US DOT Provides 40 States $768 Million in Emergency Funds to Fix Roadways
Forty states will split $768.2 million in federal emergency funds to help them fix roadway infrastructure damaged by severe weather events in recent years, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced this week.
“Transportation is a lifeline for communities struggling to recover from floods, hurricanes or other natural disasters,” Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao said in a statement released April 6. “These funds will help with long-term, permanent repairs as well as immediate needs to re-establish the transportation networks on which families and businesses alike depend.”
The department indicated Colorado would receive $124 million to help pay for damages along Interstate 70 that date back to 2013. California would receive $105 million to fund roadway reconstruction damaged by floods and fires that occurred nearly three years ago.
South Carolina will receive $79 million to cover costs of repairs resulting from Hurricane Matthew. Ohio will receive $61 million to pay for repairs due to landslides. Alaska and Florida also will receive emergency funds.
The department did not outline the other states receiving Federal Highway Administration’s emergency relief funds.
