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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
OKLAHOMA KAY STIM019 I-35 BEGINNING AT MILEPOST 224.43 & EXTENDING NORTH TO MILEPOST 229.33 Pavement Improvement $21,586,000
OKLAHOMA BECKHAM STIM024 I-40: RESURFACE FROM MILEPOST 25 TO 33 Pavement Improvement $13,379,000
OKLAHOMA TEXAS STIM028 US-412: FROM 0.12 MI EAST OF US-54, EAST 7.3 MI Pavement Improvement $6,297,000
OKLAHOMA CIMARRON STIM031 US 64: FROM 7.5 MI EAST OF SH-56 EXTEND EAST 8.0 MILES (ADD ALTERNATE) Pavement Improvement $6,410,000
OKLAHOMA TEXAS STIM033 US 64: FROM THE TX CO LN, EXTEND EAST 4.5 MILES Pavement Improvement $3,567,000
OKLAHOMA ELLIS STIM034 US-283: OVER TWENTYFIVE MILE CREEK, 0.5 MILES NORTH OF JCT SH-15 Pavement Improvement $3,472,000
OKLAHOMA COMANCHE STIM037 SH-7: OVER BEAVER CR, 2.4 MI WEST OF THE COMANCHE/STEPHENS C/L(1.6 MI EAST OF SH 65) Bridge Replacement $2,241,000
OKLAHOMA CARTER STIM038 US-70: OVER RED OAK CR. APPROX. 1.8 MI. E. OF THE JEFFERSON C/L.(RDY= 09247(15) Bridge Replacement $1,272,000
OKLAHOMA STEPHENS STIM039 US-81: INTERCHANGE @ BOIS D'ARC AVE. Pavement Widening $4,954,000
OKLAHOMA CARTER STIM040 US-70 BEG @ JEFFERSON C/L & EXTENDING EAST 3.08 MILEBR=09247(14) Pavement Improvement $5,344,000
OKLAHOMA TULSA STIM047 I-244 FROM US-75 INTERCHANGE NORTH TO THE US-64 INTERCHANGE IN TULSA(N.B. LANES OF WEST LEG OF IDL)(DEL FR 03-09, ADD TO 04-09; AS PER O.E.) Bridge Improvement $11,850,000
OKLAHOMA TULSA STIM048 I-244 FROM US-75 INTERCHANGE NORTH TO THE US-64 INTERCHANGE IN TULSA(S.B. LANES OF WEST LEG OF IDL)(DEL FR 03-09, ADD TO 04-09; AS PER O.E.) Bridge Improvement $19,716,000
OKLAHOMA TULSA STIM049 I-244 FROM US-64 INTERCHANGE EAST TO THE US-75 INTERCHANGE IN TULSA(E.B. LANES OF NORTH LEG OF IDL)(DEL FR 03-09, ADD TO 04-09; AS PER O.E.) Bridge Improvement $15,100,000
OKLAHOMA TULSA STIM050 I-244 FROM US-64 INTERCHANGE EAST TO THE US-75 INTERCHANGE IN TULSA(W.B. LANES OF NORTH LEG OF IDL)(DEL FR 03-09, ADD TO 04-09; AS PER O.E.) Bridge Improvement $18,100,000
OKLAHOMA TULSA STIM061 SH-151 OVER SH-51 & OVER SL&SF RR APPROX 1.5 MI EAST OF THE CREEK C/L Bridge Replacement $6,059,000
OKLAHOMA NOWATA STIM062 US-169 BEGIN APPROX 6.0 MILE SOUTH OF THE KANSAS S/L & EXT NORTH 6.0 MILETO THE KANSAS S/L. Pavement Widening $3,535,000
OKLAHOMA WOODS STIM063 US-281: BEGIN 4.5 MILES NORTH OF THE WOODS/MAJOR COUTY LINE AND EXTENDSOUTH 3.7 MILES. Pavement Improvement $706,900
OKLAHOMA TEXAS STIM064 US-54: BEGIN 5.3 MILES SW OF THE SH-94 JCT., EXTEND NE 5.0 MILES Pavement Improvement $1,090,729
OKLAHOMA TEXAS STIM065 US-54: BEGIN APPROX 9.8 MILES NE OF THE TX ST LN, EXTEND NE 1.6 MILES (GOODWELL CITY LIMITS) Pavement Improvement $807,900
OKLAHOMA TEXAS STIM066 US-54: BEGIN APPROX 11.4 MILES NE OF THE TX ST LN, EXTEND NE 7.0 MILES (SOUTHBOUND LANES ONLY) Pavement Improvement $1,424,500
OKLAHOMA WOODS STIM067 SH-45: BEGIN 4.6 MILES EAST OF THE US-281 JCT., EXTEND EAST 3.5 MILES Pavement Improvement $598,700
OKLAHOMA CUSTER STIM069 US-183: FROM 0.33 MI NORTH OF THE SH-33 EAST JCT, EXTEND NORTH 5.96 MI Pavement Improvement $1,197,383
OKLAHOMA CUSTER STIM070 US-183: BEGIN 0.17 MILE NORTH OF THE SH-47 EAST JCT AND EXTEND NORTH 4.66MILES. (ADD ALTERNATES) Pavement Improvement $938,475
OKLAHOMA JACKSON STIM071 US-62: BEGIN 2.37 MILES EAST OF THE US-283 JCT AND EXTEND EAST 7.7 MILES.(WEST BOUND LANES ONLY) Pavement Improvement $997,900
OKLAHOMA TILLMAN STIM086 US-62: BEGIN AT THE TILLMAN/JACKSON COUNTY LINE AND EXTEND EAST 3.92 MILES.(WEST BOUND LANES ONLY) Pavement Improvement $795,600
OKLAHOMA TILLMAN STIM087 US-62: BEGIN 3.92 MILES EAST OF THE TILLMAN/JACKSON COUNTY LINE AND EXTENDEAST. (WEST BOUND LANES ONLY) Pavement Improvement $1,463,000
OKLAHOMA ROGERS STIM088 US-412 BEGIN MCCLELAN KERR NAVIGATION CHANNEL, EXTEND EAST APPOX. 5 MILESTO THE END OF ASHALT PAVING Pavement Improvement $1,378,900
OKLAHOMA OKFUSKEE STIM093 I-40: FROM SEMINOLE C/L EXTEND EAST 8.0 MI. (ADD ALTERNATE) Pavement Improvement $3,380,000
OKLAHOMA POTTAWATOMIE STIM095 I-40: FROM SH-18 EXTEND EAST 7.72 MI. TO SEMINOLE C/L Pavement Improvement $1,296,700
OKLAHOMA SEMINOLE STIM096 I-40: FROM POTTAWATOMIE C/L EXTEND EAST 6.46 MI. Pavement Improvement $1,086,200
OKLAHOMA MURRAY STIM120 I-35: BEGINNING AT THE CARTER C/L EXTEND N. 6.56 MILES Pavement Improvement $4,927,000
OKLAHOMA CARTER STIM121 US-70: BEGINNING 2.67 MILES E. OF I-35, EXTEND E. 8.0 MILES(ADD ALTERNATES) Pavement Improvement $2,915,633
OKLAHOMA ATOKA STIM150 US-69 BEG APPROX 1.44 MILE NORTH OF SH-75W & EXT NORTH APPROX 3.8 MILE.WITH 412 FOOT EXCEPTION FOR NORTH BOGGY RIVER BRIDGE, NORTHBOUND ONLY Pavement Improvement $640,070
OKLAHOMA BRYAN STIM152 US-69 BEG APPROX 0.21 MI NORTH OF TEXAS S/L, EXTEND NORTH APPROX 5.26 MILE(NORTH & SOUTHBOUND LANES) Pavement Improvement $3,992,600
OKLAHOMA CANADIAN STIM153 I-40 BEG @ MILE MARKER 108 & EXTEND EAST TO MILE MARKER 115. Pavement Improvement $1,716,300
OKLAHOMA CANADIAN STIM154 I-40 BEG @ MILE MARKER 115 & EXTEND EAST APPROX 4.2 MILE(EAST & WESTBOUND LANES) Pavement Improvement $922,650
OKLAHOMA GARVIN STIM156 SH-76 BEG @ THE CARTER C/L & EXT NORTH APPROX 8.0 MILE TO SH-29. Pavement Improvement $1,128,800
OKLAHOMA HASKELL STIM157 SH-9 BEG APPROX 11.3 MILE EAST OF SH-2 & EXTEND EAST APPROX 1.1 MILE. Pavement Improvement $242,250
OKLAHOMA MUSKOGEE STIM158 SH-2 BEG APPROX 14.3 MILE NORTH OF HASKELL C/L & EXT NORTH APPROX 1.75 MILE Pavement Improvement $473,800
OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE STIM159 US-75 BEG @ I-40 & EXTEND NORTH APPROX 2.44 MILES Pavement Improvement $857,500
OKLAHOMA WAGONER STIM163 US-69 BEG 0.5 MI NORTH OF SH-51 & EXT NORTH 7.84 MILE TO THE MAYES C/L Pavement Improvement $1,716,800
OKLAHOMA WAGONER STIM164 US-69 BEG 0.25 MI SOUTH OF SH-51 & EXT NORTH 0.75 MILES Pavement Improvement $393,800
OKLAHOMA LE FLORE STIM169 US 59 FROM SH 9 EXTEND NORTH 5 MILES Pavement Widening $12,000,000
OKLAHOMA HUGHES STIM172 US-270B BEG AT SH-48 & EXT EAST 1.96 MILE TO US-270. Pavement Improvement $387,000
OKLAHOMA LINCOLN STIM173 SH-105 BEG @ US-177 & EXT EAST APPROX 8.0 MILE T0 SH-18. Pavement Improvement $985,000
OKLAHOMA LINCOLN STIM174 SH-18 BEG @ SH-105 & EXT NORTH APPROX 5.0 MILE TO PAYNE C/L Pavement Improvement $487,000
OKLAHOMA MAYES STIM175 US-69 BEG APPROX 4.5 MILE SOUTH OF THE CRAIG C/L & EXT NORTH TO COUNTY LINE Pavement Improvement $1,871,300
OKLAHOMA NOBLE STIM176 I-35 BEG APPROX 1.2 MILE NORTH OF PAYNE C/L & EXT NORTH APPROX 6.0 MILE(NORTH & SOUTH BOUND LANES) Pavement Improvement $1,255,000
OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA STIM177 I-235 BEG @ NORTH END OF OKLA RIVER BR & EXT NORTH APPROX 3.5 MILE TO NEWCONCRETE @ 36TH ST. (NORTH & SOUTH BOUND LANES) Pavement Improvement $2,532,000
OKLAHOMA PITTSBURG STIM178 US-69 BEG @ ATOKA C/L & EXT NORTH APPROX 3.0 MILE. NORTH BOUND Pavement Improvement $1,571,640