Federal Stimulus Funds Aid Area Road Projects

March 6th, 2009


By Tammy Gray-Searles
    More than $46 million in federal stimulus money will be directed toward transportation projects in Na-vajo and Apache counties.
    The State Transportation Board met Tuesday to discuss and decide how to spend the money. While the bulk of $940 million offered to Arizona for transportation projects was slated for Phoenix-area projects, approximately $13.4 million will be put toward projects in Navajo County, and $33.2 million in Apache County.
    Navajo County expenditures include:
    * Spot repairs and maintenance in the Holbrook district, $2 million.
    * Pavement preservation near the junction of Highways 59 and 160 near Kayenta, $4.4 million.
    * Pavement preservation near the junction of Highways 59 and 160 near Dennehotso, $6 million.
    * Pavement preservation on Highway 180 near the Petrified Forest, $615,000.
    * Enhancements on Highway 260 between Porter Mountain Road and Woodland Road, $481,000.
    Apache County expenditures include:
    * Bridge rehabilitation on Interstate 40 at Black Creek Bridge near milepost 347, $700,000.
    * Retrofitting on Interstate 40 near Dead River Bridge at milepost 316, $280,000.
    * Pavement preservation on Highway 160, near Red Mesa and Teec Nos Pos, $6 million.
    * Improvements on Highway 160 near Teec Nos Pos, $600,000.
    * Pavement preservation near the junction of Highways 61 and 180, $2.7 million.
    * Pavement preservation on Highway 191 just south of Chinle, $5 million.
    * Construction of a passing lane on Highway 191 near Wide Ruins, $2.4 million.
    * Pavement preservation on Highway 191 at the Interstate 40 junction, $8.5 million.
    * Pavement preservation on Highway 260 near the Greer rodeo grounds, $7 million.
    In addition to the funds for roadwork, the board also approved $100,000 for a rural regional planning study for the White Mountain Apache Tribe and $100,000 for a transit planning study for the City of Win-slow.
    No local airports received any of the funding allocated for airport construction projects.


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