Emergency funding was quickly provided to repair flood damages in California and Nevada.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation has made over $4 million in “quick release” emergency relief funds available to the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. These funds will aid in the costs of repairing infrastructure, including roads, trails, parking areas, and more, that sustained damage due to flooding caused by Tropical Storm Hilary in Death Valley National Park and other federal lands in California and Nevada last month.
“The Federal Highway Administration is ready to assist federal agencies tasked with fixing roads, trails, bridges, and parking areas in and around Death Valley National Park and other federal lands in California and Nevada damaged by flooding last month,” said Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt. “Today’s provision of quick-release emergency funds is the first of many steps to help authorities get the work done as soon as possible.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For FHWA Administrator Bhatt as he oversees his agency’s allotment of funding for flood damage recovery.
- For Secretary Buttigieg as he heads the Department of Transportation.
- For officials in the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as they determine where and how the emergency funding will be utilized.
Sources: Department of Transportation
