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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
OHIO SENECA E060167 REPLACE BRIDGE; PERFORM NECESSARY RELATED WORK. Bridge Replacement $1,575,119
OHIO TUSCARAWAS E060275 Construct New Full Interchange With CR80 , Minor Relocation Of Existing Frontage Road. High Priority Max 7.1M. Bridge Improvement $4,777,745
OHIO HURON E060304 Replace structurally deficient single span steel pony truss structure over the West Branch of the Huron River in the Village of Plymouth. The existing structure has a span of 42 feet and was built in Bridge Replacement $210,000
OHIO HANCOCK E060317 Add turn lanes on the north and west approaches of the intersection. Safety/Traffic Management $546,100
OHIO CRAWFORD E060342 full reconstruction of Sandusky Ave. in the City of Bucyrus between Charles Ave. and the Sandusky River Bridge. the length is approximately 2,700 feet or 0.51 miles. the facility utilizes one lane of Pavement Improvement $5,201,570
OHIO BELMONT E060378 general system resurfacing Pavement Improvement $692,630
OHIO PERRY E060540 Resurfacing with related work on a portion of US 22 in Perry County Pavement Improvement $1,548,481
OHIO LICKING E060550 Rehab bridges & superstucture, SFN's 4502434 & 6001025, on US 40 in Lic & Muskingum Counties Bridge Improvement $340,410
OHIO PUTNAM E060605 2-Lane resurfacing on SR189, SR190 and SR694. Mill 1.5" and pave 1.5" with asphalt. Pavement Improvement $958,437
OHIO AUGLAIZE E060946 RESURFACE THE EXISTING ROADWAY WITH ASPHALT CONCRETE. Pavement Improvement $476,000
OHIO SHELBY E060967 Resurface The Existing Roadway With Asphalt Concrete. Pavement Improvement $1,260,000
OHIO HIGHLAND E070048 It is proposed to overlay the existing roadway w/concrete asphalt in order to preserve and maintain the highway. Pavement Improvement $549,730
OHIO LAWRENCE E070064 Replace Existing Deficient Bridge On Sr 217 Over Dick Creek And All Necessary Appraoch Work. 94-A Bridge Replacement $372,750
OHIO SCIOTO E070067 To Replace The Existing Structure On Usr 52 Over Gas Hollow With A New Structure & All Necessary Approach Work. 1993 "B" Bridge Program. Bridge Replacement $759,470
OHIO GEAUGA E070129 Resurfacing from US-422 to SR-168 in Troy and Burton Twps. Pavement Improvement $1,233,750
OHIO MUSKINGUM E070130 Resurfacing with related work on SR 60 Pavement Improvement $1,532,000
OHIO CLERMONT E070273 RESURFACE PORTIONS OF SR 232 IN CLERMONT COUNTY. Pavement Improvement $664,520
OHIO BELMONT E070284 general system- resurfacing - B8- Low Vol. OL (1 3/4") w/ chip seal and 2% full depth repairs: includes work at ODNR Brush Creek Wildlife area (TR 289) which was previously carried in PID 84891 Pavement Improvement $3,213,560
OHIO BELMONT E070294 Bridge Deck replacement Bridge Improvement $226,563
OHIO BELMONT E070304 2 general system - poor performing pavements1 general system - minor rehab Pavement Improvement $841,960
OHIO ASHLAND E070379 REHABILITATE DEFICIENT 160' STRUCTURE OVER CLAREMONT AVEcoordinate with resurfacing PID:82298 RIC US 0042 16.37Stimulus Estimate 1,069,058 (cbrown 02/25/09)** Selected Stimulus project ** Bridge Improvement $1,216,228
OHIO CLERMONT E070407 Replace Bridge No. CLE-276-0104, SFN: 1304658. Bridge Carries SR 276 Over Kain Run. Pavement Improvement $354,570
OHIO CLINTON E070412 Replace Culvert No. CLI-124-0003 And Culvert No. CLI-350-1421 Pavement Improvement $283,500
OHIO BUTLER E070422 Minor rehabilitation on BUT US 27, US 127, and SR 122. Pavement Improvement $3,015,242
OHIO MAHONING E070634 Replace bridge railing. add decorative bridge lighting. Repair sandstone fascia brick on substructure. Upgrade bridge approach drainage, paint structural steel and add approach sidwalk to bridge and a Transportation Enhancements $400,000
OHIO GEAUGA E070642 Washington Street (A&B) resurfacing project. Pavement Improvement $500,000
OHIO GEAUGA E070646 Wilson Mills Road (A-C) resurfacing project. Pavement Improvement $750,000
OHIO CHAMPAIGN E070751 Resurface The Existing Roadway With Asphalt Concrete. Pavement Improvement $445,310
OHIO MEDINA E070780 resurface existing pavement and add paved shoulders to provide a new pavement surface and preserve the pavement structure Pavement Improvement $776,663
OHIO DARKE E070781 RESURFACE THE EXISTING ROADWAY WITH ASPHALT CONCRETE. Pavement Improvement $510,000
OHIO MEDINA E070785 resurface existing pavement and add paved shoulders to provide a new pavement surface and preserve the pavement structure Pavement Improvement $557,211
OHIO LOGAN E070856 Replace structure over the Great Miami River.PE and RW under PID #19740, LOG-274-4.78; on 04/30/07, CO split into two projects for bid letting--PID #19740, LOG-274-3.19 & PID #82785, LOG-274-4.78 Bridge Replacement $856,200
OHIO DARKE E070933 Resurfacing the existing roadway with Asphalt Concrete. Pavement Improvement $1,103,020
OHIO GUERNSEY E070951 3" mill & fill with 1-3/4" intermediate and 1-1/4" surface and associated additional work on a portion of Interstate Route 77 in Guernsey County Pavement Improvement $1,604,000
OHIO PERRY E070959 Replace the deck and paint the structure on the SR 93 bridge Bridge Improvement $1,188,410
OHIO MAHONING E071098 Minor rehabilitatio/resurfacing.Additional resurfacing on US-62 and SR-170.On South Ave. (US 62) from Williamson to Woodland. Pavement Improvement $926,000
OHIO STARK E071109 Reconstruct & Rehab Of SR153 With New Curb And Gutters. Sidewalk Pavement Widening West Of California And Signals At California Other $330,000
OHIO SUMMIT E071111 Subsurface investigation of embankment slope failure along IR-271, southwest of Boston Heights in Summit County. Pavement Improvement $788,799
OHIO MAHONING E080099 Deck replacement, widening, and painting of two structures. Bridge Improvement $2,378,250
OHIO MEDINA E080129 REPLACE DEFICIENT 68' STRUCTURE (9.88) OVER RUDD CREEK** Selected Stimulus project ** Bridge Replacement $391,433
OHIO LORAIN E080130 REPLACE DEFICIENT 38' STRUCTURE OVER CARPENTER DITCH** Selected Stimulus project ** Bridge Replacement $427,996
OHIO MIAMI E080519 CONSTRUCT A MISSING LINK ON THE RIVER CORRIDOR BIKEWAY IN MIAMI COUNTY. PE AND SOME RW UNDER PID 77342. Transportation Enhancements $263,276
OHIO STARK E080527 Minor rehabilitation with bridge work.Centerline rumble strips from 23.94 (Neimans Avenue) to 25.88 (Mapleton Street) and from 26.93 (Rosehill Street) to 29.86 (Wynngate Street)Culvert replacements at Pavement Improvement $3,102,000
OHIO SHELBY E080582 Replace deficient (9-ft x 5-ft) bridge-type concrete culvert with a 4-sided precast concrete box. Pavement Improvement $146,678
OHIO COLUMBIANA E080586 general system resurfacing Pavement Improvement $1,196,180
OHIO CARROLL E080587 general system resurfacing. ARRA ODOT Tracking ID is 5985. Pavement Improvement $1,486,660
OHIO CARROLL E080588 general system resurfacing Pavement Improvement $523,950
OHIO COLUMBIANA E080657 Replace Box Beam bridge with steel beam superstructure. Bridge Improvement $672,000
OHIO WAYNE E080696 REHABILITATE 282' STRUCTURE OVER IR71Stimulus Estimate 1,696,927 (cbrown 02/13/09) Bridge Replacement $1,503,000
OHIO ERIE E080699 REPLACE TWIN 10 FT CMP ARCH OVER OLD WOMANS CREEK** Selected Stimulus project ** Pavement Improvement $321,491