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Delaware receives $33 million in Federal Highway Administration redistribution

Delaware Public Media
Delaware is receiving nearly $33-million dollars in additional federal funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual August redistribution.";

The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual August redistribution is bringing Delaware more federal funding for infrastructure projects.

 

The First State is receiving another $33 million from the feds.

And DelDOT community relations director C.R. McLeod says the money is coming from federal transportation improvement funds allocated, but not used by other states.

“Each summer as the end of the federal fiscal year approaches, the FHWA has a pot of money that it allocates for various projects and programs around the country. The agency will then look at how much money is not being used for those projects and programs and allow states that do have projects that are ready to go if they get a little bit of extra money,” McLeod said.

McLeod says Delaware was able to submit a number of projects that had been on the back-burner, allowing them to move forward sooner.

He notes a variety of projects statewide will see some of this money.  In New Castle County, funds will go toward intersection improvements at Routes 40 and 896, a major interchange project at I-95 and Route 896 in Newark, and construction of an additional bridge connecting Route 7 with the Christiana Mall.

Downstate paving projects on both Route 13 in Seaford and on Route 113 in Georgetown will also receive money.

 

Over the past two years, Delaware has received more than $52 million in federal funding from the redistribution process.

In 2017, Delaware received just over $20-million dollars from the FHWA.

 
 

Kelli Steele has over 30 years of experience covering news in Delaware, Baltimore, Winchester, Virginia, Phoenix, Arizona and San Diego, California.