Vermont is one of the largest beneficiaries of disaster relief funding released today by the federal government. The US Department of Transportation will provide more than $215 million to states across the nation, with Vermont getting $15.4 million, to cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural disasters, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today.
‘Communities suffering from disasters have been hard at work restoring vital transportation links so that people can resume daily activities as soon as possible,’ said Secretary LaHood. "They did their part, and now it’s our turn to give the states the money they were promised to help pay for that work.’
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will provide a total of $215,198,775 from its emergency relief program to 34 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and federal lands agencies to reimburse them for repairs to roads and bridges caused by storms, flooding, hurricanes and other natural and catastrophic disasters.
‘States and communities can continue counting on our support in times of need,’ said FHWA Administrator Mendez. ‘Everyone pulls together when disaster strikes and we are committed to help as much as we can now and in the future.’
Among states that will receive funding, California will receive $43.4 million for flooding and earthquakes, North Dakota will receive $31.5 million for flooding in the Devil's Lake region and Vermont will receive $15.4 million for spring flooding and damage from Tropical Storm Irene. Estimates of Vermont's repairs from Irene could run to $250 million, according to Governor Shumlin.
The money will reimburse states for fixing or replacing highways, bridges and other roadway structures. Costs associated with detours, debris removal and other immediate measures necessary to restore traffic flow in impacted areas are also eligible.
The FHWA's emergency relief program reimburses states for the repair or reconstruction of federal-aid highways that were damaged in disasters and catastrophic failures.
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM FUND ALLOCATIONS
State
Event
Allocation
Subtotal
by State or Territory
Alabama
April 27, 2011 Severe Storms and Tornadoes
1,896,010
1,896,010
Alaska
Summer 2010 Taylor Highway Flooding
1,368,882
1,368,882
American Samoa
September 29, 2009 Tsunami
1,229,844
1,229,844
Arkansas
April 2011 Severe Storms and Flooding
1,048,534
1,048,534
California
Devil's Slide
20,785,705
43,430,449
January-March 1993 Storms
305,000
February 1998 Storms
2,149,300
December 2002 Winter Storms
1,901,211
December 2004 Winter Storms
5,089,071
December 2005 Winter Storms
11,399,039
October 3, 2007 Mount Soledad Road Slide
1,801,123
Connecticut
Spring 2010 Flooding
1,048,020
2,367,336
August 28, 2011 Hurricane Irene
1,319,316
Florida
January 2010 Sinkholes
1,107,486
1,107,486
Illinois
April 19, 2011 Heavy Rains and Flooding
338,207
881,388
July 27, 2011 High Winds and Rainfall
543,181
Indiana
April 2011 Severe Storms and Flooding
322,523
322,523
Iowa
May 2011 Missouri River Flooding
4,279,822
5,210,934
July 27, 2011 Rainfall and Flooding
931,112
Kentucky
July 2010 Storms and Flooding
936,182
3,258,866
April 2011 Storms and Flooding
522,684
June 19, 2011, Severe Storms and Flooding
1,800,000
Louisiana
August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina
7,600,000
9,500,000
March 31, 2011 Vicksburg Barge Crash
1,900,000
Maine
July 18, 2008 Heavy Rains and Flooding
416,216
755,397
August 28, 2011 Tropical Storm Irene
339,181
Massachusetts
June 1, 2011 Severe Thunderstorms and Tornado
457,092
5,110,004
August 26, 2011 Hurricane Irene
4,652,912
Minnesota
March 2011 Spring Snowmelt and Flooding
2,200,000
2,200,000
Mississippi
March 31, 2011 Vicksburg Barge Crash (MDOT costs)
7,886
3,769,791
April 2011 Severe Storms and Flooding
1,623,283
April - June 2011 Mississippi River Flooding
2,138,622
Missouri
April - May 2011 Tornado and Flooding
347,219
2,079,250
June 2011 Missouri River Flooding
1,732,031
Montana
Spring 2011 Flooding
2,564,893
2,564,893
Nebraska
May - June 2008 Flooding
776,882
1,309,546
May 2011 Platt and Missouri River Flooding
532,664
New Hampshire
August 30, 2011 Tropical Storm Irene
132,409
132,409
New Jersey
August 2011 Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee
7,387,595
10,184,159
August 2011 Flooding
2,796,564
New York
August 26, 2011 Hurricane Irene
7,686,528
10,248,704
September 7, 2011 Tropical Storm Lee
2,562,176
North Carolina
September 29, 2010 Tropical Storm Nicole
815,000
815,000
North Dakota
Spring 2011 Runoff in the Devils Lake Basin
10,171,839
31,530,138
Spring 2011 Runoff - Statewide
10,048,855
Spring 2011 Runoff in the West James River Basin
5,770,020
Spring 2011 Flooding in the Sheyenne/James River Basin
1,082,263
ND11-5, Spring 2011 Flooding in the Southern Mouse River Basin
4,457,161
Ohio
March 2011 Jefferson County Landslides
4,673,409
14,922,113
March - May 2011 Severe Rainfall
10,248,704
Oregon
January 2011 Flooding
1,742,280
1,742,280
Pennsylvania
August 26, 2011 Hurricane Irene
2,500,000
4,242,280
September 7, 2011 Tropical Storm Lee
1,742,280
Puerto Rico
October 2010 Tropical Storm Otto
841,155
2,564,373
August 21, 2011 Hurricane Irene
1,723,218
South Carolina
May 22, 2011 SC Route 150 Bridge Damage
392,572
392,572
South Dakota
Spring 2011 Flooding
2,191,627
2,191,627
Tennessee
SR 108 Rockslide
918,706
4,802,307
April 5, 2011 US-441/SR-71 Rockslide
1,107,630
April 19 - 26, 2011 Tornado and Flooding
325,971
April 26, 2011 Severe Weather and Tornado Damage
2,450,000
Texas
August 30, 2011 Wildfires
2,500,000
2,500,000
Utah
December 20, 2010 Severe Storms and Flooding
839,543
2,167,226
March - May 2011 Flooding
1,327,683
Vermont
Spring 2011 Flooding
1,024,870
15,373,056
August 27, 2011 Tropical Storm Irene
14,348,186
Virginia
August 26, 2011 Hurricane Irene
1,435,173
2,181,614
September 5, 2011 Tropical Storm Lee
746,441
Virgin Islands
October 2010 Tropical Storm Otto
370,382
1,207,112
November 2010 Tropical Storm Tomas
836,730
Washington
February 28, 2001 Nisqually Earthquake
3,433,316
9,879,273
November 2006 Storm
1,429,586
December 2007 Storm
512,287
January 2009 Storm
290,705
October 11, 2009 SR 410 Landslide
669,713
December 2010 Storms
1,026,278
January 2011 Winter Storms
568,372
March - April 2011 Storms
500,000
March 22, 2011 113th Avenue Truck Crash Damage
750,043
May 2011 Storms
698,973
Federal Lands Agencies
various events
8,711,399
8,711,399
Total
215,198,775
215,198,775