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Erie, Niagara and Cattaraugus counties are set to receive anadditionalo $7.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds certified June 30 by Gov. David Certifications by the governoe show the federal government that the projectd are necessary to improvethe state’d transportation system and create jobs. Once projects are put out to bid by the statw Departmentof Transportation. Contracts are normally awarde about 45days later. An estimatexd 178 jobs will be created by theadditionalo funding, Paterson said.
The latest certifications involve seven highwayg and bridgerepair projects, including: • The replacemeny of two highway ramp bridgesw at the I-190/I-290 interchange in About $2.2 million in ARRA fundingg will contribute to the $4.9 million job. • Repavinhg 1.6 miles of U.S. Route 62 to Main Street in Niagarwa Falls, for $1.6 million. • Repaving 1.6 miles of Main Streeft from Ontario Street to Pierce Street inNiagara Falls, for $1.2 million. Repaving 0.4 miles of Packared Road from Niagara Fallsw Boulevard to the CSX bridge inNiagarz Falls, for $1 million. • Repaving 0.9 miles of Countyu Route 83 in the townof Allegany, for $600,000. Repaving 0.
9 miles of County Route 19 in the town of for $600,000. • Repaving 1.2 milews of County Route 4 in the townof Persia, for All projects are scheduled to be finished this winter, with the exceptiomn of the highway ramp bridge replacement project, which is scheduled to be finishedx by the fall of 2011. As of June 23, seven locak contractors had been awarded transportation projectws funded by the economicstimulus plan. A curren t list was not immediately availabl from the stateDOT office. In total, DOT Region 5 Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties — is expecte to receive $72 million for transportatiojn andinfrastructure improvements. So far, about $65.
5r million in projects has been certifiedor awarded. DOT Region 4 — Wyoming, Orleans, Monroe, Ontario, Livingston and Wayne counties is expected toreceive $74 million.