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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 BROOME 9753473 BINGHAMTON:MAIN STREET FROM FRONT STREET TO THE BINGHAMTON CITY LINE FOR HIGHWAY RESURFACING. Pavement Improvement $1,033,000
NEW YORK DELAWARE 9753493 CR 7, DELAWARE/SULLIVAN COUNTY LINE NORTH 0.95 MILES, TOWN OF COLCHESTER, DELAWARE COUNTY, HIGHWAY RESURFACING Pavement Improvement $515,000
NEW YORK DELAWARE 9753503 FRANKLIN:COUNTY ROUTE 21 FROM LELAND HULL ROAD TO OAK HILL ROAD FOR HIGHWAY RESURFACING. Pavement Improvement $953,000
NEW YORK CHENANGO 9753511 CHENANGO COUNTY:VARIOUS FEDERAL AID HIGHWAYS. PE FOR HIGHWAY SIGNAGE UPGRADES (1-6). Other $10,000
NEW YORK CHENANGO 9753513 HIGHWAY SIGNAGE UPGRADES ON FEDERAL AID HIGHWAYS - CR 5, CR 10A, CR 25, CR 32, CR 32A, CR 32B, CR 33, CR 34, CR 35, CR 36 AND CR 44, CHENANGO COUNTY Safety/Traffic Management $143,000
NEW YORK SULLIVAN 9753543 BRIDGE PAINTING ON 22 BRIDGES IN SULLIVAN CO. Bridge Improvement $2,225,000
NEW YORK SCHOHARIE 9753563 COBLESKILL & RICHMONDVILLE:RESURFACE MINERAL SPRINGS ROAD FROM ROUTE 7 TO ROUTE 145. Pavement Improvement $1,198,000
NEW YORK SULLIVAN 9753573 SIGN REPLACEMENTS ON 32 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS IN THE TOWNS OF BETHEL, COCHECTON, DELAWARE, FALLSBURG, HIGHLAND, LIBERTY, MAMAKATING,NEVERSINK, ROCKLAND, THOMPSON, & TUSTEN, SULLIVAN CO. Other $93,500
NEW YORK SULLIVAN 9753583 FALLSBURG, HIGHLAND, ROCKLAND, & TUSTEN:TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON FED AID SYSTEM. Safety/Traffic Management $205,000
NEW YORK SCHOHARIE 9753591 COBLESKILL:COUNTY ROUTE 8 BOX CULVERT REPLACEMENT. PE FOR BOX CULVERT REPLACEMENT (SCOPING & 1-6). Other $30,000
NEW YORK SCHOHARIE 9753593 CR 8 BOX CULVERT REPLACEMENT, TOWN OF COBLESKILL, SCHOHARIE CO. Pavement Improvement $246,000
NEW YORK OTSEGO 9805603 I-88 CULVERT REPAIRS, TOWNS OF OTEGO, ONEONTA, MILFORD, & MARYLAND, OTSEGO CO. Pavement Improvement $3,350,000
NEW YORK STATEWIDE 9805633 BRIDGE PAINTING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN BROOME AND TIOGA CO. Bridge Improvement $6,600,000
NEW YORK STATEWIDE 9805643 REGULATORY AND WARNING SIGNS UPGRADE, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, REGION 9 Safety/Traffic Management $1,092,683
NEW YORK BROOME 9805653 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) IMPROVEMENTS (CURB CUTS, SIDEWALKS) AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE FEDERAL AID SYSTEM IN THE BINGHAMTON URBAN AREA Safety/Traffic Management $454,475
NEW YORK STATEWIDE 9805663 BRIDGE JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC), BROOME, CHENANGO, TIOGA COUNTIES Bridge Improvement $1,010,000
NEW YORK STATEWIDE 9805673 JOC BRIDGE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, OTSEGO, ELEAWARE, SULLIVAN & SCHOHARIE COUNTIES Other $1,100,000
NEW YORK DELAWARE 9805713 VEGETATION MANAGEMENT/HAZARDOUS TREE REMOVAL, ON FEDERAL AID HIGHWAYS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, DELAWARE CO. Safety/Traffic Management $1,002,690
NEW YORK STATEWIDE X751064 NEW YORK CITY:BROOKLYN BRIDGE CONTRACT#6-REHAB OF APPROACHES & RAMPS & PAINTING OF THE ENTIRE BRIDGE, CITY CONTRACT BRC270C/P Bridge Improvement $30,000,000
NEW YORK STATEWIDE X805933 SIGNING IMPROVEMENTS AT VARIOUS STATE HIGHWAYS ON THE FEDERAL-AID SYSTEM IN REGION 11. Safety/Traffic Management $2,987,031
NEW YORK STATEWIDE X806253 RESURFACING/PAVEMENT IMPROV AT VARIOUS INTERVALS ON HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY, HARLEM RIVER DRIVE, LIE, MAJOR DEEGAN EXPSSWAY, BRUCKNER Pavement Improvement $27,500,000
NEW YORK RICHMOND X806383 NYC:PARK AND RIDE UPGRADING/LANDSCAPING/AMENITIES AT HUGUENOT AVE-RECONFIGURE LOT TO PROVIDE ADDTIONAL 120 PARKING SPACES. Transportation Enhancements $1,639,680
NEW YORK RICHMOND X806393 NEW YORK CITY:STATEN ISLAND ELTINGVILLE TRANSIT CENTER PARK & RIDE LOT EXTENSION ADDING 117 ADDITIONAL SPACES. Other $2,600,000
NEW YORK STATEWIDE X806463 BRIDGE CORRECTIVE REPAIR TO ADDRESS DEFICIENT BRIDGE CONDITIONS CITYWIDE ON THE FEDERAL AID HIGHWAY SYSTEM. REPLACEMENT OF THE WATERBURY AVENUE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE SPAN OVER I-95 S/B WILL BE INCLUDED Bridge Improvement $6,000,000
NORTH CAROLINA LEE 1123 Resurface, Rehab Pavement Improvement $2,471,458
NORTH CAROLINA FRANKLIN 1122 Mill, Resurface Pavement Improvement $2,314,646
NORTH CAROLINA MOORE 1124 Paved Shoulders Pavement Improvement $1,356,901
NORTH CAROLINA BUNCOMBE 000S531 Rehabilitate Bridge Decks (43) Other $235,000
NORTH CAROLINA CHOWAN 000S534 Bridge Painting Bridge Improvement $950,000
NORTH CAROLINA DAVIDSON 000S538 Resurfacing Pavement Improvement $1,986,099
NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE 000S540 Resurfacing Pavement Improvement $3,384,782
NORTH CAROLINA ROWAN 000S541 Resurfacing Pavement Improvement $4,465,640
NORTH CAROLINA STOKES 000S542 Resurfacing Pavement Improvement $3,226,120
NORTH CAROLINA ALAMANCE 000S565 Resurfacing Other $30,000
NORTH CAROLINA HERTFORD 11015 Resurface Pavement Improvement $283,000
NORTH CAROLINA HYDE 12036 Resurface and Widening To Accommodate Bicycling Pavement Improvement $3,310,000
NORTH CAROLINA HYDE 12037 Multi-Use Asphalt Trail Transportation Enhancements $1,000,000
NORTH CAROLINA HERTFORD 13028 Strengthening, Resurfacing Pavement Improvement $750,000
NORTH CAROLINA HERTFORD 13029 Replace Bridges Other $65,000
NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM 15027 Chatham County-Sidewalk along US 15/501 from Cole Park Plaza to the County Line Other $22,000
NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM 15028 Streetscaping/landscaping Other $2,525
NORTH CAROLINA MECKLENBURG 16045 NC16 from south of SR 2948 (Marvin School Rd) Union County to south of I-485 Mecklenburg County Transportation Enhancements $162,864
NORTH CAROLINA UNION 16046 Intersection Improvements Other $25,000
NORTH CAROLINA WILKES 16047 Pavement Rehabilitation and Guardrail Pavement Improvement $1,500,000
NORTH CAROLINA ASHE 16048 Pavement Rehabilitation and Guardrail Pavement Improvement $2,000,000
NORTH CAROLINA MARTIN 17089 Resurface Pavement Improvement $279,000
NORTH CAROLINA PERQUIMANS 17090 Strengthen Pavement Pavement Improvement $4,000,000
NORTH CAROLINA MONTGOMERY 24036 Widen to Multi-lanes Pavement Widening $4,883,604
NORTH CAROLINA MOORE 24037 Widen, Strengthen, Add Turn Lanes Pavement Widening $3,264,427
NORTH CAROLINA STANLY 24038 NC 24-27 from East of Big Bear Creek to SR 1963 (ST. Martin Rd) in Albemarle Transportation Enhancements $140,280