINOIS KANE 000S652 VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN WILL COUNTY Pavement Improvement $500,310
ILLINOIS WILL 000S653 VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN KANE COUNTY Pavement Improvement $1,595,801
ILLINOIS DU PAGE 000S654 VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN DUPAGE COUNTY Pavement Improvement $2,555,070
ILLINOIS MCHENRY 000S655 VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN MCHENRY COUNTY Pavement Improvement $693,261
ILLINOIS LAKE 000S656 VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN WEST LAKE COUNTY Pavement Improvement $2,695,773
ILLINOIS LAKE 000S657 VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN EAST LAKE COUNTY Pavement Improvement $1,500,000
ILLINOIS MADISON 000S658 UNDER ILL 162 Pavement Improvement $29,000,000
ILLINOIS COOK 000S659 HUBBARDS CAVE TO I-290 (EISENHOWER EXPY) (RAMP EXTENSION & REMOVAL) Pavement Improvement $9,163,712
ILLINOIS COOK 000S660 US 41 (SKOKIE BLVD) TO MCCORMICK BLVD; CHICAGO AVE TO JUDSON AVE Pavement Improvement $1,664,820
ILLINOIS COOK 000S662 NORTHWEST HWY TO N CENTRAL AVE Pavement Improvement $2,221,718
ILLINOIS MCDONOUGH 000S680 US67 Jackson St in Macomb to S of Troublesome Creek US 136 US67 to .5 Mile E of US 67 Pavement Improvement $1,600,000
ILLINOIS HENDERSON 000S681 N of Ellison Creek to S of TR 163 Pavement Improvement $415,000
ILLINOIS FULTON 22070 ILL 116 (W) TO NCL OF CANTON Pavement Improvement $2,080,718
ILLINOIS PEORIA 22071 1 MI S OF I-74 TO ILL 8 (E) Pavement Improvement $1,073,761
ILLINOIS FULTON 22072 SCL OF CANTON IL ILL 100; IL 100 TO US 24 Pavement Improvement $1,679,288
ILLINOIS STARK 22075 9.7 miles of resurfacing on IL 78 from north of IL 17 (W) to the Peoria County Line in Stark County. Pavement Improvement $2,900,000
ILLINOIS CLINTON 27038 Bridge replacement of the structure over Sand Ridge Road over Lost Creek south of Ferrin Section 03-10115-00-BR Bridge Replacement $50,000
ILLINOIS BOONE 32106 Resurfacing FAS 32/FAU 5011 (Poplar Grove Rd) from the Village of Poplar Grove to Marengo Rd in Boone County - 5.28 miles. Pavement Improvement $398,954
ILLINOIS KANKAKEE 41130 E OF REDDICK RUN TO E OF HERSCHER RD Pavement Improvement $1,737,097
ILLINOIS SANGAMON 67079 MEADOWLARK DR TO 1ST ST IN SPRINGFIELD Pavement Improvement $818,311
ILLINOIS CASS 67080 LOST CREEK TRIB 3.6, 0.9, 2 MI E OF BLUFF SPRING RD Pavement Improvement $2,094,836