Hurricane irma-permanent repair-SR-5 US-1 overseas highway at MM 75; emergency operations; construction; roadway & shoulder washout - IR90001E

The State of Florida Department of Transportation received a $196,528 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on June 9, 2021. The funding supports the Highway Planning and Construction program and will deliver permanent repair services for roadway and shoulder washout on State Route 5 (US-1 Overseas Highway) at mile marker 75 resulting from Hurricane Irma emergency operations.

The Highway Planning and Construction program administered by the Federal Highway Administration aims to assist states in providing construction, preservation, and improvement of highways. The project grant funding will allow the State of Florida Department of Transportation to repair sections of the US-1 Overseas Highway damaged during Hurricane Irma emergency response efforts in 2017. The roadwork funded under this award will permanently restore transportation infrastructure impacted by the storm.