Emergency Relief Funds Will Help States
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S Department of Transportation will provide more than $319 million to states across the nation to cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural disasters, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today.
“Restoring vital transportation links requires immediate attention so people can get back to their daily routines and activities,” said Secretary LaHood. "We stand ready to provide the financial backing so states can make repairs quickly and without hesitation.”
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will provide a total of $319,710,818 from its emergency relief program to 28 states, Puerto Rico and American Samoa to reimburse them for damages caused by storms, flooding, hurricanes and other natural events.
“Restoring roads and bridges is critical after a natural disaster or catastrophic event," said FHWA Administrator Mendez. "We want states to know that we will reimburse them for work that is necessary to get roads and bridges back in service again after an emergency.”
Among states receiving funding, Tennessee will receive $39 million for storms and flooding, North Dakota will receive $33.5 million for flooding in the Devil's Lake region and Rhode Island will receive $26 million for flooding.
The money will reimburse states for fixing or replacing highways, bridges and other roadway structures such as traffic signs, guardrails and lighting. Costs associated with detours, debris removal and other immediate measures necessary to restore traffic flow in impacted areas are also eligible.
The FHWA’s emergency relief program reimburses states for the repair or reconstruction of federal-aid highways that were damaged in disasters and catastrophic failures.
FY 2011 Emergency Relief Funding
FY 2011 Emergency Relief Funding
State Event Allocation Allocation Subtotal By State
Alabama December 2009 Heavy Rains and Flooding 8,763,243 8,763,243
Alaska October 2009 Flooding 1,217,947 1,217,947
American Samoa Sept. 29, 2009 Tsunami 9,000,000 9,000,000
Arizona January 2010 Winter Storm 20,000,000
June - July 2010 Schultz Fire 9,200,000 29,200,000
Arkansas October , 2009 Storms and Flooding 9,192,437 9,192,437
Colorado March 2010 Glenwood Canyon
Rockslide 1,500,000 1,500,000
Connecticut Spring 2010 Flooding 3,268,892 3,268,892
Florida
January 2010 Sinkholes
1,448,375 1,448,375
Illinois September 2008 Storms and Flooding 360,560
July 2010 Rainfall and Flooding 3,022,672 3,383,232
Iowa May 2010 Severe Storms and Flooding 2,869,721
June 2010 Severe Storms and Flooding 10,259,719 13,129,440
Kentucky May 2010 Flooding 1,818,215 1,818,215
Massachusetts March - April 2010 Flooding 8,600,000 8,600,000
Minnesota March - April 2010 Flooding 847,000
September 2010 Flooding 4,000,000 4,847,000
Mississippi April 2010 Severe Storms 1,313,379 1,313,379
Missouri June 2010 Flooding and US 24 Bridge Damage 6,913,303
September 2010 Flooding 1,036,963 7,950,266
Montana May 2010 US 87/89 Slide 2,729,610 2,729,610
Nebraska June - July 2010 Flooding 7,042,707 7,042,707
New Hampshire August , 2009 Route 16 Slope Failure 1,017,787 1,017,787
New Jersey March , 2010 Severe Storm 1,688,405 1,688,405
North Carolina October 2009 I-40 Rockslide 14,950,000 14,950,000
North Dakota Spring 2010 Devils Lake Basin Flooding 33,500,000
Spring 2010 Snowmelt and Flooding 7,750,000
Spring 2010 West James River Basin Flooding 6,700,000
Spring 2010 Sheyenne/James River Basin Flooding 2,500,000 50,450,000
Puerto Rico May , 2010 Heavy Rains 2,318,368
July 2010 Heavy Rains 3,916,095 6,234,463
Rhode Island Spring 2010 Flooding 26,000,000 26,000,000
South Dakota Spring 2010 Flooding 10,911,352
May 2010 Flooding 2,566,475
July 2010 Flooding 1,773,699 15,251,526
Tennessee January 2010 US 64 Rockslide 1,021,753
January 2010 Rockslide on US 441/321 885,692
March 2010 Rockslide on US 129 (SR 115) 2,995,054
April - May 2010 Storms and Flooding 39,009,069 43,911,568
Texas
September 2008 Hurricane Ike
8,671,009 8,671,009
Utah December 2010 Severe Storms and Flooding 2,694,953 2,694,953
Washington December 2005 Storm
November 2006 Storm 8,250,000
December 2007 Storm 2,150,000
January 2009 Storm 11,936,000
October 2009 SR 410 Landslide
January 2010 Rainfall 3,132,000 25,468,000
West Virginia March 2010 Flooding 2,600,000
June 2010 Flooding 2,400,000 5,000,000
Wyoming June 2010 Flooding 3,968,364 3,968,364
Total 319,710,818 319,710,818
