The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the allocation of $232.5 million in emergency relief funds to 26 states and Puerto Rico for the repair of roads and bridges damaged by storms, floods and other disasters.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released the funds. Transportation Secretary Anthony Fox announced the allocation totals on Feb. 18.
“We are committed to getting transportation facilities restored as quickly as possible following natural disasters and other emergencies,” Foxx said.
FHWA’s emergency relief program reimburses states for eligible expenses associated with damage from natural disasters or other emergency situations, based on state requests. The funds help to pay for the reconstruction or replacement of damaged highways and bridges, along with equipment set up for detours and the replacement of such items as guardrails.
The FHWA estimates that approximately $77 billion in annual investment is needed to meet the needs of the U.S. federal-aid highway system, according to a DOT report issued earlier this month.
Of special concern are 60,000 miles of coastal roads exposed to flooding from heavy rain and storm surges. Low-lying road infrastructure is particularly vulnerable to storm surges. Bridges, which often cross or stand near bodies of water, are also vulnerable.
At $55 million, Colorado topped the list among states reimbursed through the emergency relief program. The funding need was tied to flooding that caused widespread damage throughout the state. The hardest hit area in the state was Boulder.
Arizona received $36 million for a slope failure on US 89 in Coconino County, while Ohio drew $34 million for rock-fall damage on SR 7 in Jefferson County.
Both Alabama (Baldwin and Mobile counties) and Tennessee (south of Nashville) were repaid for repairs on two bridges on I-65 damaged by truck fires.
Delaware received funding to fix damaged piers on the I-495 bridge spanning the Christina River, near the Port of Wilmington.
Twenty other states received funding for extensive flooding, rainfall and other eligible events as well.
Emergency Relief Program Allocation |
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State |
Event Title |
Allocation |
Alabama |
Feb. 9, 2012 -- I-20 Sinkhole |
$320,000 |
Alabama |
Feb. 1-26, 2013 -- Severe Flooding |
$1,200,000 |
Alabama |
April 28, 2014 -- Storms and Flooding |
$1,500,000 |
Alabama |
May 22, 2014 -- Truck Crash and Fire on I-65 Bridge |
$4,607,000 |
Alabama |
July 31, 2014 -- Truck Crash/Fire on I-10 EB Bridge at Exit 30 |
$850,000 |
Arizona |
Jan. 2010 -- Winter Storm |
$1,000,000 |
Arizona |
Feb. 20, 2013 -- US 89 Slope Failure |
$36,000,000 |
Arizona |
Sept. 2014 -- Rainfall and Flooding |
$12,500,000 |
California |
Feb. 2014 -- Storms |
$2,765,597 |
California |
Aug. 24, 2014 -- Napa Valley Earthquake |
$4,800,000 |
Colorado |
Sept. 11, 2013 -- Flooding |
$55,000,000 |
Colorado |
Aug. 9, 2013 -- US 24 Flood Damage |
$576,159 |
Colorado |
Jan. 2014 -- US 550 Rockfall |
$850,000 |
Delaware |
June 2014 -- I-495 Bridge Pier Damage |
$4,000,000 |
Florida |
Aug. 25, 2012 -- Tropical Storm Isaac |
$900,000 |
Florida |
April 29-30, 2014 -- Spring Flooding |
$13,400,000 |
Idaho |
July 31-Aug. 7, 2014 -- Heavy Rainfall and Flooding |
$320,000 |
Indiana |
April 2011 -- Severe Storms and Flooding |
$369,603 |
Kentucky |
June 2011 -- Storms and Flooding |
$212,611 |
Kentucky |
March 2012 -- Tornadoes and Storms |
$53,342 |
Kentucky |
April 2013 -- Storms and Flooding |
$100,437 |
Michigan |
Sept. 26, 2014 -- Pedestrian Bridge Collapse |
$200,000 |
Montana |
March 2014 -- Severe Flooding |
$1,639,860 |
Nebraska |
May 2011 -- Platte and Missouri River Flooding |
$2,015,609 |
Nevada |
Sept. 2014 -- Rainfall and Flooding |
$9,144,000 |
New Mexico |
Sept. 9, 2013 -- Flooding |
$3,000,000 |
New Mexico |
September 18, 2014 -- Severe Storms and Flooding |
$530,500 |
New York |
May 2014 -- Flooding |
$1,000,000 |
North Dakota |
May 19, 2014 -- Southern Mouse River Basin Flooding |
$3,954,540 |
North Dakota |
May 19, 2014 -- West James River Basin Flooding |
$1,736,539 |
North Dakota |
May 19, 2014 -- Divide County Basin 1 Flooding |
$4,923,337 |
North Dakota |
May 19, 2014 -- Divide County Basin 2 Flooding |
$1,283,498 |
Ohio |
Mid‐March 2011 -- Heavy Rain fall |
$1,500,000 |
Ohio |
Jan. 2012 -- ER Event in Jefferson County |
$34,375,000 |
Oklahoma |
May 24 - June 10, 2007 -- Flooding Event |
$1,044,000 |
Oregon |
Feb. 6, 2014 -- I-84 Rockslide |
$750,000 |
Puerto Rico |
May 10, 2014 -- Rio Grande Rainfall |
$1,000,000 |
South Carolina |
Aug. 6, 2013 -- Jones Mill Rd Bridge Failure |
$483,412 |
South Dakota |
June 2014 -- Heavy Rainfall and Flooding |
$4,608,812 |
Tennessee |
April 28-30, 2014 -- Storms, Landslide, and Rockslide |
$825,600 |
Tennessee |
Aug. 15, 2014 -- Tanker Truck Crash and Fire on I-65 |
$2,060,497 |
Utah |
Sept. 2014 -- Rainfall and Flooding - Utah detours |
$200,000 |
Vermont |
April 23 - May 30, 2011 -- Severe Storms and Flooding |
$166,000 |
Vermont |
Aug. 27, 2011 -- Tropical Storm Irene |
$4,440,000 |
Washington |
Sept. 2013 -- Rain US 12 Slide |
$230,027 |
Washington |
March 2014 -- Abnormal Rainfall |
$5,093,898 |
Washington |
Aug. 21, 2014 -- Heavy Rainfall and Flooding |
$3,527,285 |
Wisconsin |
June 2012 -- NW Wisconsin Flooding Event |
$1,200,000 |
Wisconsin |
Sept. 25, 2013 -- I-43 Leo Frigo Bridge Pier Failure |
$200,000 |
Total |
$232,457,163 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Transportation.
Originally posted on Automotive Fleet
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