Budget management measures, a funding infusion and an absence of severe weather events so far this winter have helped the North Carolina Dept. of Transportation stabilize its hurricane-pummeled finances, allowing preliminary engineering work to resume on hundreds of road and bridge projects stalled since last fall.
Cleanup and repair work following Hurricane Florence and other major 2018 weather-related events totaled more than $300 million, according to the agency, yet federal reimbursement for eligible costs has been slow in coming.