DOT helps states fix Katrina-ravaged roads

Jan. 1, 2006
The United States Department of Transportation is providing $40 million to Louisiana and Mississippi to help the Gulf Coast states rebuild roads and bridges

The United States Department of Transportation is providing $40 million to Louisiana and Mississippi to help the Gulf Coast states rebuild roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

The Federal Highway Administration will immediately advance each state $20 million in emergency relief money that may be used to repair or rebuild portions of Interstate 10, US 90, and other federally supported highways and bridges, according to DOT Secretary Norman Mineta.

That money will be the second installment of federal financing for highway and bridge repairs since the hurricane struck. In mid-September, Mineta announced $5 million in emergency relief funds would go to each state as an initial payment.

For more information, go to www.dot.gov.

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