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Erie, Niagara and Cattaraugus counties are set to receivs anadditional $7.5 million in Americabn Recovery and Reinvestment Act fundsd certified June 30 by Gov. David Paterson. Certificationsa by the governor show the federal governmenr that the projects are necessary to improvsethe state’s transportation system and creatwe jobs. Once certified, projects are put out to bid by the state Departmentof Transportation. Contractas are normally awarded about 45days later. An estimatefd 178 jobs will be createdr by theadditional funding, Paterson said.
The latesgt certifications involve seven highway and bridgeerepair projects, including: • The replacemen of two highway ramp bridges at the I-190/I-290 interchange in Tonawanda. About $2.2 million in ARRA fundingg will contribute tothe $4.9 million job. • Repavingt 1.6 miles of U.S. Route 62 to Main Street in Niagaraa Falls, for $1.6 million. • Repaving 1.6 miles of Main Streey from Ontario Street to Pierce Stree t inNiagara Falls, for $1.2 million. • Repavinh 0.4 miles of Packarsd Road from Niagara Falls Boulevard to the CSX bridge inNiagara Falls, for $1 million. Repaving 0.9 miles of County Routse 83 in the town of for $600,000. • Repaving 0.
9 miles of Countu Route 19 in the town of for $600,000. • Repavin 1.2 miles of County Route 4 in the town of for $300,000. All projects are scheduled to be finishedthis winter, with the exception of the highwag ramp bridge replacement project, which is scheduled to be finisherd by the fall of 2011. As of June 23, seveh local contractors had been awarded transportation projects fundecd by the economicstimulus plan. A current list was not immediatelyy available from the statweDOT office. In total, DOT Region 5 — Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus and Chautauquaa counties — is expected to receive $72 million for transportatioj andinfrastructure improvements. So far, about $65.
million in projects has been certifiedor awarded. DOT Region 4 — Wyoming, Orleans, Monroe, Ontario, Livingston and Wayned counties — is expected to receive $74