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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 DAKOTA MORTON 1988029 APPROX. 0.39 MILES OF Mill & Overlay, Patching, and minor curb repair Pavement Improvement $250,000
NORTH DAKOTA MORTON 1988030 APPROX. 0.231 MILES OF Mill & Overlay, Patching, and minor curb repair Pavement Improvement $150,000
NORTH DAKOTA MORTON 1988031 APPROX. 0.795 MILES OF Repair of Broken Curbs, Transverse Joint Repair, Mill, Overlay Pavement Improvement $400,000
NORTH DAKOTA MCINTOSH 2013028 APPROX. 19.7632 MILES OF Thin Overlay Pavement Improvement $2,120,572
NORTH DAKOTA KIDDER 2215054 APPROX. 5.17 MILES OF HBP Pavement Improvement $782,269
NORTH DAKOTA LA MOURE 2281034 APPROX. 20.3331 MILES OF Slurry Seal Pavement Improvement $642,742
NORTH DAKOTA MCHENRY 2511055 APPROX. 5.006 MILES OF Microsurfacing Pavement Improvement $280,373
NORTH DAKOTA MCKENZIE 2755053 APPROX. 6.275 MILES OF HBP Pavement Improvement $264,525
NORTH DAKOTA MCLEAN 2800009 APPROX. 12.176 MILES OF Microsurfacing Pavement Improvement $323,855
NORTH DAKOTA STUTSMAN 2987031 APPROX. 2.88 MILES OF Mill and Overlay, Signing, Striping, and Mailbox Post Replacement Pavement Improvement $1,031,293
NORTH DAKOTA MORTON 3000009 APPROX. 14.485 MILES OF Chip seal Pavement Improvement $361,126
NORTH DAKOTA PIERCE 3003023 APPROX. 22.9579 MILES OF Hot Bit Pave/Thin Lift Overlay Pavement Improvement $5,957,352
NORTH DAKOTA RAMSEY 3019047 APPROX. 0.182 MILES OF Mill & Overlay Pavement Improvement $75,000
NORTH DAKOTA WARD 3020081 APPROX. 1.504 MILES OF Mill & Overlay Pavement Improvement $647,824
NORTH DAKOTA MOUNTRAIL 3100009 APPROX. 11.835 MILES OF Chip seal Pavement Improvement $264,592
NORTH DAKOTA NELSON 3204064 APPROX. 9.993 MILES OF Chip seal Pavement Improvement $300,000
NORTH DAKOTA PEMBINA 3428053 APPROX. 0.1 MILES OF Structure Bridge Replacement $283,909
NORTH DAKOTA PIERCE 3521058 APPROX. 2.807 MILES OF Chip seal Pavement Improvement $112,202
NORTH DAKOTA PIERCE 3521059 APPROX. 1.116 MILES OF Chip seal Pavement Improvement $44,729
NORTH DAKOTA RANSOM 3705055 APPROX. 8.022 MILES OF Chip seal Pavement Improvement $185,632
NORTH DAKOTA RICHLAND 3913054 APPROX. 4 MILES OF HBP Pavement Improvement $407,833
NORTH DAKOTA ROLETTE 4006060 APPROX. 5.667 MILES OF HBP Pavement Improvement $796,362
NORTH DAKOTA MOUNTRAIL 4023009 APPROX. 24.3023 MILES OF Thin Overlay Pavement Improvement $2,742,687
NORTH DAKOTA WARD 4023010 APPROX. 24.8697 MILES OF Thin Overlay Pavement Improvement $3,030,141
NORTH DAKOTA MCLEAN 4037012 APPROX. 15.693 MILES OF Thin Overlay Pavement Improvement $2,044,945
NORTH DAKOTA MCLEAN 4037013 APPROX. 28.1129 MILES OF Thin Overlay Pavement Improvement $3,499,737
NORTH DAKOTA MCLEAN 4083053 APPROX. 13.4 MILES OF GRADE AGGREGATE BASE Pavement Improvement $10,686,444
NORTH DAKOTA STARK 4510060 APPROX. 4.871 MILES OF Thin lift Pavement Improvement $680,000
NORTH DAKOTA GRIGGS 4612051 APPROX. 8 MILES OF Chip seal Pavement Improvement $136,481
NORTH DAKOTA STUTSMAN 4718058 APPROX. 7.141 MILES OF Chip seal Pavement Improvement $203,964
NORTH DAKOTA STUTSMAN 4718059 APPROX. 8.01 MILES OF Chip seal Pavement Improvement $224,532
NORTH DAKOTA WARD 4989070 APPROX. 1.009 MILES OF Mill & Overlay Pavement Improvement $431,435
NORTH DAKOTA WARD 4989071 APPROX. 1.822 MILES OF Mill & Overlay Pavement Improvement $791,923
NORTH DAKOTA WARD 4989072 APPROX. 1.391 MILES OF Seal Coat Pavement Improvement $103,543
NORTH DAKOTA WARD 4989073 APPROX. 0.987 MILES OF Seal Coat Pavement Improvement $60,083
NORTH DAKOTA WARD 4989075 APPROX. 0.502 MILES OF Mill & Overlay Pavement Improvement $165,388
NORTH DAKOTA WARD 4989076 APPROX. 0.417 MILES OF Seal Coat Pavement Improvement $52,261
NORTH DAKOTA WARD 4989080 APPROX. 0.657 MILES OF Seal Coat Pavement Improvement $56,564
NORTH DAKOTA WARD 4989081 APPROX. 0.625 MILES OF Seal Coat Pavement Improvement $54,233
NORTH DAKOTA WALSH 5000009 APPROX. 12.494 MILES OF Chip seal Pavement Improvement $388,593
NORTH DAKOTA STARK 5022085 APPROX. 0.6 MILES OF Slurry Seal Pavement Improvement $102,287
NORTH DAKOTA STARK 5094045 APPROX. 12.89 MILES OF PCC Paving Pavement Improvement $19,146,167
NORTH DAKOTA BILLINGS 5094067 APPROX. 7.1751 MILES OF Slurry Seal Pavement Improvement $658,575
NORTH DAKOTA WARD 5153056 APPROX. 26.021 MILES OF Chip seal Pavement Improvement $626,623
NORTH DAKOTA WILLIAMS 5351053 APPROX. 3.968 MILES OF HBP Pavement Improvement $476,238
NORTH DAKOTA STARK 5983038 APPROX. 0.5 MILES OF Slurry Seal Pavement Improvement $70,382
NORTH DAKOTA STARK 5983039 APPROX. 1.1 MILES OF Slurry Seal Pavement Improvement $119,371
NORTH DAKOTA STARK 5983040 APPROX. 1.447 MILES OF Mill & Overlay Pavement Improvement $764,000
NORTH DAKOTA WALSH 6985042 APPROX. 0.6 MILES OF Mill & Overlay Pavement Improvement $335,665
NORTH DAKOTA WALSH 6985043 APPROX. 4 MILES OF Seal Coat Pavement Improvement $209,850