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million through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestmeny Act for fivetransportatio projects. The road and bridge improvements plannerfor Albany, Essex, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington and Warrebn counties are expected to create an estimated 556 Gov. Paterson’s office said Thursday. • $1.4 million in ARRA fundingg to replace the bridge carrying Caretakee Road over the Walloomsac River in the town of Rensselaer County. The bridge, built in accesses the Bennington Battlefield. Constructiomn is expected to be completed by the endof 2009. $5.9 million to relocatee the intersection of Maxwell Road and Albany Shake Road in the townof Colonie, Alban y County.
The existing intersection willbe right-turn only to and from Albant Shaker and Maxwell roads. The improvements would improver safety and reduce traffic congestion on AlbanyShaker Road, Wolf Road and ramps accessinyg Interstate 87. Construction is expected to be completed by the endof 2010. $4.6 million to replace the bridge carryingyClinton Street, Saunders Street and Division Street over the Delawared and Hudson Railroad in the villagew of Whitehall, Washington County. The built in 1932, does not provide enough clearance for tall rail Construction is expected to be completec inwinter 2010. • $11 million to resurface toadd in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Schenectadhy counties.
Those locations include: Routs 9 in Halfmoon, Clifton Park and Maltsa between State Route 146 andCrescentf Avenue; Route 20 in Guilderland betweenb State Route 146 and west of Johnstonj Road; Route 155 in Colonie betweeb Shaker High School and east of State Route 9; nine milezs of State Route 4 in North and East Greenbusg between State Routes 43 and 151; State Route 50 in Ballstomn and Ballston Spa, betweejn the southern and northermn intersections with State Route 67; Route Broadway, in Schenectady, in the vicinity of Interstate 890 Exit 5. Completiob of those projects is expected in the summeof 2010. • $880,000 to resurface County Route 145, Oakwood Avenue, in Troy.
The work will includer pavement improvements between the north and southcity lines. Constructiojn is expected to be completed by the endof 2009. So far, Paterson’sz office said, Capital Regioj communities are scheuded to receivre morethan $216.1 million in highway and bridge funding the 2009-1p0 fiscal year. Statewide, the federal stimulus packages hasprovided $617.8 millionj for 217 transportation projects.