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Digging into 'shovel-ready projects' in the Meridian area
category:Government and Politics
posted:February 28th, 2009
They're called 'shovel-ready,' those stimulus projects that have been surveyed, planned for, approved and are ready to go in cities all around America. They've been on hold due to budget issues, but with the new government stimulus plan, they're about to get the green light.
You're going to see lots going on around the Meridian area and across Idaho - from road repair, airport and transit upgrades to school refurbishment, the "greening" of local communities and new technology. There are nearly 19,000 of these stimulus projects ready to ramp up nationwide, estimated to generate over 1,600,000 new jobs for 2009 and 2010.
We've compiled a list of the Meridian stimulus 'shovel-ready' projects that will be happening in the area. What do you think? Which of these Meridian stimulus public works are you pleased to see starting up? Which ones are a waste? Share your views by participating in the Meridian poll and adding your comments below!
| Program | Project Description | Funding Required | Jobs |
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| CDBG | Moshers/Merrywood Sewer Trunk (trunk to abandon three lift stations) | $500,000 | 3 | | CDBG | Black Cat Lift Station Grinder Pumps (placed after bar racks to increase life and improve operation of lift station) | $700,000 | 2 | | CDBG | Ashford Greens Sewer Trunk (trunk to serve north Meridian and abandon lift station) | $1,900,000 | 5 | | Energy | Purchase of Hybrid Fleet Vehicles | $100,000 | 2 | | Energy | Phosphorous recovery/centrate treatment | $500,000 | 4 | | Energy | Digester Gas Conditioning / reuse | $1,000,000 | 3 | | Energy | Composting Project | $2,000,000 | 5 | | Streets/Roads | Ten Mile Road from Franklin to Cherry Lane | $9,375,000 | 95 | | Streets/Roads | Ten Mile Road from Cherry Lane to Ustick | $7,295,000 | 75 | | Streets/Roads | Intersection of Pine Avenue and Linder Road | $2,735,000 | 30 | | Streets/Roads | Intersection of Eagle Road and Victory Road | $1,891,000 | 20 | | Streets/Roads | Eagle Road from Victory to Ridenbaugh Canal | $3,855,000 | 40 | | Water | WWTP Struvite Recovery | $2,750,000 | 8 | | Water | WWTP Reuse Demonstration Project (reuse project at Heroes Park) | $800,000 | 4 | | Water | WWTP Plant Automation | $450,000 | 4 | | Water | WWTP Digester Grinder Pumps (grinder pumps to help with the digestion processes) | $700,000 | 3 | | Water | WWTP Black Cat Box Odor Control (odor control at one of the influent structures) | $235,000 | 2 | | Water | Well 28 Well and Pumphouse | $700,000 | 7 | | Water | Ultraviolet Disinfection Upgrades (additional disinfection at the plant) | $250,000 | 2 | | Water | Tertiary Filters Project (three cloth media filters and piping upgrades) | $3,170,000 | 8 | | Water | Project Management (a City Employee to manage the projects) | $100,000 | 1 | | Water | Primary Fermentation (conversion of two existing primary clarifiers to fermenters) | $1,250,000 | 5 | | Water | Pressure Zone 1, 3 Pressure Reducing Valve Stations | $450,000 | 4 | | Water | Manhole rehabilitation / Repair | $2,000,000 | 4 | | Water | Land Purchase (for projects such as flow equalization and constructed treatment of wetlands) | $2,500,000 | 1 | | Water | IFAS (fixed film process for increased aeration basin capacity) | $1,400,000 | 5 | | Water | Headworks Odor Control (building around the headworks structure with odor control) | $1,000,000 | 5 | | Water | Headworks Fine Screens (greater removal efficiencies in the headworks) | $2,500,000 | 8 | | Water | Downtown sewer Rehabilitation | $1,500,000 | 6 | | Water | Digester 1, 2, and 3 Rehabilitation (rehab of existing digesters) | $660,000 | 4 | | Water | Coagulation Building for Chemical Feed (chemical feed building for the plant) | $150,000 | 3 | | Water | Bioaugmentation (side stream nutrient treatment) | $750,000 | 4 | | Water | Amity Road Waterline | $350,000 | 6 | | Water | 2 Million Gallon Drinking Water Reservoir: Civil, Structural, and Geotechnical Engineers / Technicians (6), Excavation and Earthwork (6), Pipe Crew (4), Concrete / Metal Crew (12), Coating Crew (3), Electricians (3), Paving Crew (5), Landscape and Fencing | $4,500,000 | 47 |
View the complete list of projects across Idaho and the country here.
For more information about what's going on around Meridian, ID we invite you to tour the site and participate by adding your organization's community news and announcements.
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