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Today, Representative Jack Bergman announced a $10,000,000 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant for repair or reconstruction of Federal-aid highways and roads on Federal lands that have suffered serious damage as a result of the catastrophic Father's Day flooding that occurred in 2018.

Rep. Bergman stated, "As the recovery process continues for Gogebic, Houghton, and Menominee Counties, these DOT funds will help ensure that the affected counties have the resources necessary to continue moving forward." 

More information on this grant can be found below:

Title: ER: MI18-1, June 17, 2018 Western Upper Peninsula Flooding Disc.

Grant Amount: $10,000,000.00

Grant Recipient: Michigan Department of Transportation

Project Location: Various project sites in the Western Upper Peninsula

Description: Title 23, U.S.C., Section 125, authorizes an Emergency Relief (ER) program within the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, for the repair or reconstruction of Federal-aid highways and roads on Federal lands that have suffered serious damage as a result of natural disasters or catastrophic failures from an external cause. These funds are awarded to a State after the President or the Governor issues a formal emergency declaration and the State files a request for ER for the cost of damages to its eligible highways. Eligible repair work includes emergency repairs needed to restore essential traffic, minimize the extent of damage, or protect the remaining facilities as well as permanent repairs necessary to restore the highway to its pre-disaster condition.