FHWA issues $1.6 billion in emergency relief funding
After the recent natural disasters across the nation, the Federal Highway Administration issued $1.6 billion in emergency relief funding to help accelerate critical repairs to roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure.
North Carolina received $873 million to continue recovery efforts from when Hurricane Helene struck in 2024, causing historic levels of damage in the western region and resulting in more than 1,400 road closures.
Hawaii received $81 million to help repair damage caused by a series of Kona Low storms in March 2026, which resulted in severe flooding throughout Hawaii.
Texas received $52 million to help repair damage caused by severe statewide rainfall; damage that included multiple bridge washouts, including the FM 1431 bridge that connects Lago Vista and Marble Falls.
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the department is working diligently to deliver necessary funding to rebuild critical transportation and infrastructure links across communities that were impacted by these disasters.
