Sen. Brown Announces New Federal Resources to Repair Damaged Roads and Bridges in 44 Ohio Counties Following Severe Rainfall Last Spring
Fiscal Year 2011 Resources to Help Make Repairs Needed to Following Severe Rainfall in March through May
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Forty-four Ohio Counties will be eligible to receive new federal resources to help repair roads and bridges following serious severe rainfall last spring, from March to May. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the Ohio Department of Transportation has been awarded FY 2011 Federal Highway Administration resources to improve federal infrastructure following the severe storm-induced damages across Ohio.
“Ohio residents and businesses hit hard by storm-related damage will have additional support to rebuild – and recover from – damaged local roads and bridges,” Brown said. “Ohioans rely on a sound transportation infrastructure to move goods and services and travel to their destinations. These new resources will help local communities make the repairs needed to keep moving Ohioans and Ohio-made goods along safe federal highways.”
ODOT will receive $89,751,296 to make the major repairs needed to restore various project sites to their pre-storm and landside conditions throughout Ohio. A formal emergency declaration was made following heavy rainfall and serious landslides during March 2011.
A complete list of affected counties is provided below.
- Adams
- Ashland
- Ashtabula
- Athens
- Belmont
- Brown
- Carroll
- Clermont
- Clinton
- Columbiana
- Coshocton
- Cuyahoga
- Erie
- Fairfield
- Gallia
- Geauga
- Guernsey
- Hamilton
- Harrison
- Highland
- Hocking
- Holmes
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Knox
- Lake
- Lawrence
- Mahoning
- Meigs
- Monroe
- Morgan
- Muskingum
- Noble
- Perry
- Pike
- Portage
- Ross
- Scioto
- Stark
- Summit
- Trumbull
- Tuscarawas
- Vinton
- Washington
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