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Tennessee & North Carolina Receive Emergency Relief Funds

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North Carolina and Tennessee were cleared last week for $352.6 million in Emergency Relief funds in the “quick release” process by the Federal Highway Administration from within the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Money is being handled by respective departments of transportation in the two states, and in North Carolina by the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service. The funds are in addition to $167 million to the two states for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts.

The Highway Administration said multiple states sustained damage such as landslides, rock falls, washouts, pipe blowouts, undermining, scour, bridge collapses and downed trees. Federally eligible damage estimates are more than $4 billion.

For Interstate 40, there is $250 million of the package going to the North Carolina Department of Transportation and part of $70 million for the Tennessee Department of Transportation that goes to I-40 and I-26.

The National Park Service is getting $25 million for repairs along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The U.S. Forest Service was awarded $7.6 million.

Helene killed 104 in North Carolina and 18 in Tennessee.

Written by: Ed Carter

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