Cooperative Agreement NR194532XXXXC012

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $835,558 to the North Carolina Department of Transportation on June 4, 2026, under the Emergency Relief (ER) Program (CFDA 20.271) to conduct emergency repairs on three federal-aid highway routes in Burke County, North Carolina damaged by Tropical Storm Helene. The project encompasses repairs and reconstruction work on NC 26 (between mileposts 6.3-6.4), NC 183 (between mileposts 1.2-1.4), and US 64 (between mileposts 10.1-10.3), with a completion...

Summary Watauga County received a $1,047,889.00 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923), awarded on September 17, 2025. The agreement funds implementation of recovery measures across Projects 1020-1026 in Watauga County, North Carolina, with a completion deadline of September 23, 2026. These recovery measures address watershed impairments resulting from natural...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) $504,005 under the Emergency Relief (ER) Program (CFDA 20.271) on April 1, 2026, to conduct permanent repairs to two mitigation sites on US 19 East in Mitchell County that sustained damage from Hurricane Helene. The project encompasses stream bank stabilization, erosion repairs, and slope stabilization work at two locations: Mitigation Site 30 near Penland...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the North Carolina Department of Transportation $273,075 under the Emergency Relief (ER) Program (CFDA 20.271) on April 1, 2026, to conduct permanent repairs to two mitigation sites on US 19 East in Mitchell County that sustained damage from Hurricane Helene. The project encompasses streambank stabilization, erosion repairs, and slope restoration work at two separate locations: Mitigation Site 30 near Penland...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the North Carolina Department of Transportation $9,048,080 on June 5, 2026, under the Emergency Relief (ER) Program (CFDA 20.271) to restore critical transportation infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Helene. The primary deliverable is the replacement of Bridge 100236 (Federal Structure 0210236) spanning Reems Creek on State Road 2109 in Buncombe County, which sustained significant damage from hurricane...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $310,500 to the North Carolina Department of Transportation under the Emergency Relief (ER) Program (CFDA 20.271) on June 4, 2026, to repair critical drainage infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Helene in Yancey County. The project involves replacing a non-National Bridge Inventory System (NBIS) pipe (E4030) on North Carolina Highway 80 that carries Roaring Spout Branch. The replacement pipe will be enlarged to...

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $3,805,963 to the North Carolina Department of Transportation on November 26, 2025, under the Emergency Relief (ER) Program (CFDA 20.271) to conduct emergency repairs on NC Highway 80 in McDowell County (Division 13) following Tropical Storm Helene. The project encompasses restoration work along NC 80 between mile markers 2.2 and 6.5, with a completion date of October 1, 2034. The scope of work includes repair and reconstruction of subgrade,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $146,770.00 to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) under the Emergency Relief (ER) Program (CFDA 20.271) on June 3, 2026, to repair and replace damaged drainage infrastructure on State Road 3121 (Pinners Cove Road) in Buncombe County. Specifically, the project involves replacement of two maintenance pipes (MP-0110-03115 and MP-0110-03114) located near Robinson Creek that sustained damage from...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $852,300 on December 3, 2025, to the North Carolina Department of Transportation under the Emergency Relief (ER) Program (CFDA 20.271) to execute permanent repairs to critical transportation infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Helene. The project encompasses structural repairs to two bridges over the South Toe River on US 19 East in Yancey County—Bridge 990043 on the westbound lane and Bridge 990328 on the...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) $346,615.00 on December 3, 2025, under the Emergency Relief (ER) Program (CFDA 20.271) to fund permanent repairs to two bridges in Buncombe County damaged by Hurricane Helene floodwaters. The project addresses structural damage to Bridge 100078 (Federal Structure 0210078) spanning North Fork Ivy Creek on NC 197 and Bridge 100079 (Federal Structure 0210079)...