Shovel-Ready Projects In Winston-Salem

Ken AshfordEconomy & Jobs & Deficit, Local InterestLeave a Comment

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Winston-Salem  in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report is $618,050,000.  This does not mean these projects will get done with North Carolina's federal stimulus gift.  That's up to Bev Perdue.

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
Union Cross Road widening Winston-Salem NC 160 $60,000,000 Streets/Roads -70
Salem Creek connector and Research Parkway Winston-Salem NC 80 $16,000,000 Streets/Roads -28
Peace Haven and US 421 interchange improvements Winston-Salem NC 75 $15,000,000 Streets/Roads 28
Resurfacing of streets Winston-Salem NC 60 $14,000,000 Streets/Roads 6
Peters Creek Parkway Interchange Replacement at Business 40 Winston-Salem NC 70 $12,000,000 Streets/Roads -14
Roadway projects supplemented by local bonds Winston-Salem NC 120 $12,000,000 Streets/Roads -15
University Parkway widening Winston-Salem NC 20 $11,000,000 Streets/Roads -35
US 52 ramp and Vargrave Street Reconfiguration Winston-Salem NC 10 $8,000,000 Streets/Roads -21
Traffic signal sytem upgrades Winston-Salem NC 50 $6,000,000 Streets/Roads 19
Sidewalk construction Winston-Salem NC 80 $6,000,000 Streets/Roads -11
Clemmonsville Road extension Winston-Salem NC 50 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads 8
Brookstown Phase II, $7,000,000 could create up to 500 jobs at build out Winston-Salem NC 100 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads -22
Kernersville Road super-street at Sedge Garden Road Winston-Salem NC 50 $3,000,000 Streets/Roads -11
Bridge Replacement projects Winston-Salem NC 50 $2,000,000 Streets/Roads 35
Greenway construction (Transportation) Winston-Salem NC 50 $1,000,000 Streets/Roads -8
Two Way of 3rd, 4th, and 5th Streets Winston-Salem NC 30 $800,000 Streets/Roads -23
Old Salem Sidewalks Repair, Streetlight Upgrades and Tree Replacement Project Winston-Salem NC 20 $750,000 Streets/Roads -11
Intersection Traffic Safety Projects Winston-Salem NC 20 $600,000 Streets/Roads 10
Martin Luther King Jr Drive traffic calming and pedestrian safety Winston-Salem NC 10 $500,000 Streets/Roads -38
Elledge Waste Water Plant system rehabilitation and land buffer enhancements Winston-Salem NC 150 $51,000,000 Water 19
Chitty High Service Pumping Station – Standby Power Winston-Salem NC 160 $51,000,000 Water 16
Rebuld of Thomas Water Treatment Plant Winston-Salem NC 125 $25,000,000 Water 19
Water Supply reservoir dam rehabilitation Winston-Salem NC 125 $25,000,000 Water 20
Neilson Water Treatment Plant Winston-Salem NC 100 $15,000,000 Water 18
PTRP stormwater project Winston-Salem NC 150 $12,000,000 Water 6
New Elevated Water Tanks Winston-Salem NC 20 $6,800,000 Water 6
Neighborhood water/sewer rehabilitation Winston-Salem NC 20 $6,000,000 Water 12
Drainage Improvements on Private Property Winston-Salem NC 80 $5,500,000 Water -14
Winston-Salem State University Campus Distribution System Improvements Winston-Salem NC 25 $4,600,000 Water -23
Replcement of 2" water mains Winston-Salem NC 50 $4,000,000 Water 9
Water Tank Rehabilitation Winston-Salem NC 20 $3,700,000 Water 6
Construction and Maintenance Facilities Improvements Winston-Salem NC 25 $3,500,000 Water -5
Muddy Creek Find and Fix Project Winston-Salem NC 15 $3,000,000 Water 7
Water and Sewer GIS/Work Order Management System Winston-Salem NC 10 $2,700,000 Water 9
Wastewater Collection Improvements Winston-Salem NC 50 $2,000,000 Water 4
Yadkin River Land Protection Buffer Purchase Winston-Salem NC 10 $1,000,000 Water -6
Reentry job corp for water suply creek cleanups Winston-Salem NC 20 $400,000 Water -1
PTRP: road, utility and other infrastructure, could create up to 20,000 new jobs at build out Winston-Salem NC 300 $26,200,000 CDBG 18
City Yard relocation and redevelopment Winston-Salem NC 80 $8,000,000 CDBG -15
Goler (workforce/affordable housing) Winston-Salem NC 100 $8,000,000 CDBG -26
Airport Business Park, could create up to 1200 jobs at build ou Winston-Salem NC 50 $5,000,000 CDBG 5
Sedge Garden Gymnasium Winston-Salem NC 50 $5,000,000 CDBG -32
Playgrounds parks and recreation centers Winston-Salem NC 25 $4,500,000 CDBG 3
New C&D landfill construction Winston-Salem NC 10 $4,000,000 CDBG -23
Civic Plaza Park Winston-Salem NC 30 $3,000,000 CDBG -18
Storm drainage projects Winston-Salem NC 80 $3,000,000 CDBG 12
Storm water floodplain housing buy-out and open/park space creation Winston-Salem NC 20 $2,400,000 CDBG -3
New industrial park, could create up to 2500 new jobs at build out Winston-Salem NC 200 $2,000,000 CDBG 0
Public infrastructure to support film and theater production Winston-Salem NC 20 $1,000,000 CDBG -24
Greenways and trails (Parks access) Winston-Salem NC 30 $1,000,000 CDBG 1
Revitalizing Urban areas Redevelopment, Winston-Salem NC 100 $500,000 CDBG -5
Swimming pool spray park conversions Winston-Salem NC 100 $500,000 CDBG -38
Public Safety Center LEED based renovation Winston-Salem NC 250 $9,500,000 Energy 9
City Parking Deck Energy Efficient Lighting and other Upgrades Winston-Salem NC 150 $6,000,000 Energy -9
Energy efficient lighting upgrades at and around City facilities Winston-Salem NC 80 $4,000,000 Energy -7
Business 40 lighting replacement Winston-Salem NC 20 $3,000,000 Energy 7
Energy Efficent HVAC upgrades at Coliseum, Convention Center and Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem NC 50 $3,000,000 Energy -3
City building renovations for LEED Winston-Salem NC 50 $2,000,000 Energy 4
Johnson Square Apartments repair and renovation Winston-Salem NC 80 $3,600,000 Housing -45
Law Enforcement Training Facilities-completion of up fit to training building and construction of in-door city-county firing range Winston-Salem NC 150 $40,000,000 Public Safety -25
Firing range Winston-Salem NC 30 $12,000,000 Public Safety -104
Emergency Operations Center Winston-Salem NC 100 $6,000,000 Public Safety 11
Defensive driving vehicle training facility Winston-Salem NC 50 $5,000,000 Public Safety -33
Additional special puropse officers Winston-Salem NC 46 $4,600,000 Public Safety -30
Fire Station 8 relocation Winston-Salem NC 25 $3,000,000 Public Safety 13
Construction of fire station 19 Winston-Salem NC 25 $2,700,000 Public Safety 19
additional school resource officers Winston-Salem NC 25 $2,500,000 Public Safety 5
Fire Station 21 Winston-Salem NC 25 $2,000,000 Public Safety 15
Fire Apparatus replacement Winston-Salem NC 0 $1,200,000 Public Safety 16
Additional patrol officers -expansion of police visibility and crime prevention efforts Winston-Salem NC 20 $1,200,000 Public Safety 18
Fire Station 22 Winston-Salem NC 25 $1,000,000 Public Safety 18
Decentralized district substations Winston-Salem NC 30 $1,000,000 Public Safety 2
Fire Station renovations Winston-Salem NC 50 $1,000,000 Public Safety 20
Fire vehicle maintenance facility Winston-Salem NC 20 $700,000 Public Safety 17
Mobile command post (for police and fire) Winston-Salem NC 0 $500,000 Public Safety -8
Tasers for law enforcement officers Winston-Salem NC 0 $500,000 Public Safety -25
Reentry job corp for grafitti removal and city parks and public space maintenance Winston-Salem NC 20 $400,000 Public Safety -8
Crime lab/forensics equipment Winston-Salem NC 0 $350,000 Public Safety 17
Youth gang prevention education materials Winston-Salem NC 0 $250,000 Public Safety -24
Streetcar Winston-Salem NC 80 $14,000,000 Transit -167
Fixed Route and Paratransit Buses Winston-Salem NC 20 $7,100,000 Transit -21
Union Station/Davis Garage, could create up to 250 jobs at build out Winston-Salem NC 100 $5,000,000 Transit 12
[Source: Stimuluswatch.org]