The Federal Highway Administration is providing a total of more than $500 million to 30 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to reimburse them for expenses incurred repairing and rebuilding highways and bridges damaged by floods, wildfires and other disasters. FHWA also said it is taking steps aimed at the future, to revise its emergency relief program to incorporate making roads and bridges more resilient.
FHWA on Aug. 31 announced the release of $513.2 million from its Emergency Relief Program. It is the second such allocation in fiscal year 2022 and brings the total of FHWA emergency aid released this year to more than $1.9 billion.