Kelly Stroda
The federal government is giving Missouri millions of dollars to help pay for transportation-related repairs after last year's Missouri River flooding and tornado.
Missouri will get more than $18 million from the federal government in connection with last year?s tornado and flooding.
On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the financing as part of $1.58 billion given to 30 states, three territories and federal land management agencies to help foot the bill for repairs to natural disaster-damaged roads and bridges.
The money headed to Missouri includes $3.04 million for the April and May tornado and flooding, as well as $15.17 million for the June flooding of the Missouri River.
?Communities from coast to coast are still recovering from disasters that have affected the roads they use, their homes and businesses,? LaHood said in a written statement. ?The Obama administration stands ready to provide emergency relief and reimburse these communities for the work that has been done to restore their critical transportation needs.?
The funds from the Federal Highway Administration? ?s Emergency Relief Program came available after Congress approved supplemental financing.
Among states receiving the most money are Vermont, which will get $125.6 million for damage caused by Hurricane Irene, as well as nearly $9 million for spring flooding. Kansas did not appear on the list.
See the full list of recipients here.
Missouri?s summer flooding was costly for companies such as electric utility Kansas City Power & Light Co.? , which recently asked Missouri regulators for ...
Missouri will get more than $18 million from the federal government in connection with last year?s tornado and flooding.
On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the financing as part of $1.58 billion given to 30 states, three territories and federal land management agencies to help foot the bill for repairs to natural disaster-damaged roads and bridges.
The money headed to Missouri includes $3.04 million for the April and May tornado and flooding, as well as $15.17 million for the June flooding of the Missouri River.
?Communities from coast to coast are still recovering from disasters that have affected the roads they use, their homes and businesses,? LaHood said in a written statement. ?The Obama administration stands ready to provide emergency relief and reimburse these communities for the work that has been done to restore their critical transportation needs.?
The funds from the Federal Highway Administration? ?s Emergency Relief Program came available after Congress approved supplemental financing.
Among states receiving the most money are Vermont, which will get $125.6 million for damage caused by Hurricane Irene, as well as nearly $9 million for spring flooding. Kansas did not appear on the list.
See the full list of recipients here.
Missouri?s summer flooding was costly for companies such as electric utility Kansas City Power & Light Co.? , which recently asked Missouri regulators for permission to put off about $1.4 million in non-fuel costs and other undetermined expenses tied to the event. KCP&L is a unit of Kansas City-based Great Plains Energy Inc.? (NYSE: GXP).
In late May, Joplin was hit by a deadly tornado. Many Kansas City-area businesses have been helping with the recovery. Overland Park?s DLR Group? and a partner architectural firm that designed Joplin?s temporary high school after the tornado recently were tapped as designers for the permanent high school, an estimated $70 million project.
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