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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
ILLINOIS IROQUOIS 71115 N OF THAWVILLE TO I-57 AT ONARGA Pavement Improvement $861,786
ILLINOIS LOGAN 71116 DEWITT CO LINE TO 1.5 MI NE OF ILL 121 Pavement Improvement $1,465,825
ILLINOIS CARROLL 77103 Resurface FAS 77 (CH 4) from IL 64 to IL 40 & FAS 79 (CH 25) from IL40 to the Ogle County Line, 10.33 miles in Carroll Co. Pavement Improvement $309,728
ILLINOIS KNOX 95126 Bridge repalcement - County Highway 6 over Fitch Creek north east of Victoria, Section 05-00096-01-BR Bridge Replacement $255,000
ILLINOIS COOK 00D1691 Construct prefabricated pedestrian bridge over Buffalo Creek & construct shared use path between Dundee Road & Glendale Rd * Transportation Enhancements $368,060
ILLINOIS COOK 00D1701 Sidewalk improvement, brick paver sidewalk, pedestrian lighting & signing along FAP 347 (Roosevelt Rd) from Mannheim Road to * Transportation Enhancements $268,960
ILLINOIS MCLEAN 113029 Construction of the Route 66 multi-use trail in Chenoa Section 06-00025-01-BT Transportation Enhancements $25,000
ILLINOIS POPE 132130 ILL 146 TO 3.5 MI N Pavement Improvement $992,628
ILLINOIS PEORIA 143050 Replace existing deck with PCC deck beams, abutment & pier repairs to the structure carrying CH R-15 (Spoon River Rd) over the ** Bridge Improvement $379,741
ILLINOIS PULASKI 153030 Bridge replacement of the structure carrying Morris Rd. over Pulaski Slough south of Pulaski. Section 94-01166-00-BR Bridge Replacement $157,081
ILLINOIS SANGAMON 167058 Resurface Old Jacksonville Road from Koke Mill Road 5 miles west to a tributary to Spring Creek in Sangamon County. Pavement Improvement $1,775,000
ILLINOIS LA SALLE 169103 ILL 251 (S JCT) TO I-39 Pavement Improvement $681,740
ILLINOIS DE KALB 174118 Bridge replacement over a branch of Indian Creek Section 05-00213-00-BR Bridge Replacement $314,054
ILLINOIS STARK 175023 Bridge replacement for the structure carrying CH 23 over Jack Creek, 4 miles northeast of Toulon in Stark County. Bridge Replacement $184,642
ILLINOIS BUREAU 188120 Resurface FAS 188 (CH 8) from the Marshall County Line to FAS 247 in Bureau County - 1.99 miles. Pavement Improvement $292,800
ILLINOIS OGLE 189108 Resurfacing Freeport Rd. in Ogle County Section 09-00264-00-RS Pavement Improvement $574,019
ILLINOIS COOK 209003 W OF M L KING DR TO US 6 (159TH ST) Other $2,750,000
ILLINOIS COOK 209004 THORNDALE AVE (ELGIN-O'HARE EXPY) TO GRAND AVE & I-88 (E-W TOLLWAY) TO I-90/94 (KENNEDY EXPY) Other $5,100,000
ILLINOIS COOK 209005 AT VARIOUS STRUCTURES (103RD, 111TH, 112TH, 115TH, 125TH, 167TH AND AT PEOTONE-JOLIET RD) Other $1,300,000
ILLINOIS COOK 209006 HUBBARDS CAVE TO I-290 & FRANKLIN CONNECTOR Other $1,189,458
ILLINOIS COOK 209007 AT SAYRE & CENTRAL AVE Other $702,536
ILLINOIS COOK 209008 WILL-COOK RD TO W OF US 45; I-355 TO WILL-COOK RD Other $1,100,000
ILLINOIS COOK 209009 OVER STATE ST, RRS & LITTLE CALUMET RIVER Other $605,580
ILLINOIS COOK 209010 DES PLAINES RIVER, RR CANAL (N ABUTMENT) Other $1,000,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 209013 LOCAL ROADS CONSULTANT Other $4,000,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 209014 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Other $400,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 209015 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Other $300,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 209016 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Other $300,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 209017 ON-CALL CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION Other $1,700,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 209018 ON-CALL ENGINEERING Other $500,000
ILLINOIS MADISON 209019 UNDER ILL 162 Other $2,500,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 209020 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Other $500,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 209021 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Other $500,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 209022 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Other $500,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 209023 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Other $500,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 209024 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRUCTION ENGINEERING Other $300,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 209025 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Other $300,000
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE 209026 PAVEMENT PROFILE TESTING FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROJECTS Other $300,000
ILLINOIS TAZEWELL 209027 MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING IN DISTRICT 4 Other $1,600,000
ILLINOIS BUREAU 242114 9.50 miles of bituminous surface treatment and seal coat on FAS 242 (CH 16) from the Henry Co. Line to IL 40 in Bureau County. Pavement Improvement $128,800
ILLINOIS BUREAU 244101 7.85 miles of bituminous treatment and seal coat on FAS 244 (CH 9) from Ch 8 to IL 26 in Bureau Co. Pavement Improvement $83,792
ILLINOIS KENDALL 281101 Resurface FAS 281 (CH 19) Joliet Rd from Lisbon Road to IL 47 in Kendall County - 2.54 miles. Pavement Improvement $361,760
ILLINOIS MCLEAN 294108 SW OF TOWANDA TO N OF LEXINGTON Pavement Improvement $2,905,931
ILLINOIS GRUNDY, LIVINGSTON 298103 ILL 47 TO ILL 53 Pavement Improvement $2,107,029
ILLINOIS STEPHENSON 301058 JODAVIESS CO LINE TO REES RD Pavement Improvement $1,733,973
ILLINOIS MCHENRY 303042 US 12 (MAIN ST) TO LAKE CO LINE Pavement Improvement $1,953,958
ILLINOIS WINNEBAGO 303043 WHITMAN ST TO WALNUT ST IN ROCKFORD NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND Pavement Improvement $610,289
ILLINOIS WINNEBAGO 303044 WINDSOR RD TO N OF ROOSEVELT RD IN LOVES PARK Pavement Improvement $1,138,543
ILLINOIS JERSEY 304042 VINE ST IN GRAFTON TO LOCKHAVEN RD Pavement Improvement $2,683,927
ILLINOIS JERSEY, MADISON 304043 LOCKHAVEN RD TO STATE ST Pavement Improvement $2,090,483