NEWS RELEASES
$14 Million In Initial Emergency Relief Funds Released by DOT For North Carolina Infrastructure
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through the Federal Highway Administration's website.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced last week the immediate availability of $14 million in "quick release" Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help restore access to essential roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Florence throughout North Carolina. The multi-day storm affected many areas of the state resulting in many closed sections of roads on the national highway system, including Interstate 40 and Interstate 95. The NCDOT continues to detour freight and regional travel from those Interstates because floodwaters have not yet receded.
According to the press release, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao stated: “This Administration is committed to helping North Carolinians recover and rebuild after the devastation of Hurricane Florence.” The funds were approved shortly after being requested by Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina’s Secretary of Transportation James Trogdon. The FHWA’s ER program provides funding for highways and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events. The flooding of roadways was a predominant issue following the Hurricane. We continue to pray for those lives lost during the natural disaster and the people who lost their homes.
For more information on FHWA’s ER program, click here.
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