Wednesday, February 24, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The federal government has approved the final highway projects getting stimulus money in Ohio.
The Ohio Department of Transportation said today that it received final authorization on more than $935 million in state and local projects.
Under stimulus guidelines, states have until March 1 to get all of their projects approved. Those that fail to meet the deadline will have their leftover money reallocated to other states.
Ohio has about 395 stimulus-funded projects for highways, airports and railroad development.
Work began last year, but the construction industry expects payouts to peak in 2010.
The state’s largest stimulus project is a $400 million bridge for Interstate 90 in Cleveland. The project is getting $85 million in stimulus funds.