U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announces $653.2M in emergency relief for road and bridge repairs

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration will award $653.2 million in emergency relief funds to help 37 states, as well as Washington, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, make repairs to roads and bridges damaged by storms, floods, mudslides and other unexpected events.

“This $653 million in federal funding will help communities repair their transportation infrastructure damaged by recent natural disasters,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao said.

Since 2017, this administration...