The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded more than $63 million to New Mexico for road repairs and hazard mitigation in Eddy County.
Damage came from severe storms and flooding in September 2014.
A federal disaster declaration designated eight counties eligible for federal public assistance grants.
The award provides $63.6 million in federal funding to Eddy County for permanent repairs and hazard mitigation to 24 aggregate, asphalt and chip-and-seal roadways.
A total of 111 miles of county roads sustained base and surface erosion due to flooding.
The FEMA grant includes more than $35.3 million for permanent road repairs.
Another $28.3 million in funding is for hazard mitigation. That's measures taken to avoid future damage from flooding.
Roadways will be elevated to prevent the road from becoming a water drainage channel.
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