ARRA projects
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McKinnon-St. Simons Island Airport, aircraft apron rehabilitation
Location: Brunswick, Ga.
ARRA funding: $4 million
Jobs created: 8-10
Time frame: June-April/May 2010
Details: The airport’s parking apron for heavy aircraft, comprising 520,000 square feet of 10-inch thick concrete, must be rebuilt.
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Brooklyn Bridge rehabilitation
Location: New York
ARRA funding: $47.2 million
Jobs created: Unknown
Time frame: Spring 2009-summer 2012
Details: The ramps leading to the bridge will be rehabilitated and widened to improve traffic flow, and the entire bridge will be painted to prevent corrosion.
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Interstate 405 improvements
Location: Bellevue and Kirkland, Wash.
ARRA funding: $70 million
Jobs created: 400-600
Time frame: Summer 2009-winter 2012
Details: One project, funded for $40 million, will add a northbound auxiliary lane along I-405 between Bellevue and Kirkland, which will be open to traffic by 2010. The second, funded for $30 million, will construct braided ramps to separate vehicles as they enter and exit I-405 between NE 8th Street and State Road 520 in Bellevue.
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Lincoln County Forest & Rangeland Health Enhancement Projects
Location: Lincoln County, Nev.
ARRA funding: $1.3 million
Jobs created: 24
Time frame: April 2009-September 2010
Details: A group of projects to improve forest health, fight invasive species and clear undergrowth that could fuel forest fires in Spring Valley, Beaver Dam and Echo Canyon state parks.
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Alameda Avenue bridge over Interstate 25
Location: Denver
ARRA funding: $22.1 million
Jobs created: Unknown
Time frame: Fall 2009-Spring 2011
Details: The old Alameda Avenue bridge, which is in poor condition, will be completely replaced with one wide enough to accommodate an additional lane in each direction.