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Recovery Act projects produce $60 million in cost savings
More contracts approved today by Transportation Board
August 14, 2009
PHOENIX – What began as a list of 41 shovel-ready projects across Arizona has now progressed into real work along our state’s highways. Seventeen Recovery Act projects are now under construction statewide, and two more have already been completed. The cost savings for all project bids is huge: $60 million is now available to move additional Recovery Act projects forward.
Today more projects were awarded contracts. The State Transportation Board approved seven more contracts for Recovery Act projects during a special telephonic meeting, adding to the 40 contracts that have been already approved.
A total of 51 Recovery Act projects have been advertised to date. Most of these projects have already gone through the bid process, which produced the $60 million cost savings. ADOT is already moving forward on extra projects funded with Recovery Act dollars. Two additional ARRA projects have already been approved for the Maricopa County region. State Route 85 will be widened from Southern Avenue to I-10, and State Route 74 will get passing lanes along a two-mile stretch. More projects will be added statewide.
The seven ARRA projects that received contracts today are:
- US 60/Grand Avenue: 99th Avenue to 83rd Avenue in Maricopa County (roadway widening)
Cost savings: $620,787
Contractor: Pulice Construction, Inc.
Contract amount: $6,491,842
- US 60: Mileposts 107 to 110 in Maricopa County (microseal surface treatment)
Cost savings: $25,726
Contractor: Southwest Slurry Seal, Inc.
Contract amount: $290,608
- I-40: Arizona state line to Oatman Highway traffic interchange in Mohave County (fence replacement)
Cost savings: $18,891
Contractor: Abbco Sign Group, Inc.
Contract amount: $162,880
- US 95: Arizona Avenue to Yuma Palms Parkway in Yuma County (roadway widening)
Cost savings: $904,434
Contractor: Royden Construction Company
Contract amount: $8,962,995
- US 95: Mileposts 44 to 54 in Yuma County (chip seal application)
Cost savings: $66,441
Contractor: Cactus Transport, Inc.
Contract amount: $397,937
- I-10 and SR 82 in Southeast Arizona (microseal surface treatment)
Cost savings: $15,206
Contractor: Southwest Slurry Seal, Inc.
Contract amount: $941,498
- SR 73: Cedar Creek to Canyon Day in Gila County (fence replacement)
Cost savings: $94,771
Contractor: D & O Contractors, Inc.
Contract amount: $257,143
ADOT will receive an estimated $350 million in ARRA funds for highway projects around the state. Here’s how the funds will be distributed: Maricopa County will receive $130 million for five projects, Pima County will receive $46 million for eight projects, and the 13 other counties in Greater Arizona will receive $175 million for 28 projects.
For more information about ADOT’s ARRA projects, log on to www.azdot.gov/recovery.
Visit ADOT’s Travel Information site at az511 or dial 5-1-1 for information across Arizona.
Please buckle up, observe speed limits, and never drink and drive.
For additional information contact:
ADOT Media Line
800.949.8057
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