On January 11th, California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, along with 36 California members of the House of Representatives, sent a bipartisan letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Highway Agency (FHWA) Administrator Shailen Bhatt, to request expedited support, funding, and other assistance to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in response to the ongoing winter storms that have severely damaged road and highway infrastructure across the state. Caltrans requested immediate assistance through the FHWA Emergency Relief Program. Funding though this program can be used for the repair or reconstruction of Federal highways and roads on Federal lands which have suffered serious damage from natural disasters.
