Nearly $1 billion in federal emergency highway funds are coming to 39 states and several U.S. territories, including $661,000 to Connecticut, for storm and disaster-related road repairs, authorities say.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced Tuesday $871.2 million in emergency-relief funds to help the states, as well as American Samoa, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, make repairs to roads and bridges damaged by storms, floods, and other unexpected events.
A year ago, last Sept. 25, Connecticut roads sustained flooding and damage during heavy wind and rainstorms that overspread the state.
The funds reimburse U.S. municipalities, territories and tribal governments for reconstructing or replacing damaged highways and bridges along with the arrangement of detours and replacement of guardrails or other damaged safety devices.
A breakdown of other emergency highway-fund recipients:
- More than $220 million for Puerto Rico to continue repairs following Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
- More than $157 million to California, including more than $115 million for 2017 winter storms.
- Nearly $110 million for Tennessee, the bulk of which is for severe storms in 2019.
- More than $18 million for flooding in Mississippi in 2018 and 2019.
- More than $12 million for volcanic eruption and earthquakes in Hawaii.
- $68 million for the March 2019 storms in Nebraska.
- More than $6.5 million for tribal governments for a variety of events in California, Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
