NCDOT awards $103M in federal stimulus work - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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million to be spent in the Triangle, Gov. Bev Perdue’ws office announced Friday. The 17 projects, which total $102.78 million, stretch across 21 countiesw aroundthe state. Two other resurfacinhg projects, one on I-440 in Wake County and one on U.S. 64 in Nash and Edgecombew counties, will be awarded if the low bidderr demonstrates that it hasmet “gooe faith effort” requirements in attemptingy to reach the disadvantaged business enterprisw goals set forth in the contracts. The slow economhy translated into quite a discountfor NCDOT. The bids receivee on all 19 economic recovery projectse came in nearly 25perceng -- or about $36.7 million -- below NCDOyT estimates.
Work on all contracta will start in late June orearly July. • Resurfacing and shoulder reconstructionon 3.8 miles of I-540 betweemn I-40 and U.S. 70 in Wake and Durham The $2.2 million contract was awarded to of The project is scheduled to start as earlhy as July 7 and is slated for completio byMay 27, 2010. Resurfacing 11 miles of I-40 from west of Morganb Road in Johnston County to the SampsonCounty line. The $2.2 million contracty was awarded to of The project is scheduled to begin as early as July 13 and should be completedby Nov. 15. • Resurfacing 23.2 miled of U.S. 64 between the Franklin-Nash County line and Winstear Avenue inNash County. The $3.
3 million contract was awardedto S.T. Wooten Corp. The project is scheduled to start as early as July 13 and will be completexby Nov. 15. The Federal Highway Administration estimates thatevery $1 milliobn spent on transportation creates 30 The department also awarded contracts worth $63 million for seven non-stimulus projects, but none of thosde are in the Triangle. NCDOT will receive a totalp of $838 million in stimulus money, includintg $735 million for highway and bridge projects.