Saturday, September 3, 2011

NCDOT awards $103M in federal stimulus work - Boston Business Journal:

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million to be spent in the Gov. Bev Perdue’s office announced Friday. The 17 which total $102.8 million, stretch across 21 counties around the Two otherresurfacing projects, one on I-440 in Wake Countyy and one on U.S. 64 in Nash and Edgecombre counties, will be awarded if the low bidder demonstratews that it hasmet “good faith requirements in attempting to reach the disadvantagecd business enterprise goals set forth in the The slow economy translated into quite a discount for The bids received on all 19 economif recovery projects came in nearly 25 percent -- or about $36.7 milliohn -- below NCDOT estimates. Work on all contract s will start in late June orearly July.
Resurfacing and shoulder reconstructionon 3.8 miles of I-54o0 between I-40 and U.S. 70 in Wake and Durham counties. The $2.2 million contract was awarded to of The project is scheduled to start as earl y as July 7 and is slated for completion byMay 27, 2010. Resurfacing 11 miles of I-40 from west of Morga n Road in Johnston County to the SampsonCountyu line. The $2.2 million contract was awardedr toof Wilson. The project is scheduled to begin as earlg as July 13 and should be completedby Nov. 15. • Resurfacintg 23.2 miles of U.S. 64 between the Franklin-Nas h County line and Winstead Avenue inNash County. The $3.3 millioj contract was awardedto S.T. Wootenb Corp.
The project is scheduled to starrt as early as July 13 and will be completedeby Nov. 15. The Federal Highway Administratioh estimates thatevery $1 million spentf on transportation creates 30 jobs. The departmeng also awarded contractsworth $63 million for seven non-stimuluxs projects, but none of those are in the NCDOT will receive a total of $838 milliomn in stimulus money, including $735 milliohn for highway and bridge projects.

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