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Projects in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Wilkes-Barre is $204,000,000

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
Reconstruction of Solomons Creek walls Wilkes-Barre PA 50 $60,000,000 Streets/Roads 4
Coal Street Road project - phase 2 Wilkes-Barre PA 25 $10,000,000 Streets/Roads 18
Reconstruction of Laurel Run Creek walls Wilkes-Barre PA 30 $10,000,000 Streets/Roads 7
Reconstruction of Mill Creek walls Wilkes-Barre PA 30 $10,000,000 Streets/Roads 6
Reconstruct bridges/culverts citywide Wilkes-Barre PA 10 $9,000,000 Streets/Roads 19
Reconstruction of Wilkes-Barre Boulevard Wilkes-Barre PA 10 $8,000,000 Streets/Roads 9
Milling and paving of various city streets Wilkes-Barre PA 10 $5,500,000 Streets/Roads 21
Purchase/employ additional DPW equipment/workers Wilkes-Barre PA 10 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads -2
Reconstruction of Public Square Wilkes-Barre PA 15 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads -28
Spring/Bowman Run Channel upgrades Wilkes-Barre PA 15 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads -9
Downtown Streetscape Project Wilkes-Barre PA 10 $3,000,000 Streets/Roads -36
Intermodal Transportation Facility/downtown garage Wilkes-Barre PA 60 $3,000,000 Streets/Roads -5
Citywide street sign and pole replacement Wilkes-Barre PA 30 $2,000,000 Streets/Roads -17
"greening" Wilkes-Barre program Wilkes-Barre PA 15 $500,000 Streets/Roads -43
Citywide storm sewer upgrades Wilkes-Barre PA 30 $20,000,000 Water 16
Coalbrook Creek relocation Wilkes-Barre PA 30 $20,000,000 Water -15
Citywide sanitary sewer upgrades Wilkes-Barre PA 30 $15,000,000 Water 12
Supplement to $14 million Coal Street Park redevelopment project Wilkes-Barre PA 25 $5,000,000 CDBG 3
Parks and recreation enhancements Wilkes-Barre PA 20 $3,000,000 CDBG -21
Demolition of blight Wilkes-Barre PA 20 $1,000,000 CDBG 13
Housing rehabilitation program Wilkes-Barre PA 20 $1,000,000 CDBG -17
Improvements to City Hall Wilkes-Barre PA 5 $500,000 CDBG -31
Improvements to DPW facility Wilkes-Barre PA 5 $500,000 CDBG -26
Citywide security camera initiative Wilkes-Barre PA 25 $2,000,000 Public Safety -91