U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $80 Million In

DOT 113-05
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Contact: Brian C. Keeter
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $80 Million In
Emergency Funds To Repair Damaged Roads In 18 States

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today approved $80 million in emergency relief funds for 18 states and U.S. territories to repair roads and bridges damaged by recent flooding, storms or other catastrophic events.

"These funds help residents rebuild their communities and resume their lives after tragic events knock out roads and bridges,” said Secretary Mineta. “After a crisis, residents know they can count on the federal government to help them get moving again.”

The Department’s Federal Highway Administration will reimburse states for costs associated with reconstructing or replacing damaged highways and bridges, establishing detours, removing debris, and replacing signs, lighting and guardrails. Much of the $80 million is directed toward highways washed out by heavy rains and flooding.

"Restoring damaged roads helps communities return to normal after an emergency,” said Acting Federal Highway Administrator J. Richard Capka. “The emergency relief funds are vital to getting people and goods moving again as quickly as possible.”

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Editor’s note: A table listing the date, location and amount of each emergency relief incident is attached. For a complete description of each incident, contact the FHWA Office of Public Affairs at 202-366-0660.

August 2005 Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Funding
State	Event	Location	Amount	Sub-Total by State
Alabama	October 2004 I-65/I-20 - bridge damage	Birmingham	3,583,422	3,583,422
Alaska	October 2004 - storm damage	Nome	1,399,691	1,399,691
American Samoa	February 2005 – Tropical Cyclone Olaf	Numerous locations throughout the territory	1,366,803	1,366,803
Arkansas	April 2004 - flooding	Northwest Arkansas	165,755	165,755
Colorado	November 2004 - I-70 rockslide	Glenwood	589,610	589,610
Idaho	August 2004 rains	Boise	321,590	321,590
Montana	February 2004 - rock slide	Hamilton	354,021	354,021
N. Mariana Islands	August 2004 - Typhoon Chaba	Numerous locations throughout the territory	397,676	397,676
New Jersey	July 2004 - flooding	Burlington County	2,767,926	2,767,926
New Mexico	February 2005 - storms	Catron and Grants Counties	426,048	426,048
New York	September 1999 - Hurricane Floyd	16 counties in eastern New York	177,924	5,011,231
	Summer 2003 – storms	16 counties in central and eastern New York	2,245,342
	April 2005 - flooding	20 counties throughout the state	2,587,965
Ohio	December 2004 - rainfall and flooding	Hockingport	25,283,725	37,481,118
Ohio	January 2005 - rainfall and flooding	Hockingport	12,197,392	37,481,118
Oklahoma	December 2000/January 2001 - ice storm	McCurtain County	686,890	686,890
Pennsylvania	January 2005 - heavy rains	Westmoreland, Beaver, Greene and Washington Counties	1,687,566	1,687,566
South Carolina	January 2004 - ice storm	26 counties throughout central South Carolina	411,649	411,649
Utah	January 2005 - flooding	St. George and other parts of Washington County	3,706,117	3,706,117
Washington	October 2003 - flooding	12 counties in the northern part of the state	2,416,557	3,170,339
Washington	December 2004 - storm	Jefferson County	753,782	3,170,339
West Virginia	July 2001 – flooding	Charleston and 11 counties to the north and south	393,986	4,427,669
West Virginia	January 2005 - flooding	Marshall, Wetzel and Ohio Counties	4,033,683	4,427,669
Federal Lands	Various events	Various Federal Lands locations	12,044,880	12,044,880
		Total	80,000,000	80,000,000

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August 2005 Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Funding

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