American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
ARRA project tracking sheet 
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was signed into law by President Obama on Feb.17, 2009. Virginia will receive a total of $694.5 million in highway funding from ARRA to invest in improving our transportation system.
Our priorities are to address deficient pavements, structurally deficient bridges and much-needed highway capacity and rail improvements to improve the economic competitiveness of the commonwealth and offer safe, reliable transportation options for all Virginians.
The information contained in the materials posted on this page will provide you with the most up-to-date status of Virginia’s efforts to maximize the stimulus investment.
A Transparent Process
The commonwealth continues to work through an open, transparent and collaborative process to select projects that provide the most benefit for Virginia citizens while adhering to all requirements and deadlines prescribed in the legislation.
Following a public comment period, the commonwealth worked in close collaboration with the metropolitan planning organizations, elected officials and citizens to select the best uses of this ARRA funding.
Fast Facts
Investment priorities were set by the Commonwealth Transportation Board to govern the selection of state-funded transportation stimulus projects. These included:
- Addressing structurally deficient bridges
- $97.2 million targeted to improve or replace structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges and culverts.
- $97.2 million targeted to improve or replace structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges and culverts.
- Addressing deficient pavements
- $136.5 million targeted toward repaving or overlaying lane miles of highway and primary roads in Virginia.
- $136.5 million targeted toward repaving or overlaying lane miles of highway and primary roads in Virginia.
- BRAC-related projects
- $75.4 million targeted to fund improvements necessary near expanding military installations supporting 21,400 jobs.
- $75.4 million targeted to fund improvements necessary near expanding military installations supporting 21,400 jobs.
- Enhancements
- $20.8 million targeted to be used for enhancement projects.
- $20.8 million targeted to be used for enhancement projects.
- Cancelled or delayed construction projects and citizen suggestions
- $37.3 million targeted to improve Virginia’s rail network and access to the Port of Virginia
- $184.0 million targeted to advance much-needed congestion-relief projects including building lane miles of new roadway
News
- VDOT Obligates Transportation Stimulus Funding Ahead of Schedule
- VIrginia Obligates More Than Half of of Discretionary Highway Stimulus Funding
- Commonwealth Transportation Board to Adopt Revised Six-Year Transportation Program at Special Meeting
- Virginia Completes Obligation of Highway Stimulus Funds
Projects
PDFs
Presentations to the Commonwealth Transportation Board
PDFs
- Transportation components of the stimulus bill (Feb. 5, 2009, 467 KB)
- Final stimulus bill (Feb. 13, 2009, 462 KB)
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act highway funding (March 18, 2009, 51 KB)
- VDOT stimulus project update (April 15, 2009, 35 KB)
- Additional stimulus project recommendations (May 20, 2009, 400 KB)
- Additional stimulus highway project recommendations (June 17, 2009, 305 KB)
- ARRA funding / project update (Sept. 17, 2009, 260 KB)
- ARRA funding / project update (Oct. 14, 2009, 17 KB)
- ARRA funding / project update (Nov. 18, 2009, 403 KB)
- ARRA funding / project update (Dec. 16, 2009, 208 KB)
- ARRA funding / project update (Jan. 20, 2010, 387 KB)
- ARRA funding / project update (Feb. 17, 2010, 382 KB)
- ARRA funding / project update (March 17, 2010, 100 KB)
- ARRA funding /project update (April 14, 2010, 65 KB)
- ARRA funding/project update (May 19, 2010, 251 KB)
Certifications by the Governor
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (May 12, 2009)
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (May 28, 2009)
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (June 11, 2009)
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (Aug. 10, 2009)
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (Sept. 2, 2009)
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (Sept. 25, 2009)
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (Oct. 5, 2009)
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (Nov. 23, 2009)
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (Jan. 7, 2010)
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (Jan. 22, 2010)
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (Feb. 2, 2010)
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (June 23, 2010)
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (July 23, 2010)
- Certification under Section 1511 of ARRA (July 27, 2010)
Helpful Links
- Recovery.gov
- Federal Highway Administration ARRA site
- Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan
- Project photographs
