Friday, April 13, 2018

Funds to states for damage from a variety of events in states across the country and U.S. territories

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced more than $1 billion in Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help 32 states, several U.S. territories and Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) repair roads and bridges damaged by storms, floods and other unexpected events.

FHWA’s ER program reimburses states, territories and FLMAs for eligible expenses associated with damage from natural disasters or other emergency situations. The funds help to pay for the reconstruction or replacement of damaged highways and bridges along with the arrangement of detours and replacement of guardrails or other damaged safety devices.

“The Administration is helping states and territories repair and rebuild their infrastructure in the wake of last year’s hurricanes and other disasters across the country,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.

At approximately $263.7 million, more than a fourth of the total amount provided today will be used to repair damages caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. This includes awards of $75,000,000 to Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey; $97,000,000 to Florida as they repair damage from Hurricane Irma; and $70,000,000 to assist in Puerto Rico’s rebuilding after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

“We stand with all those who have been impacted by a natural disaster from the time of the emergency and until all repairs are completed,” said Acting Federal Highway Administrator Brandye L. Hendrickson. “The funding announced today will serve the traveling public by reimbursing local communities that have made repairs to damaged critical surface transportation infrastructure.”

FY 2018 Emergency Relief Program Funding State Event Funding Subtotal

by State Alabama February 2013 Severe Flooding $848,000 $11,108,515 June 18, 2013 Sinkholes on SR-21 in Talladega County $60,515 April 28, 2014 Storms and Flooding $6,100,000 December 24, 2015 Heavy Rains and Severe Flooding $3,000,000 June 22, 2017 Tropical Storm Cindy $1,100,000 Alaska November 2011 Bering Sea Storms $1,139,312 $2,117,777 September 2012 Southcentral Flooding $978,465 American Samoa September 29, 2009 Tsunami $4,458,261 $4,458,261 Arizona July 2017 Fire and Flooding $7,000,000 $7,000,000 Arkansas May 2015 Rainfall and Flooding $9,000,000 $40,000,000 May 2017 Storms and Flooding $31,000,000 California Devil's Slide $3,309,029 $241,643,516 Loma Prieta Earthquake $93,318 February 1998 Storm $254,691 2005-2006 Winter Storms $2,625,892 November 2008Southern California Fires $46,121 January 2010 Storms $3,576,449 November 2011 Southern California Fires $627,949 February 2014 Storms $681,277 August 24, 2014 Napa Valley Earthquake $3,768,010 December 2014 Statewide Storm Damage $10,992,193 October 14, 2015 Storms $1,799,178 March 5, 2016 Storms $1,204,678 July 22, 2016 Sand Fire $734,776 December 2016 Storms $20,102,831 2017 Winter Storms $145,553,562 Oroville Dam Disaster $9,833,343 July Monsoon Rains $14,625,000 October 2017 Seven Fires $6,133,875 October 2017 Napa Fires $8,234,689 December 2017 Thomas, Creek and Rye, and Lilac Fires $7,446,655 Florida April 29 - 30, 2014 Spring Flooding $233,057 $113,752,826 September 1, 2016 Hurricane Hermine $829,741 October 6, 2017 Hurricane Matthew $15,283,433 September 10, 2017 Hurricane Irma $97,406,595 Georgia March 30, 2017 I-85 Bridge Collapse $12,475,659 $12,475,659 Idaho July 31 - August 7, 2014 Heavy Rainfall and Flooding $145,523 $3,895,523 March 2017 Flooding $3,750,000 Illinois April 28, 2017 Severe storms, heavy rainfall, and flooding $1,369,251 $1,369,251 Iowa April 2013 Severe Storms $536,593 $3,455,094 May 2013 Severe Storms $10,249 June 2014 Heavy Rainfall and Flooding $2,624,681 September 9, 2014 Severe Storms and Flooding $283,571 Kansas September 2-12, 2016 Flooding $666,694 $916,868 Early March Wild Fires $250,174 Kentucky March 2015 Storms $1,500,000 $4,300,000 July 2015 Storms and Flooding $1,500,000 March/April 2017 Flooding $1,300,000 Louisiana August 2016 Flooding $23,500,000 $23,500,000 Michigan October 16 - 18, 2016 Severe Weather $2,200,000 $8,100,000 June 22-23, 2017 Widespread Flooding $5,900,000 Mississippi February 2015 Storms $230,381 $8,036,648 March 10, 2016 Severe Storms and Flooding $3,753,392 August 12, 2016 Severe Storms and Flooding $4,052,875 Missouri May - June 2013 Flooding $1,502,233 $15,864,407 August 2013 Flooding $872 December 2015 Storms and Flooding $854,688 April 28, 2017 Severe Storms and Flooding $13,506,614 Montana October 2016 Flooding $1,671,853 $1,671,853 Nevada January 7, 2017 Atmospheric River Storm $4,000,000 $6,000,000 February 2017 Flooding $2,000,000 New Hampshire July 2017 Flooding $2,000,000 $6,000,000 October 29, 2017 Severe Flooding $4,000,000 New York WTC Disaster $11,950,000 $22,108,617 August 26, 2011 Hurricane Irene $2,000,000 June - July 2013 Flooding $8,158,617 North Carolina October 2016 Hurricane Matthew $21,000,000 $21,000,000 N. Mariana Islands August 2015 Typhoon Soudelor $287,087 $287,087 Ohio March 2011 Jefferson County Landslides $620,000 $4,849,981 March - May 2011 Severe Rainfall $617,839 March 2015 Storms and Landslides $1,763,353 March - April 2017 - Heavy Rainfall and Flooding $1,848,789 Oklahoma May 2015 Storms and Flooding $20,000,000 $24,000,000 January 2016 Rain and Flooding $2,500,000 April 28 - May 2, 2017 Storms and Flooding $1,500,000 Oregon January 2011 Flooding $1,500,000 $36,870,916 January 17, 2012 Storm and Flooding $4,530,916 February 6, 2014 I-84 Rockslide $3,000,000 August 2015 Cornet-Windy Ridge and Canyon-Creek Wildfires $1,340,000 December 2015 Flooding $5,000,000 Dec 14, 2017 Severe Winter Storm Event $4,000,000 Jan 11, 2017 Severe Winter Storms $6,500,000 2017 Oregon Wildfires $11,000,000 Puerto Rico October 2010 Tropical Storm Otto $787,143 $79,331,749 March 26-28, 2012 Heavy Rains $8,544,606 September 2017 Hurricanes Irma and Maria $70,000,000 South Carolina October 2016 Hurricane Matthew $4,545,668 $4,545,668 Texas April 2017 Thunderstorms and Tornadoes $820,857 $75,820,857 Texas August 2017 Hurricane Harvey $75,000,000 Vermont August 27, 2011 Tropical Storm Irene $500,000 $5,500,000 June 29 - July 1, 2017 Heavy Rains $5,000,000 Virgin Islands September 2017 Hurricanes Irma and Maria $15,000,000 $15,000,000 Virginia October 2016 Hurricane Matthew $500,000 $500,000 Washington 2017 Oregon Wildfires $272,198 $73,691,046 November 2006 Flooding $15,019,000 January 6, 2009 Storm $176,000 January 2010 Rainfall $800,000 December 2014 Severe Storms $2,371,607 January 3, 2015 Rainfall and Flooding $1,013,727 February 2015 Extreme Rainfall $132,000 February 9, 2015 I-5 Overpass Damage $360,802 May 21, 2015 I-5 Bridge Damage $266,364 November 13 - 18, 2015 Storms and Flooding $839,752 December 2015 Flooding $13,385,918 January 28, 2016 Storms and Flooding $82,072 February 2017 Severe Winter Storms $38,971,606 West Virginia June 2016 Flooding $12,000,000 $15,600,000 July 2017 Flooding $3,600,000 Wisconsin July 2016 Flooding $1,166,215 $4,749,826 August 2016 Severe Storms and Flooding $563,300 September 2016 Severe Storms and Flooding $876,620 July 19, 2017 Severe Storms and Flooding $2,143,691 Wyoming May 24, 2015 Wind River Canyon Flooding $274,000 $274,000 Subtotal Federal-aid $899,795,945 $899,795,945 Federal Land Management Agencies $173,913,140 $173,913,140 Total $1,073,709,085 $1,073,709,085

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