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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
INDIANA STEUBEN 9803670 I-69, BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, AT US 20, STEUBEN COUNTY, SIR-30874 Bridge Replacement $1,994,588
INDIANA ST JOSEPH 9901720 US 20 - Bridge (Over US 20) under Locust Rd, 0.99 mile E of SR 23 Bridge Replacement $3,054,834
INDIANA PORTER 9901740 SR 49 - Bridge over Pleasant Township Ditch, 1.69 miles S of SR 8 Bridge Replacement $825,666
INDIANA PORTER 9999193 SR 49 NBL and SBL over US 30 and SR 2 Bridge Improvement $372,763
INDIANA PORTER 9999194 SR 49- Calumet Ave (Old 49) over SR 49, US 6 EB and WB over SR 49 Bridge Improvement $378,675
INDIANA LAKE 9999228 At 93rd Avenue Safety/Traffic Management $115,269
INDIANA TIPPECANOE 9999231 SR 25 - At CR 575W and 500W Pavement Widening $1,452,695
INDIANA JACKSON 9999235 SR 11 - From SR 250 to US 50 Pavement Improvement $934,500
INDIANA TIPPECANOE 9999236 SR 25, NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, OVER CR 900N (NB), SEGMENT 1-PHASE B, TIPPECANOE COUNTY, SIR-30843 New Bridge Construction $1,025,635
INDIANA TIPPECANOE L720015 US 52, NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR, 1.92 MI S OF SR 25 (S JCT), TIPPECANOE COUNTY, SB-28901 New Bridge Construction $6,163,016
IOWA FREMONT 291069 OVER COUNTY ROAD J-24 (NBL/SBL) Bridge Replacement $2,797,514
IOWA DAVIS 28035 Ia. 2 From W. Jct. US 63 E. To E. Jct. US 63 Pavement Improvement $3,391,074
IOWA PLYMOUTH 31075 OVER BIG SIOUX RIVER N. OF WESTFIELD Bridge Replacement $1,842,961
IOWA BUENA VISTA 32053 IA 3 over Brooke Creek 6.1 Miles W. of US 71 Bridge Replacement $775,596
IOWA CALHOUN, WEBSTER 74017 From 0.5 Mile W. Of Calhoun Co. Line E. To US 169 Pavement Improvement $5,364,499
IOWA OSCEOLA 92021 From E. Of Reloc. Ia. 60 E. To W. Of E. Jct. Co. Rd. L-58 Pavement Improvement $4,865,289
IOWA POLK 132615 Adventureland Drive NW: Phase 2 - .25 west of NW 34th Avenue west to Bass Pro Shop Drive, Grade and Pave Pavement Improvement $850,000
IOWA STORY 155662 GW Carver Avenue: Stange Road to Bloomington Road, Pavement Rehab Pavement Improvement $856,913
IOWA STORY 155664 Lincoln Way: Hickory Drive to 300' East of Marshall Ave., Pavement Rehab Pavement Improvement $665,053
IOWA STORY 155665 Skunk River Trail: River Valley Park to Carr Pool, Trail Construction Transportation Enhancements $209,097
IOWA WAPELLO 161017 From Eldon N. to Old US 34 Pavement Improvement $1,837,373
IOWA DAVIS, VAN BUREN, WAPELLO 161018 From Eldon E. To Selma Pavement Improvement $1,454,798
IOWA CHICKASAW 241017 From ECL New Hampton E. To W. Jct. Co. Rd. V-56 In Lawler Pavement Improvement $3,200,829
IOWA CHICKASAW, WINNESHIEK 241020 From ECL Of Lawler E. To Co. Rd. V-68 In Jackson Jct. Pavement Improvement $2,566,288
IOWA CLARKE 291068 OVER PLUM CREEK 0.5 MILE S. CO. RD. J-24 (NBL/SBL) Bridge Replacement $2,173,992
IOWA PAGE 22044 In Clarinda From W. Of State St. E. To W. Jct. US 71 Pavement Improvement $848,817
IOWA FREMONT 291075 FROM 1.5 MILE N. OF CO. RD. J-26 N. TO 1.5 MILE N. OF CO. RD. J-24(PCC OVERLAY NBL/HMA RESURFACE SBL) Pavement Improvement $11,189,757
IOWA MILLS 292054 S.B & N.B. I-29 OVER SAINT MARYS CREEK 0.9 MI. S. OF IA 370 Bridge Replacement $1,726,111
IOWA MILLS 292065 FROM 3 MILES N. OF N. JCT. US 34 N. TO POTTAWATTAMIE CO. LINE(PCC OVERLAY NBL/HMA RESURFACE SBL) Pavement Improvement $11,742,272
IOWA HARRISON, MONONA 295100 From just south of Co. Rd. F-20 In Harrison Co. N. To just north of Ia. 175(NBL/SBL) Pavement Improvement $42,253,362
IOWA MONONA 296167 I-29 From just north of Ia. 175 N. To Woodbury Co. Line (NBL and SBL) Pavement Improvement $22,401,042
IOWA MONONA 296182 SOUTH BOUND OVER ROBINSON DITCH 3.1 MILES S. OF WOODBURY CO. LINE Bridge Replacement $1,169,819
IOWA TAMA 306151 US 30 From E. Of Tama/Toledo E. To Benton Co. Line Pavement Improvement $4,065,922
IOWA CLARKE 351105 U.S. HIGHWAY 34 OVER INTERSTATE 35 Bridge Replacement $1,736,085
IOWA CLARKE 351111 From Decatur Co. Line N. To US 34(SBL) Pavement Improvement $15,304,219
IOWA CLARKE 351112 I-35 From Decatur Co. Line N. To US 34 (NBL) Pavement Improvement $15,646,032
IOWA CLARKE 351116 US 34 INTERCHANGE W. OF OSCEOLA Bridge Replacement $1,626,415
IOWA WARREN 352337 From Clarke Co. Line N. To 2 MI. S. of IA 92 near Clanton Creek (NBL/SBL) Pavement Improvement $18,607,987
IOWA CLAYTON 523031 US 52 From Just S. Of NCL Garnavillo N. to Just S. of IA 13 Pavement Improvement $5,204,631
IOWA CLAYTON 523032 US 52 From Just S. Of NCL Guttenberg N. to Just N. of SCL Garnavillo Pavement Improvement $4,393,194
IOWA SCOTT 587631 23rd Street : from Grant St (US 67) to Central Ave, Pavement Rehab Pavement Improvement $739,272
IOWA LEE 611122 AT ONE LOCATION ON US 61 (FORT MADISON BY-PASS) JUST N. OF IA. 2 INTERCHANGE New Construction $126,319
IOWA LEE 611124 FORT MADISON BY-PASS FROM IA 2 NE TO S. OF CHALK RIDGE RD New Construction $8,245,240
IOWA LEE 611129 AT ONE LOCATION ON U.S. 61 (FORT MADISON BY-PASS) AT CO. RD. J-40 INTERCHANGE New Construction $549,102
IOWA LEE 611132 FORT MADISON BY-PASS FROM CO. RD. J-40 E. TO JUST E. OF CO RD X-32 New Construction $4,912,339
IOWA LEE 611162 AT ONE LOCATION ON CO. RD. X-32 JUST N. OF INTERCHANGE OF CO. RD. X-32 AND U.S. 61 (FORT MADISON BY-PASS) New Construction $251,777
IOWA LEE 611165 AT ONE LOCATION ON US 61 (FORT MADISON BY-PASS) JUST S. OF BLUFF ROAD New Construction $299,530
IOWA MAHASKA 633078 US 63 From Just S. Of 210th St. N. To ECL Of New Sharon Pavement Improvement $7,406,627
IOWA CLARKE, DECATUR 691038 From Just N. Of I-35 N. To SCL Of Osceola Pavement Improvement $5,037,811
IOWA POLK 694092 US 69: IA 160 to 1st Street, Pavement Rehab Pavement Improvement $1,000,000