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 |