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Roadbuilding

Over 500 roads in Texas face flooding conditions from Harvey

More than 500 roads covering a large portion of southeastern Texas are closed due to flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The affected area extends north from Corpus Christi along the coast up to Port Arthur and extends west through and beyond Houston. Harvey initially made landfall Friday as […]

August 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

Floodwaters in Calif. wash out part of Alhambra Valley Road

Flooding in California opened up a massive sinkhole causing part of Alhambra Valley Road near Pinole and Richmond, to collapse on Wednesday, NBC Bay Area reports. The YouTube video below shows the rushing floodwaters and the large gap in the road they created. “The Pinole Creek, it runs right through there,” Pinole resident Jeremy Gomez told […]

January 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

Louisiana flooding closes more than 280 state roads, portions of interstates

The flooding in Louisiana August 12-14 led the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) to close more than 280 state roads, as well as portions of Interstate 12 and I-10 in the Baton Rouge and Slidell areas. At one point two main sections of I-12 were closed—eastbound between U.S. 61 and Louisiana 1026 and […]

August 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Heavy rain washes out roads in Miller County, Arkansas

Six rural roads in the southeastern end of Miller County, Arkansas, were closed down Friday night and Saturday, April 29-30, as the county worked to mend washed out culverts and roadways, the Texarkana Gazette reports. “I’ve seen seven county roads that have washed out,” Miller County Road Director Eric Cunningham told the news agency, adding that […]

May 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

Mississippi requests emergency FWHA funds for flood-damaged roads, bridges

The Mississippi Department of Transportation has requested emergency funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration to help pay for road and bridge repairs necessary after recent flooding. According to MDOT,  flood waters have left several roads and bridges closed in Lamar, Tate and Warren counties. Gov. Phil Bryant has declared a state of emergency […]

March 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA provides $2 million in Emergency Relief funds for Alabama road and bridge repair from December storms

The Federal Highway Administration has made $2 million in Emergency Relief funds available to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to repair bridges and roads affected by flooding in December. Estimates in mid-January put the total damage from storms, which dumped up to 20 inches of rain in some parts of the state, at roughly […]

January 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

West Virginia gets $7.3 million in federal funding for flood repairs

The roads and bridges across West Virginia took a hit earlier this year when heavy rain caused severe damage, but the federal government is stepping in to help the state handle the bill. According to WOWK-TV, the West Virginia Department of Transportation was granted $7.3 million to pay for repairs done across the state when roads […]

December 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA provides $2 million in emergency relief funds for Oregon, Washington

The Federal Highway Administration is providing $1 million for each state in emergency relief funds for the repair of roads and bridges in Oregon and Washington following recent heavy rains in the area. “Both states should know that the funds provided today are only a down payment toward completing the many other repairs to the […]

December 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT worker awarded for saving life of man stuck in his truck during flood

A Texas Department of Transportation worker was honored with the department’s Extra Mile Award recently for his heroics on the job when he halted work to save the life of a man during record floods earlier this year. May 21 was already an abnormal day for maintenance officer Craig Hosts, according to a report from News […]

October 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

South Carolina DOT implements flood repair plan for highways

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is implementing a Road Repair Plan to repair bridges and highways damaged by heavy flooding earlier this month. The plan, available here, breaks down the repairs by county and provides an expected completion date for each. “This is our road map to restore the state’s highway system and reestablish […]

October 20, 2015

Roadbuilding

South Carolina DOT worker killed after getting swept away by floodwaters

A South Carolina road worker died Sunday after floodwater overturned his truck and swept it away during the powerful storm flooding the state. According to the Greenville News, Timothy Wayne Gibson was working in Columbia when the flow of the floodwater overcame the South Carolina Department of Transportation worker’s truck. The rushing water was powerful enough to flip […]

October 6, 2015

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma spring storms could cost the state $200 million in infrastructure damages

Oklahoma’s stormy spring has been called a “once in 300-years flood,” and such significant weather carries an equally significant price tag. The total damage to the state’s roads, bridges and other infrastructure could end up costing upwards of $200 million, according to what the director of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management told KOCO 5 News. […]

August 11, 2015