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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
MICHIGAN SAGINAW 973036 Single Course Chip Seal Pavement Improvement $85,000
MICHIGAN SAGINAW 973037 Single Course Chip Seal Pavement Improvement $68,000
MICHIGAN SAGINAW 973038 Single Course Chip Seal Pavement Improvement $80,000
MICHIGAN SANILAC 974004 Non-Motorized Shoulders Pavement Improvement $602,251
MICHIGAN SCHOOLCRAFT 975013 Aggregate Shoulder Resurfacing Pavement Improvement $91,771
MICHIGAN SCHOOLCRAFT 975014 Aggregate Shoulder Resurfacing Pavement Improvement $92,180
MICHIGAN SHIAWASSEE 976208 Cold Mill & HMA Resuf Pavement Improvement $3,615,550
MICHIGAN SHIAWASSEE 976211 Resurface Pavement Improvement $100,000
MICHIGAN SHIAWASSEE 976212 Resurface Pavement Improvement $100,000
MICHIGAN ST CLAIR 977015 Street re-alignment Pavement Improvement $938,832
MICHIGAN ST CLAIR 977029 Reconstruct road Pavement Improvement $512,371
MICHIGAN ST CLAIR 977031 Resurface road Pavement Improvement $213,948
MICHIGAN ST CLAIR 977035 Resurface road Pavement Improvement $446,124
MICHIGAN TUSCOLA 979010 Non-Motorized Shoulders Pavement Improvement $656,568
MICHIGAN VAN BUREN 980009 Resurface Pavement Improvement $180,000
MICHIGAN VAN BUREN 980013 Reconstruct Pavement Improvement $321,566
MICHIGAN WASHTENAW 981027 Mill and two course overlay Pavement Improvement $16,359,686
MICHIGAN WASHTENAW 981028 Mill & resurface Pavement Improvement $4,088,897
MICHIGAN WASHTENAW 981031 Resurface road Pavement Improvement $210,000
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982054 Patch and Overlay Pavement Improvement $866,239
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982055 Mill and Resurface Pavement Improvement $380,361
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982057 Landscaping & Ornamental Fence Other $607,744
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982058 Deck Replacement Bridge Improvement $13,733,403
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982059 Deck Replacement Bridge Improvement $1,257,076
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982060 Deck Replacement Bridge Improvement $4,187,589
MICHIGAN STATEWIDE 984108 Install Environmental Sensors Safety/Traffic Management $1,723,100
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982064 Removal of Railroad Structures Bridge Improvement $955,120
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982066 Resurface road Pavement Improvement $1,070,201
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982067 Sound wall Other $6,788,223
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982076 Resurface road Pavement Improvement $360,000
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982082 Patch and Overlay Pavement Improvement $621,392
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982083 Patch and Overlay Pavement Improvement $575,349
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982098 Reconstruct non-motorized path Transportation Enhancements $3,584,690
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982100 Resurface road Pavement Improvement $315,875
MICHIGAN WEXFORD 983019 Bridge Replacement Bridge Replacement $233,642
MICHIGAN STATEWIDE 984075 HMA Crack Treatment Pavement Improvement $180,194
MICHIGAN STATEWIDE 984076 HMA Crack Treatment Pavement Improvement $296,665
MICHIGAN STATEWIDE 984084 Install ESS Safety/Traffic Management $1,150,758
MICHIGAN STATEWIDE 984088 Upgrade existing system Other $7,000,000
MICHIGAN GRAND TRAVERSE 984100 Crack Treatment Pavement Improvement $130,575
MICHIGAN STATEWIDE 984103 Guardrail Upgrading Safety/Traffic Management $380,834
MICHIGAN STATEWIDE 984107 Install Dynamic Message Signs Safety/Traffic Management $1,400,224
MICHIGAN WAYNE 982061 Resurface road Pavement Improvement $681,745
MINNESOTA TODD, WADENA 09ES001 TH10: END OF 4 LN E OF WADENA TO W LIM OF MOTLEY - GR, BIT MILL & OVLY, PAVE SHLDRS & RUMBLE STRIPS Pavement Improvement $7,313,194
MINNESOTA BIG STONE 09ES002 TH 75: TH 12 IN ORTONVILLE TO 0.1 MI N OF TH 28 IN GRACEVILLE - GR, BIT MILL & OVLY Pavement Improvement $5,143,074
MINNESOTA MILLE LACS 09ES003 TH 169: 0.3 MI N OF CSAH 13 TO 0.4 MI S OF CSAH 11, MILL & OVLY, PAVE SHLDRS Pavement Improvement $4,163,703
MINNESOTA RICE 09ES004 I-35W: CSAH 48 SB ENT RAMP TO 0.1 MI N OF TH21 (NB & SB LNS - THICK BIT OVLY, REHAB 10 BRS Pavement Improvement $4,769,068
MINNESOTA STATEWIDE 09ES006 DISTRICTWIDE: AT VARIOUS SITES ON TH 15,19,22,62,66,86,91,93,109,169 & 270-INSTALL GUARDRAIL & END TREATMENT (CABLE MEDIAN BARRIER Safety/Traffic Management $483,893
MINNESOTA STATEWIDE 09ES007 DISTRICT WIDE: ON TH's 35, 14, 16, 44, 52, 56, 61, 63, 250 & 251 - GUARDRAIL INSTALL & REPLACEMENT Safety/Traffic Management $1,695,398
MINNESOTA MOWER, OLMSTED 09ES008 TH 90: FR 2.5 MI E CSAH 1 TO 0.9 MI E TH 63 - (EB LANES, MILL & OVERLAY Pavement Improvement $2,108,897