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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
MINNESOTA HENNEPIN 09ES143 Lighting Replacement - 494 to 694 Safety/Traffic Management $5,350,000
MINNESOTA WASHINGTON 09ES146 Pavement Preservation - TH97 to Stillwater, Bituminous Mill & Overlay Pavement Improvement $5,986,650
MINNESOTA STATEWIDE 09ES147 Districtwide CMS & shelters Safety/Traffic Management $1,605,000
MINNESOTA HENNEPIN 09ES171 TH 7: AT WOODDALE AVE - CONST A GRADE SEPARATED INTERCHANGE, ETC & NEW BRIDGE #27B65 FR CP RR CR #5199 TO TH 100 SB New Bridge Construction $3,465,000
MINNESOTA CLAY 09ES173 MSAS 126 (20TH ST S): IN MOORHEAD, 12TH AV TO 24TH AV, URBAN GRADING & SURFACING Pavement Improvement $1,400,000
MINNESOTA CLAY 09ES174 MSAS 130: MOORHEAD CENTER / NP AVE OVER THE RED RIVER - REPL 18 PIN & HANGER ASSEMBLIES & REPAIR BR #5270 IN MOORHEAD Bridge Improvement $895,780
MINNESOTA ST LOUIS 09ES175 D-1 MESABI TRAIL: GIANTS RIDGE TO TH 135, CONST BIT SURFACED TRAIL INCL PED BR #69675 OVER NARROWS BETWEEN SABIN LAKE & WYNNE Transportation Enhancements $1,393,332
MINNESOTA HENNEPIN 09ES176 CSAH 10: REALINE & WIDEN CSAH 10 & CSAH 101 FR CSAH 101 TO WEST OF PEONY LN Pavement Widening $3,064,000
MISSISSIPPI LOWNDES 113076 US 82 FROM NEAR MILITARY RD TO THE ALABAMA STATE LINE Pavement Improvement $3,473,000
MISSISSIPPI COPIAH 15029 CARTER HILL ROAD AND BROWN'S WELLS ROAD Pavement Improvement $456,620
MISSISSIPPI NOXUBEE 23071 US 45 FR KEMPER CL TO BROOKSVILLE Pavement Improvement $12,702,800
MISSISSIPPI MONROE 25065 US 45 FM JUST N OF DRYDEN RD TO THE LEE CL Pavement Improvement $3,656,300
MISSISSIPPI JACKSON 31086 US 90 from Dolphin Dr. to West Pascagoula River. PE & Const. 3R overlay, Add auxilary lane & signals. Jackson Co. Pavement Improvement $14,600,000
MISSISSIPPI PANOLA 54032 MT. LEVEL ROAD Bridge Replacement $804,700
MISSISSIPPI PANOLA 54034 BENSON-HERRON ROAD Bridge Replacement $453,000
MISSISSIPPI SHARKEY 63010 STREETS IN THE TOWN OF ANGUILLA - VARIOUS STREETS [A - V] Pavement Improvement $90,200
MISSISSIPPI ITAWAMBA 63036 US 78 FROM EAST END OF THE TENN-TOM BRIDGE TO THE ALABAMA STATELINE Pavement Improvement $4,629,100
MISSISSIPPI LEE 63037 US 78: UPGRADE TO INTERSTATE STANDARDS MCCULLOUGH BLDV @ BELDEN TO US 45 Pavement Improvement $3,227,900
MISSISSIPPI TALLAHATCHIE 68100 Upgrade roads in the Town of Webb in Tallahatchie Co. 2.9 Miles Pavement Improvement $47,000
MISSISSIPPI ALCORN 71074 US 72 FM THE TIPPAH CL TO SR 2 Pavement Improvement $6,206,400
MISSISSIPPI COVINGTON 82093 US 49 from 1.5 mi. N of Seminary then run north for 17.6 miles (NB Lane) Pavement Improvement $4,206,800
MISSISSIPPI SIMPSON 82094 US 49 beg. 15.9 mi. north of the Covington CL then run north for 5.6 mi. Pavement Improvement $2,800,000
MISSISSIPPI SIMPSON 82095 US 49 beg. at the Covington CL then run north for 15.9 mi. (NB lane) Pavement Improvement $3,600,000
MISSISSIPPI YAZOO 84061 US 49 IN YAZOO COUNTY FROM THE BIG BLACK RIVER TO THE CONCRETE SECTION AT BENTONIA Pavement Improvement $2,473,900
MISSISSIPPI LEFLORE 85028 US 49 from US 82 to SR 8 in Leflore County. Overlay. Pavement Improvement $3,340,000
MISSISSIPPI ATTALA 4017 VAIDEN-FRENCH CAMP ROAD; KNOX CROSSING ROAD Pavement Improvement $1,375,600
MISSISSIPPI PEARL RIVER 124040 BURNED BRIDGE-PINE GROVE ROAD Bridge Replacement $2,199,700
MISSISSIPPI WALTHALL 142060 US 98 from Walthall CL to the west end of the Tylertown Bypass (EB & WB Lanes) Pavement Improvement $3,174,600
MISSISSIPPI WALTHALL 142061 US 98 from the west end of the Tylertown bypass to the east end of the Tylertown bypass Pavement Improvement $1,809,000
MISSISSIPPI ADAMS 151054 US 84 from the US 61 Intersection to the Franklin CL Pavement Improvement $3,620,000
MISSISSIPPI ADAMS 151060 US 84/US 65 MS River Bridge Lighting Transportation Enhancements $1,702,600
MISSISSIPPI FRANKLIN 151063 US 84 FROM 7.5 MILES EAST OF ADAMS COUNTY LINE TO WEST END OF BUDE-MEADVILLE BYPASS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. OVERLAY. Pavement Improvement $4,383,300
MISSISSIPPI BOLIVAR, SUNFLOWER 161029 SR 8 FROM CLEVELAND TO SUNFLOWER C.L. (ADD 2 LNS) Pavement Widening $8,630,000
MISSISSIPPI BOLIVAR, SUNFLOWER 161033 SR 8 Bolivar County Hospital to Ruleville Pavement Improvement $2,500,000
MISSISSIPPI AMITE, PIKE 168010 SR 570 BTW AMITE CL AND W CORP MCCOMB NOTE: P.E. IS 100838 Pavement Improvement $5,910,000
MISSISSIPPI JONES 221072 SR 15 from 15th Street to Old Hwy 15 Pavement Improvement $1,331,400
MISSISSIPPI CHICKASAW 223023 SR 15 FM N CONN OF SR 15 BYPASS TO PONTOTOC CL Pavement Improvement $2,571,300
MISSISSIPPI PERRY 224034 SR 29 REPLACE BR 12.8 AT BLACK CREEK [BR # 12.8] Bridge Improvement $4,258,100
MISSISSIPPI ATTALA 232047 SR 35 multilane section in Kosciusko from Natchez Trace Parkway to SR 12. Overlay Pavement Improvement $1,300,000
MISSISSIPPI NESHOBA, NEWTON 261076 SR 19 FROM NEWTON CL TO SR 492 Pavement Widening $34,406,000
MISSISSIPPI LINCOLN 275017 EDDICETON-CASEYVILLE ROAD Pavement Improvement $1,801,880
MISSISSIPPI DE SOTO 311018 MISS 305 FROM COCKRUM TO LEWISBURG BR NOS. 14.9, 15.2,15.3,15.6 Bridge Replacement $7,551,300
MISSISSIPPI JEFFERSON DAVIS 371051 SR 13 from 4.7 miles north of Marion CL to US 84 at Prentiss in Jefferson Davis County. Overlay Pavement Improvement $1,749,000
MISSISSIPPI SIMPSON 392050 ROCKPORT-SHIVERS & MT. ZION ROADS Bridge Replacement $701,000
MISSISSIPPI BOLIVAR 432015 SR 1 2.878 miles N SR 8 to Bungee Corp Turnoff Pavement Improvement $3,026,300
MISSISSIPPI COPIAH 541050 SR 27 From Intersection of 27 & 28 to 10 miles North ending at end of maintenance section Pavement Improvement $3,421,000
MISSISSIPPI RANKIN 561068 SR 25 FR SR 471 TO SR 43 Pavement Improvement $8,833,500
MISSISSIPPI PEARL RIVER 591105 I-59 Widen Bridge Shoulders Bridge Improvement $10,000,000
MISSISSIPPI LAUDERDALE 593084 I-20/59 Hawkins Crossing Rd. and 23rd Ave. East between SR 19 and US 80 New Construction $15,311,899
MISSISSIPPI LAUDERDALE 593090 I-59 FROM I-20/I-59 SPLIT TO SR 19 Bridge Improvement $10,000,000