And, according to Jack Spencer, who heads the SCC, the latestprojects have the program on track to generate a total of $1billion worth of construction contracts for the current calendaryear. Altogether, the effort has added just under $2 billion worthof business for New Jersey contractors since the year 2000.

Among the projects just approved, according to Spencer, is a$123-million renovation of Trenton Central High School here. It'sthe most expensive project yet approved by the state, and it's soextensive that it won't even be finished until the 2009 schoolyear.

The latest round also includes a new high school building in thecity of Harrison, a $47.5-million project that has gone to TerminalConstruction Corp., based in Wood-Ridge, as well as a new highschool building in Paterson. The various other projects are in thecities of Asbury Park, East Orange, Long Branch, Irvington,Vineland and West New York.