Tag: Federal Emergency Management Agency

Roadbuilding

Construction begins on replacement for Calif. bridge damaged by debris flow

Santa Barbara County Public Works announced that construction on the Ashley Road replacement bridge in Montecito, California, began in July and is expected to be completed by the end of 2019, Noozhawk reports. The bridge was badly damaged by heavy debris flows in January 2018. The stone railings washed downstream, sections of the abutments broke […]

August 16, 2019

Roadbuilding

N.Y. bridge built with only one pier to reduce flooding

West Seneca, New York, is crediting a lot of the lack of flooding recently to the new Harlem Road bridge over the Buffalo River that was built in 2017.

February 12, 2019

Roadbuilding

Colo. town celebrates opening of replacement bridge

Back in 2013, the old McConnell bridge was destroyed by flood waters. The new bridge is said to have a more flood-resistant design than the previous bridge.

May 22, 2018

Roadbuilding

$1 billion headed to Texas for Harvey rebuild, mitigation

Texas has snagged $1 billion in federal funding to help the state’s Gulf Coast rebuild after Hurricane Harvey and to reduce damage from future floods and hurricanes. That includes buying out flooded properties and elevating flood-prone structures. Cities and counties can now apply for the money, which comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according […]

February 16, 2018

Business

Subcontractors of all experience levels needed for work in Irma, Harvey disaster areas

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have left a wake of demolished homes and strewn debris, and also high demand for subcontractors who can load, haul and dump large amounts of material. Pay rates for subcontractors are also starting to rise, sometimes leading to bidding wars between local governments as communities become more desperate for relief. That […]

September 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

Assessing Harvey’s damage to Texas infrastructure a difficult task

Officials say damage by Hurricane Harvey in southeast Texas is extensive…and ongoing, Engineering News-Record reports. Infrastructure assessments have been difficult, however, because almost all transportation networks remain completely shut down. All flights have been suspended in the Houston area, all port operations have ceased at Houston and Galveston, the Federal Railroad Administration declared a state of […]

August 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

FEMA sends $230 million to NY/NJ Port Authority for Holland Tunnel repairs

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will receive $229.6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help repair damage to the Holland Tunnel caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, nj.com reports. The funds, which come from a FEMA program designed to strengthen public works after a major disaster in […]

April 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Extreme heat in Nebraska county blamed for disintegration of county roads

County engineers in Lancaster County, Nebraska, say the recent extreme heat is a contributing factor in the disintegration of the county roads, 1011now.com reports. Local officials are trying to find a way to control the costs fixing the roads. Lancaster County Engineer Pam Dingman said that the heat and heavy construction-related traffic over-burdened the roadway on 40th St. near Rokeby […]

June 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

FEMA approves grant to rebuild flood-damaged roads in the Rio Grande Valley

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a $3.3 million grant to help rebuild roads in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas that were damaged by flooding in May 2015. Roy Pena, who lives off of one of the damaged roads south of Mercedes, Texas, in Hidalgo County, says he is forced to swerve around pot […]

April 27, 2016