Department of Transportation Announces Over $229 Million to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather Events
Friday, January 17, 2025
FHWA 05-25
Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov
Tel.: (202) 366-0660
WASHINGTON – As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s coordinated approach to help states repair and rebuild roads and bridges, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced it is providing $229.9 million of Emergency Relief funds to 26 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. The funds will be used to support repair needs following natural disasters, catastrophic events, and extreme weather such as flooding, wildfires, hurricanes, and mudslides. Repairs resulting from these events will receive federal reimbursement funding under the FHWA’s Emergency Relief (ER) program.
“As communities recover from the impacts of increasingly extreme weather, they have our support in the process of restoring and rebuilding their transportation infrastructure,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “With the $229.9 million we’re announcing today, our Department is helping communities across the country to restore the transportation links that Americans depend upon to stay connected to jobs, schools, and one another.”
“Natural disasters dramatically impact the lives of countless communities across the nation, and this funding can often be crucial to repair damaged transportation connections that travelers rely upon,” said Acting Federal Highway Deputy Administrator Gloria M. Shepherd. “The Federal Highway Administration works with these states to help ensure they receive the funding quickly.”
The $229.9 million consists of requests from State DOTs that were unable to be fully funded in September 2024 due to limited program funding. This includes funding for continued repairs from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, flooding in California, mudslides in Vermont, and other disasters across the country. The Continuing Appropriations Act and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 was signed into law on December 21, 2024, and included more than $8 billion of additional funding for the FHWA Emergency Relief Program that gave FHWA the ability to fully fund ER requests from September 2024.
FHWA’s Emergency Relief Program provides funding to help states perform repairs caused by major natural disasters and extreme weather events. A listing of FY 2024 Emergency Relief Program allocations with funding information for each state, Guam, and Puerto Rico can be found at the following location: Allocations - Federal Highway Administration
Fiscal Year 2025 Emergency Relief Program Allocations
|
State or Territory Name |
Event |
Allocation |
Subtotal by State or Territory |
|
Alaska |
June 7, 2023, Spring Break Up Flooding Across Northern Portion of Northern Alaska |
$ 2,939,520.00 |
$ 3,796,880.00 |
|
May 12, 2023, Spring Break Up Flooding Across Southern Portion of Northern Alaska (FEMA DR-4730-AK) |
$ 857,360.00 |
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Alabama |
January 8, 2024, Heavy Rains and Severe Flooding |
$ 260,270.00 |
$ 1,748,210.01 |
|
August 29, 2023, Bridge Impact on I85 in Montgomery [3rd Party] |
$ 477,480.01 |
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|
July 13, 2023, Storms and Flooding In West Alabama |
$ 704,260.00 |
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|
March 24, 2023, Storms and Flooding through North and Central Part of Alabama |
$ 306,200.00 |
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|
Arkansas |
April 28, 2021, Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, and Flash Flooding |
$ 5,596,619.91 |
$ 7,040,819.04 |
|
July 16, 2019, Hurricane Barry Damage |
$ 280,489.22 |
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June 1, 2019, Arkansas River Flooding (FEMA DR-4441-AR) |
$ 981,622.83 |
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|
May 8, 2015, Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (FEMA DR-4226-AR) |
$ 182,087.08 |
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|
Arizona |
June 1, 2021, Mescal and Telegraph Wildfires |
$ 1,422,788.92 |
$ 1,422,788.92 |
|
California |
February 3, 2024, Atmospheric Rivers and Severe Flooding (FEMA DR-4769-CA) |
$ 2,970,140.00 |
|
|
August 18, 2023, Tropical Storm Hilary (FEMA DR-4750-CA) |
$ 96,801.46 |
||
|
February 21, 2023, Heavy Rains, Damaging Winds, and Severe Flooding (DR-4699-CA) |
$ 7,442,406.94 |
||
|
December 20, 2022, Ferndale Earthquake |
$ 119,442.18 |
||
|
December 27, 2022, Severe Atmospheric River Events (DR-4683-CA) |
$ 13,974,322.84 |
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|
California (cont.) |
January 21, 2022, Wildfire in Monterey County |
$ 295,215.99 |
$ 39,942,683.48 |
|
December 10, 2021, Damaging Winds, Heavy Rains, and Severe Flooding |
$ 508,751.30 |
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|
October 24, 2021, Atmospheric River Event |
$ 1,107,610.06 |
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|
October 11, 2021, Alisal Wildfire (FEMA 4610-DR-CA) |
$ 590,782.28 |
||
|
January 26, 2021, Heavy Rains and High Winds |
$ 1,979,184.94 |
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|
January 5, 2019, Atmospheric River Events |
$ 2,911,441.91 |
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|
October 8, 2017, Seven Wildfires (FEMA DR-4344-CA) |
$ 2,117,250.45 |
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|
January 3, 2017, Severe Statewide Winter Storms |
$ 5,693,793.70 |
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|
November 30, 2014, Severe Statewide Rainstorm |
$ 135,539.43 |
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|
Florida |
August 30, 2023, Hurricane Idalia (FEMA Disaster Number DR-4734-FL) |
$ 1,858,224.05 |
$ 47,799,438.34 |
|
November 10, 2022, Hurricane Nicole (FEMA Disaster Number DR-4680-FL) |
$ 2,928,948.24 |
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|
September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian (FEMA Disaster Number DR-4675-FL) |
$ 43,012,266.05 |
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|
Guam |
May 24, 2023, Guam Typhoon Mawar (FEMA DR-4715-GU) |
$ 1,375,918.52 |
$ 1,375,918.52 |
|
Hawaii |
August 8, 2023, Upcountry and Lahaina Wildfires Maui (FEMA DR-4724-HI) |
$ 10,518,888.03 |
$ 12,642,831.14 |
|
December 4, 2021, Hawaii Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides Maui (FEMA DR-4639-HI) |
$ 262,118.55 |
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|
March 8, 2021, Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides Kauai, Maui and Oahu (FEMA 4604-DR-HI) |
$ 1,861,824.56 |
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|
Iowa |
June 29, 2023, Southeastern Iowa Derecho and Flooding |
$ 382,120.41 |
$ 382,120.41 |
|
Kentucky |
December 31, 2021, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, and Tornadoes |
$ 187,706.21 |
|
|
Kentucky (cont.) |
December 10, 2021, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, and Tornadoes (FEMA 4630-DR-KY) |
$ 306,200.00 |
$ 904,211.11 |
|
February 27, 2021, Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (FEMA 4595-DR-KY) |
$ 410,304.90 |
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|
Maine |
June 29, 2023, Heavy Storm in Franklin County (FEMA DR-4736-ME) |
$ 458,075.20 |
$ 458,075.20 |
|
Michigan |
April 11, 2023, Upper Peninsula Spring Flooding |
$ 3,147,736.00 |
$ 3,147,736.00 |
|
Minnesota |
June 18, 2020, Landslide in Nicollet County |
$ 551,160.00 |
$ 551,160.00 |
|
Mississippi |
March 20, 2024, 3rd Party - Truck Collision on State Route 28, Bridge #64.6, in Copiah and Simpson Counties |
$ 596,232.64 |
$ 596,232.64 |
|
Montana |
June 5, 2022, Heavy Rains/Snowmelt and Severe Flooding in and around Yellowstone National Park (FEMA DR-4655-MT) |
$ 4,718,040.14 |
$ 4,718,040.14 |
|
New Hampshire |
July 9, 2023, Severe Storms, Flooding, and Straight-line Winds (FEMA DR-4740-NH) |
$ 275,580.00 |
$ 275,580.00 |
|
Nevada |
August 31, 2023, Monsoon Rainfall and Flooding |
$ 1,082,390.36 |
|
|
|
August 20, 2023, Tropical Storm Hillary |
$ 4,668,228.44 |
|
|
|
March 9, 2023, Nevada Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Rockslide (FEMA DR-4708-NV) |
$ 2,786,420.00 |
$ 8,537,038.80 |
|
New York |
July 9, 2023, Storms and Flooding Eastern NY (FEMA# DR-4723-NY) |
$ 3,608,125.77 |
$ 3,608,125.77 |
|
North Carolina |
January 9, 2024, Storms and Flooding along barrier coast and throughout the western counties |
$ 1,033,425.00 |
$ 1,033,425.00 |
|
North Dakota |
April 10, 2023, Overland and Riverine Flooding due to Above Normal Snow Melt |
$ 97,984.00 |
$ 97,984.00 |
|
Oklahoma |
May 2, 2022, Eastern Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (FEMA DR-4657-OK) |
$ 1,117,749.42 |
$ 1,117,749.42 |
|
Oregon |
January 12, 2024, Ice Storms, Heavy Rain Storms and Severe Flooding (FEMA DR-4768-OR) |
$ 5,031,447.17 |
$ 15,064,293.79 |
|
December 1, 2023, Storms, Flooding, Landslides and Culvert Damage |
$ 278,642.00 |
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June 11, 2023, Storms, Flooding, Landslides in Eastern Oregon |
$ 325,509.89 |
|
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December 22, 2022, Severe Winter Weather, Flooding, and Landslides |
$ 9,428,694.73 |
|
|
Pennsylvania |
December 7, 2023, PA 318 Bridge Strike (3rd Party) |
$ 1,746,487.18 |
$ 1,746,487.18 |
|
Puerto Rico |
April 28, 2023, Heavy Rains Sinkhole |
$ 839,519.26 |
|
|
|
October 26, 2022, Heavy Rains & Rockfall on PR-52 |
$ 2,502,666.31 |
|
|
|
September 18, 2022, Hurricane Fiona |
$ 17,824,880.28 |
|
|
|
July 27, 2020, Tropical Storm Isaias (FEMA DR-4560-PR) |
$ 151,165.44 |
|
|
|
September 6, 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria (FEMA DR-4336-PR and DR-4339-PR) |
$ 24,838,294.70 |
$ 46,156,525.99 |
|
South Carolina |
September 20, 2023, 3rd Party, CSX train derailment causing significant damage to overpass structure |
$ 912,073.49 |
$ 912,073.49 |
|
Tennessee |
April 18, 2022, Landslide or Rockslide on I-75 at MM 156.6 in Campbell County |
$ 108,380.36 |
$ 108,380.36 |
|
Utah |
August 1, 2021, Extreme Statewide Flooding |
$ 941,499.17 |
$ 941,499.17 |
|
Vermont |
December 17, 2023, Heavy Rains and Snow Melt Resulting in Flooding, Landslides, Pavement and Structures Damage (FEMA DR-4762-VT) |
$ 765,500.00 |
|
|
December 4, 2023, 3rd Party propane truck crash |
$ 101,160.00 |
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|
Vermont (cont.) |
July 7, 2023, Vermont Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides |
$ 21,810,626.00 |
$ 23,748,986.00 |
|
October 31, 2019, Heavy Rain, High Winds, and Severe Flooding in the State of Vermont (FEMA DR-4474-VT) |
$ 1,071,700.00 |
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|
Sum ERFA |
|
$ 229,875,293.92 |
$ 229,875,293.92 |
|
Total Allocation Proposal (ERFA) |
$ 229,875,293.92 |
$ 229,875,293.92 |
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