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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
NEW YORK CLINTON 7V09123 RESURFACE OF VARIOUS FEDERAL AID HIGHWAYS IN REGION 7, VENDOR PAVING PROJECTS (VPP) BLOCK - 7T0441 Pavement Improvement $174,000
NEW YORK CLINTON 7V09133 RESURFACE OF VARIOUS FEDERAL AID HIGHWAYS IN REGION 7, VENDOR PAVING PROJECTS (VPP) BLOCK - 7T0441 Pavement Improvement $50,000
NEW YORK FRANKLIN 7V09243 RESURFACE OF VARIOUS FEDERAL AID HIGHWAYS IN REGION 7, VENDOR PAVING PROJECTS (VPP) BLOCK - 7T0441 Pavement Improvement $517,000
NEW YORK FRANKLIN 7V09293 RESURFACE OF VARIOUS FEDERAL AID HIGHWAYS IN REGION 7, VENDOR PAVING PROJECTS (VPP) BLOCK - 7T0441 Pavement Improvement $288,000
NEW YORK FRANKLIN 7V09294 BURKE, MALONE, CONSTABLE, & CHATEAUGAY:RESURFACE ROUTE 11 FROM MALONE TO CHATEAUGAY FOR A VPP PROJECT. Pavement Improvement $1,400,000
NEW YORK FRANKLIN 7V09295 MALONE:ROUTE 30 MILL AND FILL FROM ELM STREET TO CONSTABLE STREET FOR A VENDOR PLACE PAVING PROJECT. Pavement Improvement $140,000
NEW YORK ST LAWRENCE 7V09594 CANTON AND COLTON:RESURFACE ROUTE 68 FROM PIERREPONT TO COLTON FOR A VENDOR PLACE PAVING PROJECT. Pavement Improvement $412,000
NEW YORK ST LAWRENCE 7V09595 HEUVELTON:MILL AND FILL ON ROUTE 184/UNION STREET FOR A VENDOR PLACE PAVING PROJECT. Pavement Improvement $143,000
NEW YORK COLUMBIA 8001443 ROUTE 9G / ROELIFF JANSEN KILL, TOWN OF GERMANTOWN, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE INITIATIVE BRIDGE REHABILITATION GENERAL BRIDGE REHABILITATION Bridge Improvement $6,243,000
NEW YORK ORANGE 8062123 BRIDGE MAINTENANCE BY CONTRACT, ORANGE COUNTY. MINOR REHABILITATION AND REPAIRS TO SELECTED STATE BRIDGES IN ORANGE COUNTY. BINS 1026791, 1026792, 1026780 & 1026800. Bridge Improvement $2,799,500
NEW YORK ROCKLAND 8093573 PALISADES INTERSTATE PARKWAY/ROUTE 202 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT. PROJECT IS TO REPLACE BRIDGE WHICH CARRIES THE PIP OVER ROUTE 202. TOWN OF HAVERSTRAW, ROCKLAND COUNTY. Bridge Replacement $15,085,348
NEW YORK WESTCHESTER 8099413 AUTOMATED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: AUTOMATED TRAFFIC INFORMATION SYSTEM: INSTALL ACOUSTIC VEHICLE DETECTORS ON CROSS COUNTY PARKWAY IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Safety/Traffic Management $5,363,251
NEW YORK ULSTER 8177323 ROUTE 209 STONE RIDGE REHABILITATION - TOWN OF MARBLETOWN Pavement Improvement $2,649,455
NEW YORK DUTCHESS 8505203 ROUTE 199 NEAR ROUTE 9G PARK & RIDE. THE PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF A NEW PARK & RIDE LOT TO BE BUILT. TOWN OF RHINEBECK. Other $317,951
NEW YORK ULSTER 8756193 MAIN STREET / RONDOUT CREEK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, TOWN OF WAWARSING. BIN 3346530 Bridge Replacement $4,700,000
NEW YORK WESTCHESTER 8756673 POPHAM ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OVER METRO NORTH RAILROAD HARLEM DIVISION - BIN 2265340. VILLAGE OF SCARSDALE Bridge Replacement $12,170,000
NEW YORK DUTCHESS 8757253 LIME KILN ROAD OVER THE TEN MILE RIVER: BRIDGE REHABILITATION (BIN 3342920). INCLUDES CLEANING AND PAINTING STEEL TRUSS MEMBERS, WATERPROOFING DECK, CONCRETE REPAIR WORK, SIDEWALKS AND GUIDERAIL. TOW Bridge Improvement $965,000
NEW YORK WESTCHESTER 8757723 REPLACEMENT OF BRIDGE (BIN 2254910) AT ODELL AVENUE BETWEEN THE SAW MILL RIVER PARKWAY AND SAW MILL RIVER ROAD OVER ABANDONED RAIL ROAD IN THE CITY OF YONKERS Bridge Replacement $2,810,000
NEW YORK WESTCHESTER 8757733 SOUTH FIRST AVENUE OVER METRO NORTH RAILROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT IN KIND - BIN 7712470. CITY OF MOUNT VERNON Bridge Replacement $10,168,000
NEW YORK DUTCHESS 8759123 DUTCHESS COUNTY:PAVEMENT MARKINGS IN VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES. Other $1,240,000
NEW YORK ULSTER 8760193 KINGSTON:RAVINE STREET-ROUTE 9W-KINGSTON PEDESTRIAN WATERFRONT WALKWAY. Transportation Enhancements $200,000
NEW YORK WESTCHESTER 8760533 BRONX RIVER PARKWAY STREET LIGHTING, WESTCHESTER COUNTY Other $300,000
NEW YORK WESTCHESTER 8760543 WESTCHESTER COUNTY SIGNAL UPGRADE OF 60 COUNTY SIGNALS TO 2070 CONTROLLERS. Other $400,000
NEW YORK WESTCHESTER 8760553 BRONX RIVER PARKWAY TRAFFIC DATA COLLECTION, WESTCHESTER COUNTY Other $500,000
NEW YORK WESTCHESTER 8760563 RUSTIC GUIDERAIL REPLACEMENT IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY Other $1,100,000
NEW YORK ROCKLAND 8760583 GUIDERAIL REPLACEMENT ON COUNTY FEDERAL AID ROADWAYS. ROCKLAND COUNTY Other $1,000,000
NEW YORK WESTCHESTER 8760593 UPGRADE EXISTING TRAFFIC SIGNALS FROM INCANDESCENT TO LED AND REPLACE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS WITH MODERN 330 STREET CABINETS WITH 2070 CONTROLLERS, CITY OF YONKERS Safety/Traffic Management $1,000,000
NEW YORK DUTCHESS 8760653 POUGHKEEPSIE:BUCKINGHAM AVENUE/INWOOD AVENUE FROM EAST CEDAR STREET TO FULTON STREET FOR HIGHWAY RESURFACING. Pavement Improvement $391,000
NEW YORK ORANGE 8760813 BRIDGE PAINTING ON 20 BRIDGES THROUGHOUT ORANGE COUNTY. Bridge Improvement $770,000
NEW YORK ULSTER 8780383 GARDINER SIDEWALKS - PHASE 2: FROM REFORMED CHURCH TO LIBRARY. TOWN OF GARDINER. ARRA TEP PROJECT. TOTAL PROJECT COST: 0.894 MILLION Safety/Traffic Management $893,000
NEW YORK STATEWIDE 8809883 SFY 09/10 STATE BRIDGE PAINTING AS NEEDED IN COLUMBIA, DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, ULSTER AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES. Bridge Improvement $4,870,072
NEW YORK WESTCHESTER 8810893 SFY 08/09 BRIDGE MAINTENANCE BY CONTRACT - MINOR REHABILITATION AND REPAIRS TO SELECTED STATE BRIDGES THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Bridge Improvement $13,958,837
NEW YORK STATEWIDE 8810903 SFY 09/10 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE INITIATIVE (PMI) PAVING. THE WORK WILL BE DONE ONLY ON ELIGIBLE FED-AID ROUTES ONLY THOUGH OUT DUTCHESS (1.4M ARRA) AND COLUMBIA (2.412M ARRA) COUNTIES Pavement Improvement $3,812,000
NEW YORK STATEWIDE 8810993 SFY 09/10 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE INITIATIVE (PMI) PAVING. THE WORK WILL BE DONE ONLY ON ELIGIBLE FED-AID ROUTES ONLY THOUGH OUT ORANGE AND ULSTER COUNTIES Pavement Improvement $4,398,529
NEW YORK STATEWIDE 8811003 SFY 09/10 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE INITIATIVE (PMI) PAVING; RUTTED PAVEMENT AT INTERSECTIONS FOR ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES Pavement Improvement $6,853,715
NEW YORK WESTCHESTER 8811123 TACONIC STATE PARKWAY SOUTH BOUND PAVEMENT REPAIR: STATE ROUTE 134 TO UNDERHILL AVENUE (CR 131). TOWN OF YORKTOWN, WESTCHESTER COUNTY Pavement Improvement $4,755,170
NEW YORK ULSTER 8811293 ROUTE 28 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE INITIATIVE: ROUTE 212 TO ROUTE 214 TOWN OF SHANDAKEN, ULSTER COUNTY Pavement Improvement $2,223,556
NEW YORK SCHOHARIE 9009253 ENHANCEMENT PROJECT: COBLESKILL PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY/BIKE PATH & RT 7 ENHANCEMENTS (SIDEWALKS, SIGNALS, CROSSWALK MARKINGS, LANDSCAPING), VILLAGE OF COBLESKILL, SCHOHARIE CO. Transportation Enhancements $1,403,841
NEW YORK DELAWARE 9009273 ENHANCEMENT PROJECT: HANCOCK FITNESS TRAIL CONSTRUCTION AND SCENIC OVERLOOK FROM THE WEST BRANCH TO THE EAST BRANCH OF THE DELAWARE RIVER THROUGH DOWNTOWN HANCOCK,DELAWARE CO. Transportation Enhancements $564,000
NEW YORK SULLIVAN 9009283 ENHANCEMENT PROJECT: "WALKABLE MONTICELLO",CONSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES CONNECTING RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND THE MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL WITH THE BUSINESS AREA, MONTICELLO, SULLIVAN CO. Transportation Enhancements $333,205
NEW YORK BROOME 9009293 VESTAL RAIL TRAIL, SECTION 2, ENHANCEMENT PROJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTIUSE TRAIL FROM MAIN ST TO CASTLE GARDENS INCLUDING ROW FENCING ON RT 17 ADJACENT TO THE TRAIL, TOWN OF VESTAL, BROOME CO. Transportation Enhancements $1,803,000
NEW YORK TIOGA 9038193 RESURFACE RT434 FROM PUMPELLY CREEK TO BROOME COUNTY LINE (INCLUDING RAMPS 960J, 962G, & 962J TO RTS 17 & 17C), TOWN OF OWEGO, TIOGA CO. Pavement Improvement $4,930,805
NEW YORK TIOGA 9067323 RESURFACE/MILL AND FILL, RT 17 FROM OWEGO TO THE BROOME COUNTY LINE, TOWN OF OWEGO, TIOGA CO. Pavement Improvement $7,673,000
NEW YORK TIOGA 9067333 RESURFACE RTE. 17 FROM NICHOLS TO TIOGA/CHEMUNG COUNTY LINE, TOWNS OF NICHOLS AND BARTON, TIOGA COUNTY Pavement Improvement $6,536,400
NEW YORK BROOME 9067343 RESURFACE RT 17 BETWEEN OCCANUM AND DAMASCUS, TOWN OF WINDSOR, BROOME CO Pavement Improvement $2,850,000
NEW YORK SCHOHARIE 9358093 I-88 BRIDGE APPROACH SLAB REPLACEMENT, JOINT REHABILITATION, AND A CONCRETE OVERLAY AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN SCHOHARIE CO. Bridge Improvement $2,455,519
NEW YORK CHENANGO 9752543 CR # 34 OVER JOHNSON CREEK,REPLACEMENT, BIN 3350860, TOWN OF NORWICH, CHENANGO CO. Bridge Replacement $1,170,000
NEW YORK BROOME 9753413 CR 48 (ENDICOTT-VESTAL BRIDGE) OVER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, BIN 3349850, TOWN OF VESTAL, VILLAGE OF ENDICOTT, BROOME COUNTY, BRIDGE PAINTING Bridge Improvement $1,899,000
NEW YORK BROOME 9753423 JOHNSON CITY:ARCH STREET OVER OLIVE STREET AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD FOR GENERAL BRIDGE REPAIRS. Bridge Improvement $61,000
NEW YORK TIOGA 9753443 SOUTHSIDE DRIVE OVER PUMPELLY CREEK, BIN 3335530, TOWN OF OWEGO, TIOGA COUNTY, BRIDGE REPLACEMENT Bridge Replacement $1,500,000