SHA Gets $6.8 Million for Tropical Storm Lee Road Repairs

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is reportedly sending $6.8 million to the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) to cover expenses for fixing roads after .

Lee tore through south county and the surrounding area, leaving road damage on Route 214 near Beard’s Creek. Repairs that cost the SHA $80,000 for that project are eligible to be reimbursed, according to a news release.

“When the severe weather struck late this summer, SHA responded aggressively to make repairs so that those roads and structures that were impacted could be reopened to traffic as soon as it was safe to do so,” said Maryland Transportation Secretary Beverly Swaim-Staley in a release.

As part of the FHWA’s Emergency Relief Program, the funding will reimburse the SHA for work on 44 Maryland state roads and 20 county-owned roads affected by Lee. A list of projects and the amount reimbursed is attached as a PDF to this article.

“It is gratifying that the federal emergency grants will defray the costs so that everyday operations to keep highways safe are not impacted,” Swaim-Staley said.

Three of the largest repair projects focused on a washed structure in Charles County, repairing Route 301 in La Plata, and a that formed on the southbound Route 2 ramp to westbound Route 100 in Anne Arundel County.

However, not included on the list of reimbursed projects were repair costs for the on Patuxent River Road in Davidsonville.

Work is still being done to fix , and Patch is currently in communication with the Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works to learn an estimated date of completion.