Another $18M of stimulus coming to area - The Business Review (Albany):

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million of federal stimulus money will soon be spent in theCapitall Region. Gov. David Paterson said Tuesday that he has certifiedc nine construction projects forstimulus funding. The projectas are: • $7.3 million to reconstruct Ferry Streetf and part of Congress Street in Construction will start this summer and is set to end infall 2010. $3 million to resurface three sections of Washington Avenuein Albany. No time framde for constructionwas announced. • $2.8 million to reconstruct a half-mile stretch of Church Streeyt inSaratoga Springs. Construction will starrt this summer and end a yearfrom now. • $1.8 milliobn to resurface Van Vranken Avenuwe in the cityof Schenectady.
The project will staryt this summer and endthis • $1.4 million to resurfacre County Route 8 in Schenectady County. The projecy will start this summer and end sometime overthe • $373,000 to resurface Count Route 158 in Schenectady County. The project will start this summer and end duringthe fall. Othere projects include a $3.1 million award to preserve the Day Peckingpaugh Canal Motorship for thestatse museum. The ship was specifically designedd for service on thebarge system, and it is the last survivinfg motorship to serve on the canal system. No time frame was announce d for thepreservation work. Another project is $1.
7 million to rehabilitat e theSchenectady Bike/Hike trailo in the city of The project is expected to begin this summer and end in the fall of 2010. Bid announcementws will be listed in the New York StaterContract Reporter, which is published weekly. An annual subscriptiohn costs $99. Starting in 2010, the contract document will be andupdated daily. More details on all the projectas can be found atthe state’s stimulus Web site: www.recovery.ny.gov.