The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made available $2 million to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for road and bridge repairs required after damage from recent wildfires in the northern part of the state. Total estimates of repair costs for road and bridge damage aren’t complete yet, but the running total sits at $19 million for highway areas in a 74,000-acre zone in Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties. The funds will be used to repair damaged pavements, replacing signs and guardrails and stabilization work on roadside slopes and embankments.

“We want to make sure we restore vital travel links in the region as soon as possible,” FHWA Administrator Gregory Nadeau said in a statement. “Peoples’ lives are greatly affected when the highways they rely upon for daily travel are destroyed.”

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