The Franklin County Public Works Department announced Friday that it has received $1.8 million in reimbursement funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to pay for the repair work conducted over a two-year period after severe flooding damaged roadways, bridges and ditches around the county in 2019. In 2019, four separate weather events brought over 5 inches of water within a 12-hour period, causing massive flooding throughout Franklin County. According to the Public Works Department, over 300 road sites needed repair following the floods. During a normal year, the Public Works Department receives about 900 work orders; in 2019 they received over 3,300. Staff recorded over 15,000 hours in the field addressing the damage to roads, and over 70,000 tons of rock was used to repair road shoulders and reconstruct railway roadbeds.
Source: The Ottawa Herald
