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Funds to Speed Emergency Repairs for Roads and Bridges Damaged by Months of Wildfires
WASHINGTON – Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officials today announced the immediate availability of $1 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help begin repairs...
In the wake of Hurricane Irma's destructive path through the Caribbean, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is supporting storm recovery efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands with a fully-staffed mobile air traffic control tower at Cyril E. King International Airport in St. Thomas. The tower...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has directed Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officials to make $25 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds available to help Florida address the initial damage resulting from Hurricane Irma. The funds, which...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) has activated two National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels for a pre-scripted Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission to support relief efforts in Texas.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that Secretary Elaine L. Chao has directed Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officials to make $25 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds immediately available to help Texas with repairs on flood-damaged roads and bridges...
Natural disasters can severely impact transportation networks. In the hours and days following a major flooding event, knowing the location and extent of the damage is...
In the past decade since Hurricane Katrina devastated New...
Remarks Prepared for Delivery by
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao
Ceremonial Opening of Atlanta’s I-85 Bridge
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Thank you, Governor Deal and Commissioner McMurry.
On behalf of the President, I am so pleased to be here today, to...
ATLANTA – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao joined Governor Nathan Deal today at the site of the new I-85 bridge – which opened less than seven weeks after a blaze caused its collapse and more than a month ahead of schedule – to thank the workers and first responders who kept the...
Urban areas in the U.S. and around the world are facing increasing extreme events often requiring decisions to move large numbers of people to safety. New York City (NYC) has experienced numerous extreme weather events associated with flooding, and one response by NYC is to...