Federal and State working together to reopen roads closed by Hurricane Helene.
South Carolina Secretary of Transportation, Justin Powell, said SCDOT is already putting two million dollars from Federal Highway Emergency Relief funds to work repairing a road washout near Caesar’s Head state park.
At the end of September, Helene shut down more than 900 roads and bridges, according to a DOT press release, 362 closures in the Upstate alone. As of today, all but 22 of those roads have reopened in the Upstate.
Acting Federal Highway Administrator Kristin White, who toured damaged in the state last week, said “We are committed to supporting South Carolinians with the funding and resources needed for ongoing recovery.”
PRESS RELEASE from the SC Dept. of Transportation below:
“Columbia, S.C. (October 18, 2024) – Acting Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Kristin White visited the upstate with Secretary of Transportation Justin Powell and other officials to tour damage to roads and bridges in the area from Hurricane Helene. On US 276 …