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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 LEE 391018 LASALLE CO LINE TO OGLE CO LINE Pavement Improvement $896,675
ILLINOIS COOK 391026 SOUTH RACINE AVE & N&S RR 1.3 MI W OF I-90/94 Bridge Improvement $228,370
ILLINOIS COOK 392007 FRANKLIN CONNECTOR AT 26TH ST & AT I-55 FRONTAGE RD B Bridge Improvement $5,620,248
ILLINOIS HANCOCK 428103 Resurface FAS 428 (CH 11) from County Road 1100E to the Basco Corp Limits, 4.72 miles in Hancock County. Pavement Improvement $476,459
ILLINOIS MCLEAN 478106 Reconstruction of County Highway 29 at the I-55 overpass near Towanda, Section 05-00071-04-RS Pavement Improvement $1,000,000
ILLINOIS MCLEAN 494102 Resurface FAS 494 (Horse Farm Rd) from Leroy Spur Rd to US 136, 2.42 miles in McLean County. Pavement Improvement $576,520
ILLINOIS VERMILION 513103 FAIRMOUNT TO SIDELL Pavement Improvement $842,984
ILLINOIS BOONE 525115 E OF FARMINGTON WAY IN BELVIDERE TO MCHENRY CO LINE Pavement Improvement $1,776,768
ILLINOIS LAKE 535001 ILL 120 (BELVIDERE RD) TO S OF ILL 176 Pavement Improvement $2,369,279
ILLINOIS WILL 556233 US 30 (PLAINFIELD RD) TO WEBER RD Transportation Enhancements $18,000,000
ILLINOIS WILL 556234 I-80 TO US 30 (PLAINFIELD RD) Transportation Enhancements $10,000,000
ILLINOIS WHITESIDE 565003 MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO US 30 Pavement Improvement $1,406,753
ILLINOIS DE KALB 567098 IL 38 - Milling, resurfacing, shoulders, patching and pavement marking from east of Loves Road to the Kane Co. Line east of DeKalb Pavement Improvement $1,910,450
ILLINOIS MASON 567115 LAPP/Cape Seal on FAS 567 (CH 20) from County Road 2450E to Forest City in Mason County - 3.81 miles. Pavement Improvement $229,661
ILLINOIS DE KALB 567126 0.5 MI W of Stadium Dr to W of ILL 23 in DeKalb Pavement Improvement $1,900,000
ILLINOIS FRANKLIN 572149 N OF ILL 14 TO JEFFERSON CO LINE Pavement Improvement $9,197,918
ILLINOIS COLES 574128 ILL 16 TO DOUGLAS CO LINE Pavement Improvement $20,723,530
ILLINOIS COOK 577277 AT 112TH PLACE Bridge Improvement $2,558,918
ILLINOIS COOK 577278 AT 103RD ST Bridge Improvement $2,049,614
ILLINOIS WILL 577279 AT NORTH PEOTONE - JOLIET RD Bridge Improvement $426,191
ILLINOIS COOK 577280 AT 115TH ST Bridge Improvement $2,906,045
ILLINOIS COOK 577281 AT 125TH ST Bridge Improvement $1,622,798
ILLINOIS COOK 577282 AT 111TH ST Bridge Improvement $2,687,295
ILLINOIS COOK 577283 0.06 miles of bridge repair and deck overlay to structure carrying 167th Street over I-57 in the Cities of Oark Park and * Bridge Improvement $677,916
ILLINOIS BUREAU 587024 ECL OF WALNUT TO ILL 26 Pavement Improvement $1,833,392
ILLINOIS ST CLAIR 592052 ILL 13 TO 0.1 MI S OF (EB) ILL 15 RAMPS & 0.1 MI S OF LAKE BLVD TO STATE ST Pavement Improvement $948,710
ILLINOIS WILL 607078 RAYNOR AVE TO MAYOR ART SCHULTZ DR Pavement Improvement $820,699
ILLINOIS WILL 607079 HICKORY CREEK Bridge Improvement $328,811
ILLINOIS HENRY 611014 WCL OF CAMBRIDGE TO 0.2 MI E OF ILL 82 (N) Pavement Improvement $638,918
ILLINOIS HENRY 611015 0.4 MI W OF I-74 TO 0.3 MI E OF I-74 Pavement Improvement $392,099
ILLINOIS MASON 614030 N OF I&M RR IN HAVANA TO SAIDORA RD Pavement Improvement $5,659,417
ILLINOIS MCDONOUGH 618003 Resurfacing on IL 41 from IL 9 in Bushnell to US 136 in McDonough County. Pavement Improvement $950,000
ILLINOIS FULTON 630006 BRYANT TO ILL 97 IN LEWISTOWN Pavement Improvement $912,884
ILLINOIS WILL 631015 RAYNS CREEK 6 MI S OF ILL 53 Bridge Improvement $194,058
ILLINOIS HENRY 638010 N OF SMITH ST TO S OF US 6 (E) IN GENESEO Pavement Improvement $705,730
ILLINOIS COLES 642123 Construction of a full depth HMA pavement near Mattoon Section 99-00124-03-PV New Construction $307,906
ILLINOIS STARK 643204 3.4 miles of resufacing on IL 17 from IL 38(S) to IL 91(N) in Toulon in Stark County. Pavement Improvement $550,000
ILLINOIS WHITESIDE 646069 1ST ST IN ROCK FALLS TO US 30 Pavement Improvement $1,174,527
ILLINOIS MARSHALL, STARK 646070 Resurfacing on IL 40 from IL 17 (north) to IL 17 (south) in Marshall / Stark Counties. Pavement Improvement $1,600,000
ILLINOIS LA SALLE, PUTNAM 653028 E OF ILL 89 TO E OF ILL 251 Pavement Improvement $1,284,918
ILLINOIS WARREN 665013 Resurfacing along IL 116 from east of the US 67(b) junction in Roseville to TR 154 in Warren County. Pavement Improvement $1,000,000
ILLINOIS FULTON, KNOX 665014 Resurfacing on IL 116 from west of IL 41 to the Spoon River in Knox and Fulton Counties. Pavement Improvement $2,400,000
ILLINOIS WOODFORD 673024 WCL OF ROANOKE TO ILL 117 (N) Pavement Improvement $2,231,572
ILLINOIS COLES 674111 STREAM 3.3 MI S OF ILL 16 N OF PARADISE Bridge Improvement $158,804
ILLINOIS LIVINGSTON 681037 TR 276 TO CHERRY ST IN CULLOM Pavement Improvement $2,835,182
ILLINOIS HANCOCK 685028 ILL 94 (N) IN LA HARPE TO COTTONWOOD ST IN DALLAS CITY Pavement Improvement $3,754,839
ILLINOIS VERMILION 697030 HOOPESTON TO INDIANA STATE LINE Pavement Improvement $2,075,000
ILLINOIS JASPER 704138 Reconstruction of CH 6 from Gila to the Embarras River Sections 06-00105-00-FP & 06-00107-00-FP Pavement Improvement $299,807
ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN 709024 DEWEY-FISHER RD TO S BRANCH BIG DITCH W OF RANTOUL Pavement Improvement $970,051
ILLINOIS VERMILION 711010 ILL 1 TO INDIANA STATE LINE Pavement Improvement $1,969,464