The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently awarded 34 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands more than $1.6 billion in emergency relief funding.
Funds will be used to repair roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure damaged by recent natural disasters.
The program provides funding to help repair infrastructure damaged by major natural disasters and extreme weather events such as landslides, flooding, and wildfires.
“The Federal Highway Administration’s work with states along with local, tribal, and federal agencies in the aftermath of disaster is essential to restoring broken transportation links,” FHWA Administrator Sean McMaster said. “We provide the necessary funding to restore mobility and help people regain a sense of normalcy in their daily lives following disruption.”
Awardees include:
North Carolina was provided $873 million to repair damage caused by Hurricane Helene. The storm damaged more than 9,000 sites in Western North Carolina and resulted in more than 1,400 road closures.
Hawaii was provided $81 million to make repairs caused by severe flooding statewide from a
series of Kona Low storms in March 2026.
Texas was provided $52 million for multiple bridges statewide that were washed out by heavy rainfall.