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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
KANSAS JOHNSON K825107 US-69 CORRIDOR: FROM I-435 N TO .5 KM N OF 95TH ST IN OVERLAND PARK Pavement Widening $31,966,459
KANSAS JOHNSON K825111 US-69 CORRIDOR: FROM .5 KM N OF 95TH ST N TO I-35 & I-35 N TO 75TH ST IN OVERLAND PARK/ LENEXA Pavement Widening $51,977,796
KANSAS MCPHERSON K825301 CORR: K-61 FROM RN-MP CO LN NE TO APPX .2 MI NE OF CHISOLM RD Pavement Widening $36,046,133
KANSAS MCPHERSON K825302 CORR: K-61 FROM APPX .2 MI NE OF CHISOLM RD NE TO 4-LN Pavement Widening $36,839,656
KANSAS STATEWIDE K921806 KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA - JOHNSON & WYANDOTTE COUNTIES Other $1,000,000
KANSAS JOHNSON N037301 COLLEGE BLVD FROM PFLUMM RD TO US-69 IN OVERLAND PARK Pavement Widening $1,000,000
KANSAS BUTLER N039001 ANDOVER RD FROM HARRY ST TO 1100' S OF US-54 IN ANDOVER Pavement Widening $1,234,800
KANSAS SEDGWICK N048701 BROADWAY BR OVER CHISHOLM CR IN PARK CITY Other $63,000
KANSAS SEDGWICK N048801 W GRAND AVE FROM MERIDIAN AVE TO N MAIN ST IN HAYSVILLE Other $18,000
KANSAS DOUGLAS U204101 INTERSECTION @ N 2ND ST & LOCUST ST IN LAWRENCE Safety/Traffic Management $2,000,000
KANSAS LEAVENWORTH U223501 TONGANOXIE: US-24 @ NORTHSTAR DR Pavement Improvement $23,800
KANSAS MONTGOMERY U225301 4TH AVE (RS-809) FROM US-75 TO WOOD ST IN CANEY Pavement Improvement $177,500
KANSAS BOURBON U225401 NATIONAL ST FROM LINKER ST TO WALL ST IN FORT SCOTT Pavement Improvement $228,180
KANSAS MIAMI U225501 8TH ST FROM N CITY LIMITS TO MAIN ST IN OSAWATOMIE Pavement Improvement $118,380
KANSAS CRAWFORD U225601 BROADWAY ST FROM CENTENNIAL TO WILLIAMS IN PITTSBURG Pavement Improvement $265,500
KENTUCKY LINCOLN, ROCKCASTLE 1501099 RECONSTRUCT US-150/STANFORD-MT. VERNON ROAD FROM CRAB ORCHARD TO BRODHEAD. (06CCN)(FUNDING SWAP WITH 8-163.10 AS SHOWN IN 2006SYP) Pavement Improvement $32,182,400
KENTUCKY LETCHER 151067 PROVIDE LEFT TURN LANE ON KY-15 @ WEST END OF WHITESBURG BYPASS. Safety/Traffic Management $1,589,000
KENTUCKY MONROE 159006 TOMPKINSVILLE - KY-90 (PRIORITY SECTION 1): FROM 0.34MI SOUTH OF BUSHONG ROAD EXTENDING NORTHERLY TO 0.68MI SOUTH OF CYCLONE ROAD (GRADE DRAIN & INC. SURFACE). (02CCR)(2002BOP)(SEE 3-276.11 FOR 2005HP Pavement Improvement $9,590,000
KENTUCKY CALDWELL, LYON 242066 REPAIR AND GRIND PAVEMENT ON I-24 EB & WB FROM 0.5 MILE E KY-293 (MP 45.133) IN LYON COUNTY TO KY-139 (MP 65.300) IN CALDWELL COUNTY. Pavement Improvement $12,226,812
KENTUCKY CAMPBELL 272109 PARIS-COVINGTON RD; RECONSTRUCT FROM SOUTH OF KY-154 TO CAMPBELL COUNTY PARK. Pavement Widening $29,120,000
KENTUCKY KENTON 273013 RECONSTRUCT 12TH ST. FR I-75 TO SCOTT STREET (OKI T.I.P.) Pavement Improvement $8,761,860
KENTUCKY KENTON 273014 12th St (KY 1120) in Covington from Russell St to Scott Street. Grade, Drain, and Surface for Roadway Reconstruction. Pavement Improvement $1,000,000
KENTUCKY JEFFERSON 655098 REHABILITATE I-65, REPAIR AND GRIND PAVEMENT FROM MP 128.13 (FERN VALLEY ROAD) TO MP 131.89. Pavement Improvement $18,000,000
KENTUCKY TRIGG 801075 US 68/KY 80; LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES. CONVERT DESIGN/BUILD COSTS TO FEDERAL FUNDS Pavement Widening $30,000,000
KENTUCKY WASHINGTON 1501096 BARDSTOWN-SPRINGFIELD; CONSTRUCT SPRINGFIELD NORTHWEST BYPASS. (02CCR)(06CCR) New Construction $15,938,900
KENTUCKY BREATHITT 151066 JACKSON-CAMPTON: FROM 0.43 M N OF KY 15 AT JACKSON TO 0.31 M S OF STILL HOUSE HOLLOW. (G&D) Pavement Improvement $21,960,000
KENTUCKY JEFFERSON 2641166 MILL 1" THIN OVERLAY ON I-264 EB & WB FROM MP 22.61 TO I-71 (MP 22.97). Pavement Improvement $306,623
KENTUCKY TODD 3000764 SOUTH STREETS AVENUE SIDEWALK PROJECT- REPLACEMENT OF OLD, DETERIORATING SIDEWALKS AND EXPANSION OF THE CURRENT SIDEWALK SYSTEM. CURB AND GUTTER WILL BE ADDED. BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS WILL ALSO BE Pavement Improvement $196,000
KENTUCKY CARROLL 3000766 POLK STREET EXTENSION PROJECT - PROJECT WILL ENABLE STUDENTS TO WALK OR BICYCLE TO 4 AREA SCHOOLS VIA SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION,TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES AND PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS. Transportation Enhancements $247,000
KENTUCKY UNION 3000767 MORGANFIELD WALKING AND BICYCLE TRAIL - ADD BICYCLE RACKS AND SIGNAGE, DESIGNATION OF BICYCLE LANES CONSTRUCTION OF BICYCLE AND WALKING TRAIL SYSTEM AND AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS. Transportation Enhancements $55,500
KENTUCKY STATEWIDE 3000769 KY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORIC MARKERS PHASE III - REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED HISTORICAL MARKERS. Transportation Enhancements $64,000
KENTUCKY HENRY 3000770 EMINENCE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY - REPLACEMENT OF DETERIORATED SIDEWALKS THROUGH DOWNTOWN EMINENCE. Transportation Enhancements $82,500
KENTUCKY BARREN 3000771 US 31 W SIDEWALK PROJECT - INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS ALONG US 31 W. Transportation Enhancements $68,000
KENTUCKY OHIO 3000773 PEDESTRIAN FACILITY PROJECT -REPLACEMENT OF AGING, CRACKED AND BUCKLED SIDEWALKS IN DOWNTOWN HARTFORD. Transportation Enhancements $120,000
KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN 3000778 OLD CROFTON HOTEL BUILDING RESTORATION - RESTORE THE OLD CROFTON HOTEL, WHICH WILL SERVE AS A WELCOME CENTER. THIS HISTORIC STRUCTURE WAS BUILT IN 1904. Other $300,000
KENTUCKY HICKMAN 3000779 CLINTON SIDEWALK REHAB & BEAUTIFICATION- REPLACE SIDEWALKS & IMPROVE LANDSCAPING ALONG NORTH WASHINGTON ST (US51) FROM CLAY ST TO NORTH ST, JEFFERSON ST FROM JACKSON ST TO CLAY ST, AND CLAY ST (KY123/ Transportation Enhancements $38,000
KENTUCKY ADAIR 3000780 PUBLIC SQUARE UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL SERVICE - INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO PROVIDE ENHANCED LIGHTING AND INSTALLATION OF BRICK PAVERS. Transportation Enhancements $12,500
KENTUCKY BALLARD 3000781 BARLOW SIDEWALK PROJECT - REPLACEMENT OF DETERIORATED SIDEWALKS. Transportation Enhancements $54,000
KENTUCKY FLOYD 3000782 PRESTONSBURG CONNECTIVITY PROJECT- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SIDEWALK TO CONNECT KY 1428 TO KY 321 NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF BIG SANDY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE. Transportation Enhancements $11,500
KENTUCKY MARION 3000786 CONSTRUCT NEW CONNECTOR FROM US-68/NORTHERN BYPASS TO INDUSTRIAL DRIVE IN LEBANON. (04CCR) New Construction $4,000,000
KENTUCKY JEFFERSON 3001339 EASTERN PARKWAY AT 3RD STREET - TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON EASTERN PARKWAY NEAR THIRD STREET. Safety/Traffic Management $1,600,000
KENTUCKY FAYETTE 3003239 BIG BARN TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM RESTORATION - STABILIZATION OF THE HISTORIC ÒBIG BARNÓ FOR THE CREATION OF A VISITOR CENTER AND CARRIAGE MUSEUM WITHIN THE STRUCTURE. Transportation Enhancements $964,000
KENTUCKY FRANKLIN 3005014 WILKINSON BLVD. BIKE/PED FACILITIES - CREATION OF BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES ALONG THE KY RIVER AND WILKINSON BLVD FROM RIVERVIEW PARK TO FAIR OAKS LANE. Pavement Improvement $314,500
KENTUCKY BARREN 3013012 GLASGOW OUTER LOOP FR US-68 TO THE LOUIE B. NUNN PARKWAY EAST OF GLASGOW. New Construction $17,200,000
KENTUCKY BOYLE 3019005 STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PHASE III - REPLACEMENT OF DETERIORATING SIDEWALKS AND INSTALLATION OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS, CURB RAMPS, DECORATIVE LIGHT FIXTURES AND BENCHES TO BEAUTIFY THE AREA. Transportation Enhancements $273,000
KENTUCKY DAVIESS 3023014 RELOCATE US-60 BYPASS EAST OF OWENSBORO (EAST COUNTY CORRIDOR) PRIORITY SECTION: FROM REID ROAD EAST TO EXISTING US 60 EAST OF OWENSBORO. (98KYD)(2005HPP-KY158)(SEE 2-287.51 FOR FS"COMPONENT)" Pavement Improvement $27,200,000
KENTUCKY MADISON 3034003 TATES CREEK TRAIL PROJECT- CONSTRUCT A SIDEWALK ALONG THE OLD ABANDONED RINEY B RAIL THAT RUNS ALONG KY 169. Transportation Enhancements $157,500
KENTUCKY SHELBY 3035008 HOSPITAL DRIVE SIDEWALK PROJECT - CONSTRUCTION OF 1700 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK WITH CURB AND GUTTERING ALONG HOSPITAL DRIVE. THE NEW SIDEWALKS WILL CONNECT WITH US 60 SIDEWALKS. Transportation Enhancements $103,500
KENTUCKY MCLEAN 4312045 US 431 BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT THIS PROJECT WILL MAKE AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS TO A ONE-MILE STRETCH OF US 431. ENHANCEMENTS WILL INCLUDE WELCOME SIGNS AND LANDSCAPING. Transportation Enhancements $24,000
KENTUCKY BULLITT 5116024 KY-61 BEGINS SOUTH OF JOHN HARPER HIGHWAY (BROOKS ROAD) AND ENDS AT THE EXISTING 4-LANE SECTION SOUTH OF CARDINAL AVENUE. (2006BOPC) Pavement Widening $7,410,000