WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration awarded the following 13 grants totaling $46,191,477.48 to the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT):
- $10,506,728.99 to repair damage from the 2019 West James River Basin flood;
- $8,665,379.23 for statewide flooding repairs;
- $7,520,649.60 to repair highway damage from the West James River Basin flood in Burleigh, Dickey, Foster, Kidder, Lamoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman, and Wells counties;
- $5,740,945.25 to repair damage from the 2019 Rice Lake Basin flood;
- $2,172,605.52 to repair damage from the 2019 West Basin flood;
- $2,117,441.95 to repair damage from the 2019 Sheyenne/James River Basin flood;
- $1,826,230.53 to repair the highway from the 2019 Rice Lake Basin flood in Emmons County;
- $1,703,263.78 to repair damage from the 2019 Salt Lake Basin flood;
- $1,628,251.24 to repair damage from the 2019 South Basin flood;
- $1,303,210.35 to repair damage from the 2019 North Basin flood damage;
- $1,274,817.21 to repair damage from the 2019 East Basin flood;
- $1,158,063.70 to repair highway damage from the 2019 Basin flood; and
- $573,890.13 to repair damage from the 2019 flood in Barnes and Walsh Counties.
According to DOT, these funds are awarded to North Dakota after President Trump issued a formal emergency declaration. 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. These funds come after the North Dakota Delegation urged President Trump to declare a disaster for the spring flooding and applauded the Administration for approving Governor Burgum’s disaster declaration.
