SCDOT has been approved for about $8 million dollars in Federal Highway Administration emergency funds.
SCDOT has been approved for nearly $8 million in Federal Highway Administration “quick release” emergency funds at the request of Gov. McMaster and SCDOT Secretary Christy Hall, according to a press release from Henry McMaster/Office of the Governor.
“USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao confirmed the approval over a phone call with the governor this afternoon,” states the release. “These funds would allow SCDOT to accelerate the start of repair work in the areas where highway infrastructure has been damaged.”
“SCDOT will be able to put our contractors to work immediately with funds available to pay them as they complete the work,” Hall said in the release. “This is a great step forward in getting our highway system back to where it was before the storm and the flooding struck our state. I’d like to thank Governor McMaster and our partners at FHWA for securing these funds for South Carolina.”
For more information about the FHWA emergency fund program, click here.
