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Roadbuilding

FHWA releases $1 million in emergency relief funds for Louisiana highway, bridge damage

The Federal Highway Administration has released $1 million in emergency relief funds for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) to assist in repairs to highways and bridges damaged during recent heavy rains. “Emergency Relief funding will allow the state to make the needed repairs so people can get back to work and go […]

March 24, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA releases $1.5 million in emergency relief funds for rock slide damage in Colorado, Idaho

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released emergency relief funds for repair work needed after rock slides affected highways in Colorado and Idaho in February. Colorado gets $1 million to help with work on both the eastbound and westbound sections of I-70 near Glenwood Springs. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials closed the interstate in […]

March 11, 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

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

FHWA provides $410 million in emergency relief funds for projects in 33 states

The Federal Highway Administration has announced $410 million in emergency relief funds for projects to repair bridges and roads damaged by natural events in 33 states and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marian Islands. Funds also will go to several federal land management agencies to cover repair work. “We stand by communities that have been […]

December 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA provides $1 million in emergency relief funds for damages in Arizona, California and Nevada

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made $1 million in emergency relief funds available for repairs to bridges and roads damaged by recent floods in Arizona, California and Nevada. Officials estimate the total cots to repair the damage structures could be more than $12 million. Flooding in mid-October damaged roads and bridges owned by the […]

December 4, 2015

Roadbuilding

USDOT provides $1 million in emergency relief for Missouri flood-damaged roads and bridges

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released $1 million in emergency relief funds to the Missouri Department of Transportation for bridge and road repair following recent flooding damage across the state. “We now how difficult it is to carry out a daily routine when travel links are broken,” FHWA Administrator Gregory […]

October 14, 2015

Roadbuilding

Caltrans to receive $2 million in emergency relief funds for wildfire damage to roads and bridges

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made available $2 million to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for road and bridge repairs required after damage from recent wildfires in the northern part of the state. Total estimates of repair costs for road and bridge damage aren’t complete yet, but the running total sits at $19 […]

September 25, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA releases $2 million for repairs to Alaska’s Dalton Highway

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made $2 million in Emergency Relief Funds available to repairs to the flood-ravage Dalton Highway, which is the only road between the North Slope oil fields and Fairbanks, Alaska. An estimated range of 160 to 250 trucks travel on the route daily. While a significant portion of the highway […]

June 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA gives $5 million in emergency funds to West Virginia DOT for flood-damaged roads and bridges

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has given the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) $5 million in Emergency Relief Funds for repair work on federal-aid roads and bridges damaged by heavy rains and floods in early March. The state reported significant damage, totaling between $15 million and $65 million, to the highway system in more […]

April 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA releases $232 million for emergency road and bridge repairs

Twenty-six states and Puerto Rico are set to receive $232 million in Emergency Relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration for road and bridge repairs for weather and “unexpected events” damage, the Department of Transportation has announced. The Emergency Relief program funds are reimbursed to states to help pay for work on bridges and highways, including creating detours and […]

February 19, 2015