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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
NORTH CAROLINA ROCKINGHAM 29044 US 29 from the Guilford County Line to Troublesome Creek Pavement Improvement $1,718,661
NORTH CAROLINA NORTHAMPTON 35005 Resurface Pavement Improvement $370,000
NORTH CAROLINA NORTHAMPTON 48006 Resurface Pavement Improvement $313,000
NORTH CAROLINA MECKLENBURG 51028 Widen to Multi-lanes Pavement Widening $5,601,845
NORTH CAROLINA DURHAM 55042 NC 55 at the intersection of SR 1711 (Riddle Rd) Pavement Improvement $250,000
NORTH CAROLINA MARTIN 64117 Mill/Resurface Pavement Improvement $3,231,445
NORTH CAROLINA MARTIN 64118 Resurface Pavement Improvement $6,926,166
NORTH CAROLINA TYRRELL 64119 Resurface Pavement Improvement $417,500
NORTH CAROLINA WAKE 64120 Mill, Resurface Pavement Improvement $6,711,634
NORTH CAROLINA ALEXANDER 64121 Microsurface Overlay Pavement Improvement $2,700,831
NORTH CAROLINA NASH 64122 Pavement Rehab Pavement Improvement $3,823,437
NORTH CAROLINA EDGECOMBE, NASH 64123 Pavement Rehab Pavement Improvement $7,577,198
NORTH CAROLINA DARE 64125 Bridge Painting Bridge Replacement $4,500,000
NORTH CAROLINA EDGECOMBE 64130 US 64 / US 258 interchange and US 64 / McNair Road interchange Other $1,200
NORTH CAROLINA NASH 64131 US 64 / Buck Leonard Blvd. interchange in Nash County and I-95/NC481 interchange in Halifax County Other $1,200
NORTH CAROLINA JOHNSTON 70121 US 70 Business at SR 1553 (Shotwell Rd) Other $5,000
NORTH CAROLINA STANLY 73019 Br # 1670033 over Long Creek on NC 73 Bridge Replacement $3,020,655
NORTH CAROLINA CABARRUS 73020 Mount Pleasant-NC 73 from the East City Limits to SR 2411 (Cold Springs Rd) Other $25,000
NORTH CAROLINA CLEVELAND 74104 Resurface Pavement Improvement $1,516,551
NORTH CAROLINA SWAIN 74105 Pavement Rehabilitation Pavement Improvement $6,483,915
NORTH CAROLINA LEE 78004 Widen to 3 lanes Pavement Widening $1,592,470
NORTH CAROLINA ALLEGHANY 93003 Pavement Rehabilitation Pavement Improvement $1,250,000
NORTH CAROLINA DURHAM 98025 Mill, Resurface Pavement Widening $1,285,838
NORTH CAROLINA CUMBERLAND 100017 Freeway on New Location Pavement Widening $54,501,720
NORTH CAROLINA CHEROKEE 141005 Pavement Rehabilitation Other $10,000
NORTH CAROLINA CAMDEN 158040 Widen to Multi-lanes Pavement Widening $7,057,343
NORTH CAROLINA DARE 158042 US 158 Rest Area Renovations Pavement Improvement $250,000
NORTH CAROLINA HENDERSON 176006 Pavement Rehabilitation Pavement Improvement $2,986,038
NORTH CAROLINA AVERY 194010 Widening and Pavement Rehabilitation Pavement Improvement $800,000
NORTH CAROLINA TRANSYLVANIA 215004 NC 215 from US 64 to Haywood County Line Safety/Traffic Management $1,760,000
NORTH CAROLINA UNION 218008 resurface Pavement Improvement $1,928,709
NORTH CAROLINA UNION 218009 resurface Pavement Improvement $3,480,424
NORTH CAROLINA UNION 218010 resurface Pavement Improvement $4,634,986
NORTH CAROLINA UNION 218011 resurface and turn lanes Pavement Widening $700,000
NORTH CAROLINA LENOIR 224013 Grading and Structures for Multi-lanes on New Location New Construction $42,926,208
NORTH CAROLINA NORTHAMPTON 258015 Strengthening, Resurfacing Pavement Improvement $1,114,172
NORTH CAROLINA BUNCOMBE 261083 Mill and Resurface Pavement Improvement $9,109,169
NORTH CAROLINA POLK 261085 I-26 from mp 61 to mp 71 Other $10,000
NORTH CAROLINA DARE 264039 Resurface Pavement Improvement $474,500
NORTH CAROLINA WILSON 264041 New Interchange Other $173,300
NORTH CAROLINA GASTON 274007 Widen to Five Lanes With Curb and Gutter Pavement Widening $5,922,937
NORTH CAROLINA TRANSYLVANIA 276008 Install Paved Shoulders/ Rehab Pavement Pavement Improvement $2,275,621
NORTH CAROLINA BERTIE 305001 Mill, Strengthen, Resurface Pavement Improvement $1,881,984
NORTH CAROLINA BERTIE 308004 Resurface Pavement Improvement $119,500
NORTH CAROLINA BERTIE 308005 Resurface Pavement Improvement $199,000
NORTH CAROLINA BERTIE 308006 Resurface Pavement Improvement $214,500
NORTH CAROLINA CALDWELL 321020 Pavement Rehabilitation Pavement Improvement $650,000
NORTH CAROLINA BURKE 402142 Microsurface Pavement Improvement $10,195,245
NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH 403122 Pavement rehabilitation Pavement Improvement $1,393,250
NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD 403123 Mill and Resurface Pavement Improvement $4,368,084