MO Gets $18 Million from $1.6 Billion Road Fund

The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration will provide the state of Missouri with $18,208,677 in federal grant funding under its Emergency Relief program. The money will aid in the repair and reconstruction of federal highways and roads on federal lands that sustained serious damage as a result of heavy flooding and tornadoes that struck the state last year.

The DOT says Emergency Relief program funds are awarded to states affected by emergencies declared by the governor. With this funding, permanent repairs will be made to restore covered roadways to pre-disaster conditions, protect remaining facilities, and provide emergency repairs needed to restore essential traffic flow.

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill's office said approximately $3.04 million will be used to restore roadways affected by tornadoes that struck Joplin, St. Louis County, and the cities of Ellsinore and Sedalia, as well as flooding that occurred throughout southern and southeast Missouri. The remaining $15.16 million will be used to make repairs of roadways in northwest Missouri impacted by heavy flooding last summer.

The money is part of $1.6 billion in federal emergency money being made available by the FHA nationwide.

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