President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) into law on February 17, 2009. PAG began work to identify needed projects that would qualify for ARRA funding even prior to passage of the bill. As a result, PAG successfully obtained over $98.8 million in new funding for state and local transportation projects within the region. Projects were identified in each of the local jurisdictions and tribal governments within the PAG area.
 ARRA includes extensive requirements for monitoring and reporting on the progress of the projects. To facilitate this requirement, PAG prepared a section on its Web site where each jurisdiction submits status information. This information is compiled and submitted monthly to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to be incorporated into a report on transportation projects statewide. ADOT is responsible for required submittals to the Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Congress.
Near-term job creation was a key objective of the ARRA program and projects are required to be delivered on an expedited timeframe.
The earliest deadlines applied to state projects. Consequently, as of August 2009, over 77 percent of the state system projects in our region had been put out to bid:
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ADOT - I-10: Marsh Station Traffic Interchange: $18,000,000
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ADOT - I-10: Rita Road to Houghton - ARRA - Pavement Preservation: $6,000,000
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ADOT - SR 86: Brawley Wash Segment: $5,000,000
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ADOT - SR 86: Kinney to La Cholla: $3,500,000
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ADOT - SR 86: MP 73.9 - 77.4 : $3,327,000
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ADOT - SR 86: Santa Cruz River Bridge #528: $200,000
The first of the projects on the local transportation system will be bid by September 2009.
All the remaining state and local system projects should be under way by March 2010.
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ADOT – I-10 Freeway Management System Phase 2B: $9,100,000
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ADOT - I-19: Sign Replacement: $1,500,000
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Marana – Pavement Preservation Package ARRA: $3,700,000
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Oro Valley – Pavement Preservation Package ARRA: $3,000,000
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Pascua Yaqui Tribe – Pavement Preservation Package ARRA: $500,000
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Pima County - Hohokam Middle School Bicycle & Pedestrian Project: $575,000
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Pima County – Pavement Preservation Package ARRA: $7,469,000
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Pima County - Sabino Canyon Rd. Bridge: $600,000
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Sahuarita – Pavement Preservation Package ARRA: $3,000,000
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South Tucson – Pavement Preservation Package ARRA:$1,000,000
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Tohono O’odham Nation - Pavement Preservation Package – ARRA: $2,500,000
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Tucson - Armory Park/Santa Rita Park Enhancement Project: $276,000
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Tucson – Pavement Preservation Package ARRA: $7,107,000
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Tucson – RR & R – FY08 – TEA21 #3B: $6,000,000
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Tucson - South 4th Ave Streetscape Enhancement Project: $514,000
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Tucson Transit - Administrative & Maintenance Facility : $16,022,390
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