EARMARKS in the 2005 Federal Transportation Bill

In addition to the many policy elements of the federal transportation bill, a record $22 billion of the $286 billion federal transportation bill was earmarked for specific projects. In most cases this meant that Congress determined which projects states and localities must spend money on instead of giving them the flexibility of more general transportation funds through the federal formula categories for all transportation needs. In a few cases, Congress took money off the top of the bill and decided on a set of projects they deemed “nationally significant”. Some of those projects have long been approved by the jurisdictions and communities while others are still under study and face significant local opposition.

An important note on the earmarks:
Funding for projects listed in “Transportation Improvements Section 1934” and “High Priority Projects Section 1701” is funding the State would have gotten regardless. The earmarks from Congress just dictate exactly how that money will be spent.

District of Columbia

National Corridors Infrastructure Improvement Program Sec 1302
#21 Frederica Douglass Memorial Bridge $75,000,000

“High Priority Projects” Sec. 1701
#1105 11th street bridges, rehabilitation of structures as well as new ramps to provide for traffic at Navy Yard, Southeast Federal Ctr. And Gateway Government Ctr $17,600,000
# 1547 Replace and reconstruct South Capitol Street, Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge $48,000,000
#3674 Highway improvements to improve access to the Kennedy Center $4,000,000

Maryland

Montgomery County
National Corridors Infrastructure Improvement Program Sec 1302
#3 Planning, design, and construction of the Inter County Connector in Montgomery and Prince George’s County in Maryland $10,000,000

“High Priority Projects” Sec. 1701
# 1334 Construct interchange at MD Route 355 at Montrose and Randolph roads in Montgomery County $1,600,000
# 1413 MD 124, Woodfield Road, From Midcounty Highway to Warfield Road $1,600,000
#1755 upgrade MD 210 from MD 228 to I-495 $3,000,000
#1936 Gaithersburg, MD extension of Teachers Way-Olde towne Gaithersburg Revitalization $ 1,120,000
# 2118 Rockville, MD Construction of Maryland Avenue and Market Street Intermodal Access Project
#3168 Intercounty Connector $4,800,000
# 4303 Upgrade MD 210 from MD 228 to I-495 $2,000,000
#4310 Roadway improvements from intersection os US 29 in Montgomery Co. along Industrial Parkway thru to FDA access/Cherry Hill Road $2,000,000
#4313 Construction of Maryland Ave. and Market Str intermodal access project, including pedestrian safety improvements and Baltimore Rd. corridor, Rockville $800,000

Prince George’s County
Transportation Improvements Sec 1934
#183 Upgrade MD 4 at Suitland Parkway $5,000,000

“High Priority Projects” Sec. 1701
#1009 MD4 at Suitland Parkway $3,200,000
#3512 MD 4 at Suitland Parkway $4,000,000
#4300 Construct MD 4 at Suitland Parkway MD $2,800,000
#4295 Construction on new interchange at MD 5, MD 373 and Brandywine Rd. $4,000,000
#4300 Construct MD 4 at Suitland Parkway $2,800,000
# 4307 Upgrade I-95, I-495 MD 5 Branch Avenue Metro Access $1,800,000
#4314 Construct Woodrow Wilson Bridge Anacostia River wetlands mitigation project $1,600,000

Baltimore
“High Priority Projects” Sec. 1701
#468 Reconstruct East North Avenue (US Route 1) Baltimore, MD $4,000,000
# 1377 Construct phase 2 of the Jones Falls Trail from Baltimore Penn Station to the Maryland Science center on the Inner Harbor $3,200,000
#1453 Construct pedestrian bridge and garage at Coppin State Univ in Baltimore $2,640,000
#1454 Historic preservation and traffic improvements along liberty heights ave and in Druid Hill park in Baltimore $1,520,000
#1571 Rehabilitate roadways around Baltimore life science park in Baltimore $6,800,000
#1698 Rehabilitate Hanover street bridge in Baltimore $1,200,000
#4290 Construct a visitor center and related roads, and parking serving Ft. Mchenry $5,300,000
#4296 Rehabilitate Pennington Avenue Drawbridge, Baltimore $5,500,000
#4301 Baltimore Rail Tunnel improvement study $3,000,000
#4306 Construction of new Baltimore water taxi terminals $2,000,000

Howard County
“High Priority Projects” Sec. 1701
#1289 Expand Route 29 in Howard County, MD $5,440,000
#2374 Reconstruct MD 32 from MD 108 to I-70 in Howard $3,040,000

Other Maryland
“High Priority Projects” Sec. 1701
#1208 Construction and dualization of US 113, MD $12,000,000
# 1277 Construction and dualization of MD 404 in Queen Anne, Talbot and Caroline Counties, MD $5,600,000
# 4290 Construction and dualization of MD 404 in Queen Anne, Talbot and Caroline Counties, MD $11,000,000
#4289 I-70 Improvement project: Frederick, MD $13,400,000
#4291 construct US 220 MD 53 North/South Corridor $9,200,000
#4292 Upgrade MD 175 in Anne Arundel County btw MD 170 and BW Parkway $6,700,000
#4294 Construct Assateague Island National Seashore Visitors center and related road improvements $6,300,000
#4297 Construction and dualization of US 113 $3,200,000
# 4298 Construct MD 5 Hughesville Bypass $3,000,000
#4302 Construct Allegheny Highlands pedestrian/bicycle trail $2,000,000
#4309 Edgewood MD train station streeetscaping and parking improvements $1,500,000
#4312 MD 295 BWI access improvements $1,200,000
#4315 Construct Potomac River Gorge Stormwater mitigation project $500,000

Virginia

NOVA
Transportation Improvements Sec 1934 (Senate)
#409 Widening I-95 between Rte 123 and Fairfax County Parkway $2,000,000

“High Priority Projects” Sec. 1701
#621 Widen Route 17 in Stafford, VA $4,000,000
#788 Widen Route 29 between Eaton Place and 123 in Fairfax City, VA $2,400,000
#2449 Widen I-66 westbound inside the cap beltway from the Rossyln tunnel to Dulles connector road $5,600,000
#2536 I-66 & Gainesville interchange $8,000,000
#3345 I-66 & Route 29 Gainesville interchange $5,600,000
#2120 Vienna, VA Maple Avenue Improvement Project $1,320,000
#3318 Expansion of Battlefield Parkway from east Market Street at Route 7 to Sycolin Road, SE (Leesburg, VA) $1,600,000
#3390 Widening I-95 between Rte 123 and Fairfax County Parkway $800,000
#5043 I-66 Improvements and Route 29 Interchange at Gainesville $20,000,000
#5057 Widen I-66 westbound inside the Capital Beltway $22,000,000
#5060 Widening I-95 between Rte 123 and Fairfax County Parkway $10,000,000
#5061 Widen Route 17 in Stafford $1,000,000

Piedmont
Transportation Improvements Sec 1934
#408 Construct Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange, Charlottesville $2,000,000

“High Priority Projects” Sec. 1701
#1086 Replacement of the 635 bridge in Orange County, VA $400,000
#1522 Expand Route 15 29 in Culpeper, VA $1,600,000
#5051 Route 50 Traffic Calming, Gilberts Corner $8,000,000
#5044 Construct Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange, Charlottesville $2,000,000
#5059 The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Rt. 15 scenic corridor management planning and implementation, FY 2006 $1,000,000

Hampton Roads/Richmond
Projects of National Significance Sec 1301
#24 Rail Relocation to route I-64/I-664 rail corridor, Portsmouth $15,000,000

Transportation Improvements Sec 1934
#404 Hampton Roads Third Crossing Segment 1 $37,000,000

“High Priority Projects” Sec. 1701
#364 Construction of Route 17, Dominion Blvd Chesapeake, VA $6,400,000
#686 Widen Route 10 to 6 lanes from Route 1 to Meadowview Road, Chesterfield, VA $800,000
#2294 Conduct planning an engineering for Hampton Roads Third Crossing and interconnected roadways $2,400,000
#5045 Construct South Airport Connector Road, Richmond International Airport $2,000,000

Shenandoah Valley and Southwest Virginia

Projects of National Significance Sec 1301
#2 VA, WV, OH Heartland Corridor Project including multiple intermodal facility improvement and improvement to facilitate the movement of intermodal freight from VA to OH $90,000,000

National Corridors Infrastructure Improvement Program Sec 1302
#5 Construction of dedicated truck lanes on additional capacity on I-81 in VA $100,000,000

Transportation Improvements Sec 1934
#405 Manage Freight movement and safety improvements to I-81 $38,000,000
# 407 Widen Route 262 in Augusta $3,000,000

“High Priority Projects” Sec. 1701
# 81 Improve Route 42 (Main Street) Bridgewater $400,000
# 2643 Widen route 262 in Augusta County $800,000
#2844 Engineering and right of way for I-73 in Roanoke County $ 1,200,000
#2955 Improve downtown Staunton VA streetscape $1,200,000
# 3058 Smart travel and traffic management systems in Salem and Staunton district, VA $400,000
#3152 Improve Erickson Avenue and Stone Spring Road connection $600,000
#5050 Manage Freight movement and safety improvements to I-81 $3,500,000
#1853 Expansion of south airport connector road (Clarkson Road to Charles City) $6,240,000
#5064 Widen Route 262 in August County $2,000,000
# 5065 Briston Train Station – historic preservation and rehabilitation of former Bristol, VA train station $1,000,000
#5066 Interstate 81 ITS message signs $500,000
#5068 Route 11 Improvements in Maurertown (Shenandoah County) $500,000
#5069 Improve Route 42 (Main Street) Bridgewater $500,000
#5071 Engineering and Right of Way for Interstate 73 in Roanoke County $1,000,000
#5052 Smart Road Research and Operations, Blacksburg $6,000,000
#5047 Improvements to Coalfields Connector, Route 460, Buchanan County $12,000,000

Other Virginia
“High Priority Projects” Sec. 1701
#551 Engineering and right of way to widen route 221 Forest, VA $1,000,000
#622 Widen Route 820 in Bergton, VA $1,240,000
#835 Widening of Highway 15 in Farmville, VA $1,349,760
# 1348 Conduct study of Route 460 Corridor, Virginia $4,000,000
#5054 I-64/City Line Road Interchange $5,000,000
#5058 Construct I-73 near Martinsville $7,000,000
#5062 Construct Old Mill Road Extension $2,000,000
#5072 Double stack clearance of tunnels on the Norfolk and Western Mainline in Virginia located on the Heartland Corridor $5,000,000
#5074 Route 221 improvements in Forest $500,000

Several other small projects exist for Maryland and Virginia, including trails and tourism related projects.

* This information comes from the Conference Report on HR3 that was posted by the House Rules Committee at: http://www.house.gov/rules/109textTEALU.htm and may not include every earmark.

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