Multiple state departments of transportation joined National Guard units and state agency personnel to help Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
Currently, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has over 2,000 team members working on storm response with 328 “cut and toss” crews active in the field with over 350 pieces of heavy equipment and trucks.
Private road and bridge contractors assisted FDOT in its "cut and toss" debris-clearing operations, which added additional crew members and over 500 pieces of heavy equipment to accelerate efforts on this mission.
Before the hurricane hit land, FDOT put personnel and equipment close to Hurricane Milton’s path to help speed up recovery operations.
FDOT has deployed over 150 bridge inspectors to check bridges in areas impacted by the storm.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey deployed workers from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to aid with cleanup and recovery efforts in the Sunshine State.
ALDOT sent an 18-person crew on Saturday to help clear Florida roadways of debris.
The Federal Highway Administration has issued Emergency Relief funds to state departments of transportation in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee to help with damage inflicted by Hurricane Helene.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) received $100 million in funding to fund eligible repairs to infrastructure damaged by the hurricane.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) received $32 million to support emergency repair work in eight counties.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) received $2 million to help cover the cost of surface infrastructure repairs in 12 counties.
Source: AASHTO, Governor.Alabama.gov
