Crisis Response

Responding mainly to hurricane damage in the Southeast and winter storms in the West, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is disbursing $686 million to help defray the costs of road repairs in 31 states and territories. The aid is being channeled through FHWA's emergency relief program and was allocated through the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006. This article provides an overview of these weather events, damage done, and related roadway repair efforts now underway.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/06nov/06.cfm
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586080
• Authors:
  • Wolf, Greg
• Publication Date: 2006-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 38-40
• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crisis management; Disaster relief; Disasters and emergency operations; Highway maintenance; Hurricanes; Rehabilitation (Maintenance); Weather conditions
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01042278
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 12 2007 5:04PM