WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday it would be sending $43.1 million in funding to U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service for areas impacted by Hurricane Helene.
The funding will be used in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. It also includes repairs to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
“The damage caused by Hurricane Helene’s heavy rains, strong winds, and flooding is so extensive that emergency vehicles and utility crews cannot make their way into the national forests and national parks to make essential repairs,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg . “The emergency funding we’re sending will help the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service make repairs to vital transportation networks in four impacted states where roads are currently impassable and reopen these roadways as quickly as possible.”
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