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Emergency Relief

Emergency Relief (ER) assists local governments with replacing or repairing roadways or roadway structure damage on ALL federal-aid highways (major collectors and above) resulting from a catastrophic failure or natural disaster. Besides physical damage, ER also includes debris removal and emergency protective measures such as traffic control and detour signing.

The information you will need to apply for the ER funds is contained in the following:

• Summary of Emergency Relief procedures
• Emergency Relief check list 
• FHWA Emergency Relief Manual
• WisDOT Highway Maintenance Manual ER Guidance (available soon)

For more information on federal-aid and state-aid programs, see the Overview of Emergency Highway Aid Programs in Wisconsin .

Program manager: Mike Sproul, michael.sproul@dot.wi.gov or (608) 266-8680

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Questions about the content of this page:
Mike Sproul, michael.sproul@dot.wi.gov
Last modified: April 6, 2010