DOT Gives Wisconsin $1 Million to Repair Flood-Damaged Roads

The Department of Transportation said Friday it is making $1 million available immediately to Wisconsin to help pay for urgent repairs to roads and bridges damaged by recent floods.

“We’re making this downpayment to help restore essential traffic routes so people can get back to their lives and businesses can begin to recover,” Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said in a statement.

The $1 million will help the state begin restoring roads that were washed out from last month’s floods, including County Trunk Highway that provides access to Sauk County’s Lake Delton, an important tourist destination and revenue generator for the region, DOT said.

DOT will continue to work with Wisconsin and other Midwestern state officials as they assess the extent of road damage caused by the floods, and Peters said more resources will likely be made available folllwing those evaluations.