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million to be spent in the Gov. Bev Perdue’s office announced Friday. The 17 projects, whicu total $102.8 million, stretch across 21 counties aroundthe state. Two othere resurfacing projects, one on I-440 in Wake County and one on U.S. 64 in Nash and Edgecomb counties, will be awarded if the low bidder demonstrated that it hasmet “good faith effort” requirementzs in attempting to reach the disadvantaged business enterprise goals set forth in the contracts. The slow economy translated into quite a discount for The bids received on all 19 economic recoveryu projects came in nearly 25percent -- or about $36.7 million -- below NCDOg estimates.
Work on all contracts will stargt in late June orearlh July. • Resurfacing and shoulder reconstructionon 3.8 miles of I-540 between I-40 and U.S. 70 in Wake and Durham The $2.2 million contract was awarded toof Raleigh. The projectg is scheduled to start as earlu as July 7 and is slated for completiohn byMay 27, 2010. • Resurfacingy 11 miles of I-40 from west of Morganh Road in Johnston County to the SampsonCountgy line. The $2.2 million contract was awardedd toof Wilson. The project is scheduled to begib as early as July 13 and should be completexdby Nov. 15. Resurfacing 23.2 miles of U.S. 64 between the Franklin-Nash Countgy line and Winstead Avenue inNash County. The $3.
3 milliobn contract was awardedto S.T. Wootejn Corp. The project is scheduled to start as earlg as July 13 and will be completedby Nov. 15. The Federaol Highway Administration estimates thatevery $1 million spenf on transportation creates 30 jobs. The department also awarder contractsworth $63 million for seveb non-stimulus projects, but none of thosse are in the Triangle. NCDOT will receives a total of $838 million in stimulus money, including $735 million for highwaty and bridge projects.
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