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WisDOT / FHWA Emergency Relief - Federal-Aid Highway Disaster Damage

Emergency Relief can assist local governments with eligible disaster damage on federal-aid highways, including roadway or structure repair, debris removal and emergency protective measures such as traffic control and detour signing.

Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration

Who should look at this?

Good fit for: Municipal or county highway partners documenting tornado-caused damage, debris removal, traffic-control costs or roadway/structure repairs on a federal-aid highway.

Potential audience: Wisconsin local governments and roadway authorities responsible for damaged federal-aid highways

The damaged roadway must be on the federal-aid highway system, generally major collectors and above, and the damage/work must meet FHWA Emergency Relief rules. WisDOT coordinates the program with eligible local governments.

Government / Public Agency

What recovery capacity might it support?

Transportation & DeliveryMaterials & SuppliesVehicles & EquipmentSkilled Labor & TradesAdministrative & Operational Support

Availability: Standing federal-aid highway emergency-relief pathway; incident/project eligibility is conditional

Deadline: Time-sensitive damage, petition and repair procedures apply; contact the WisDOT program manager promptly for the current July 27 pathway and deadlines.

Funding / value: Varies by eligible emergency or permanent repair work, federal share and FHWA/WisDOT program rules.

Do not confuse this with:

Not the same as Wisconsin Disaster Damage Aids and not a general reimbursement route for every local street. Roads outside the federal-aid system may belong under other state/local recovery pathways.

Applicability

WisDOT maintains Emergency Relief as the federal-aid-highway disaster pathway. July 27 applicability depends on the affected facility, damage threshold, eligible work and federal/state program determinations; local agencies should contact WisDOT rather than assume reimbursement.

Documentation and cost rules

Preserve roadway location and federal-aid classification, photos and damage evidence, emergency-work records, labor/equipment logs, debris and traffic-control costs, contracts/procurement records, estimates and final repair costs.

Prior authorization: varies

Previously incurred costs: potentially-eligible

The Hub is a starting point, not an eligibility determination. Confirm current rules with the administering organization before relying on a grant, reimbursement pathway, tax treatment, or operational resource.