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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
SOUTH CAROLINA HORRY SPMC009 Intersection Improvement Pavement Improvement $1,073,222
SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGETOWN SPMC010 Intersection Improvement Pavement Improvement $204,307
SOUTH CAROLINA SALUDA SPMC011 Intersection Improvement Pavement Improvement $674,572
SOUTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE SPSA004 32.9 miles of markings Safety/Traffic Management $641,424
SOUTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE SPSA005 17.4 miles of markings Safety/Traffic Management $341,189
SOUTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE SPSA006 14.1 miles of markings Safety/Traffic Management $267,323
SOUTH CAROLINA FLORENCE SPSA007 12 miles of markings Safety/Traffic Management $341,576
SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN SPSA008 4 miles of markings Safety/Traffic Management $297,500
SOUTH CAROLINA RICHLAND SPSA009 7 miles of markings Safety/Traffic Management $244,560
SOUTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE SPSA010 14 miles of markings Safety/Traffic Management $559,818
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLETON SPSA011 6 miles of markings Safety/Traffic Management $170,718
SOUTH CAROLINA SPARTANBURG SPSA012 22 miles of markings Safety/Traffic Management $332,035
SOUTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE SPSA013 21 miles of markings Safety/Traffic Management $385,297
SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON SPSA014 7 miles of markings Safety/Traffic Management $213,297
SOUTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE SPSA015 10 miles of markings Safety/Traffic Management $166,767
SOUTH CAROLINA LEXINGTON SPSA016 I-26, I-77 Lexington Safety/Traffic Management $652,006
SOUTH CAROLINA LEXINGTON SPSA017 S-73 @ S-647 Safety/Traffic Management $696,732
SOUTH CAROLINA DARLINGTON SPSA018 US 15 @ S-10 Safety/Traffic Management $1,364,511
SOUTH CAROLINA ANDERSON SPSA019 S-219 @ S-281 & S-333 Pavement Improvement $411,913
SOUTH CAROLINA CHEROKEE SPSA020 SC 105 Safety/Traffic Management $1,264,310
SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON, STATEWIDE SPSA025 I-526 Charleston Safety/Traffic Management $618,961
SOUTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE SPSA022 Signal Upgrade Safety/Traffic Management $1,555,356
SOUTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE SPSA023 ARRA LED SIGNAL HEADS UPGRADES IN DISTRICT 2 /SIGNAL UPGRADES Safety/Traffic Management $1,024,357
SOUTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE SPSA024 Signal Upgrade Safety/Traffic Management $709,807
SOUTH CAROLINA RICHLAND SPSA021 US 21 Safety/Traffic Management $198,367
SOUTH DAKOTA BUTTE 3034001 Mill & AC Overlay Pavement Improvement $1,727,994
SOUTH DAKOTA PENNINGTON 16068 Mill & AC Overlay Pavement Improvement $3,788,434
SOUTH DAKOTA SPINK 20092 AC Overlay Pavement Improvement $6,043,915
SOUTH DAKOTA PERKINS 20093 Asphalt Conc Surfacing Pavement Improvement $4,302,829
SOUTH DAKOTA HAAKON 34132 Mill & AC Overlay Pavement Improvement $2,546,826
SOUTH DAKOTA CUSTER 36010 Mill & AC Overlay Pavement Improvement $161,985
SOUTH DAKOTA LYMAN 53004 Asphalt Concrete Surfacing Pavement Improvement $1,303,170
SOUTH DAKOTA HARDING 79066 Mill & AC Overlay Pavement Improvement $3,174,933
SOUTH DAKOTA CUSTER 016A002 Mill & AC Overlay Pavement Improvement $2,326,123
SOUTH DAKOTA CLARK 212113 Dowel Bar Retrofit, & Pavement Restoration Pavement Improvement $1,673,349
SOUTH DAKOTA UNION 291101 Remove & Replace With Jointed Conc Pavement Pavement Improvement $8,331,478
SOUTH DAKOTA CODINGTON 297030 SBL, Remove & Replace PCCP Pavement Pavement Improvement $14,752,119
SOUTH DAKOTA JACKSON 903078 Shoulder Rehabilitation & Edge Drains; Milling & Asphalt Concrete Resurfacing; Construct Crossovers for Future Project, Misc; Pavement Improvement $13,791,193
SOUTH DAKOTA AURORA 907052 Remove & Replace PCCP Pavement Improvement $23,279,966
SOUTH DAKOTA CHARLES MIX 1804008 AC Overlay Pavement Improvement $1,514,881
SOUTH DAKOTA HAND 14165 Pavement Grinding & Epoxy Paint Pavement Improvement $1,571,611
TENNESSEE SHELBY 1236 FROM ISABELLE STREET TO WHITE STATION ROAD Pavement Improvement $1,132,123
TENNESSEE WARREN 1237 FROM CENTERTOWN TO SPRING VALLEY ROAD New Construction $8,951,029
TENNESSEE VAN BUREN 1240 FROM WARREN COUNTY LINE TO WHITE COUNTY LINE Pavement Improvement $321,330
TENNESSEE WARREN 1242 FROM VICTOR J. YOUNG ROAD TO VAN BUREN COUNTY LINE Pavement Improvement $149,908
TENNESSEE WHITE 1243 FROM VAN BUREN COUNTY LINE TO COLE ROAD Pavement Improvement $216,950
TENNESSEE HAYWOOD 1244 FROM TIPTON COUNTY LINE TO OVERFLOW BRIDGE Pavement Improvement $883,296
TENNESSEE LOUDON 2092 FROM WEST OF SR-73 TO WEST OF SR-1 Pavement Improvement $909,796
TENNESSEE RUTHERFORD 2093 FROM NORTH OF RUTHERFORD BOULEVARD TO EPPS MILL ROAD Pavement Improvement $1,097,355
TENNESSEE BRADLEY 2094 FROM CLEVELAND CITY LIMITS TO SR-40 Pavement Improvement $735,118