DOT Secretary LaHood Announces $1 Million in Quick Release Emergency Relief Funds for Flood Damage in Maine from Hurricane Irene

by Gary Kopycinski on September 6, 2011

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WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2011. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced he is making $1 million in quick release emergency funds immediately available to the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) to begin repairs to roads and bridges damaged by floods from Hurricane Irene.