The state Department of Transportation overbudgeted for past maintenance projects that were paid for by federal stimulus money. Now, the state has $12 million more to spend on new projects. The department's central district saved $5 million and is putting it back into these 13 new resurfacing projects.

"That $12 million is money that has to be used within our urban areas, in cities and communities of 5,000 population or greater," MoDot District Planning Manager Mike Dusenberg said.

Mid-Missouri has six cities that qualify for this money: Columbia, Jefferson City, Sedalia, Eldon, Boonville, and Fulton.

The new projects in Boone County include:

• Interstate 70 Outer Road, from Route E to the end of state maintenance in Columbia
• Route KK, from Route K to the end of state maintenance in Columbia
• Route WW in Boone and Callaway counties, from North Fork Creek in Boone County to Route J in Callaway County
• Route ZZ, from Route TT to I-70 Drive Southwest in Columbia

Pettis, Miller, Cooper and Cole Counties are also affected.

"Some of these projects will be minor one-inch overlay type projects — just putting a hot mix of asphalt one inch on top of what's there," Dusenberg said. Other projects are a more complex concrete overlay called Novachip.

The state has to commit the federal money by March. The bidding process for these new projects will begin in December.