Hurricane Florence

CEG - Wed July 29, 2020

DoD Awards $296M in Hurricane Rebuilding Contracts for Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced July 24 that it had awarded two separate contracts worth a combined $296.3 million to help the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune in eastern North Carolina replace bridge and building structures that suffered damage from Hurricane Florence in September 2018....

NCDOT - Mon May 20, 2019

NCDOT Receives Award for Drone Use During Florence

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has received national honors for its innovative use of drones during the state's coordinated response to Hurricane Florence. NCDOT was awarded the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's Xcellence Award in the humanitarian category at the AUVSI's annual Xponential Conference, which was held in Chicago April 29 to May 2....

Capt. Stephen Hudson, South Carolina National Guard - Thu September 27, 2018

National Guard Assists S.C. DOT to Stem Flood Effects

Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard are assisting the state's Department of Transportation in constructing an AquaDam to keep Highway 17 open from Georgetown to Myrtle Beach during the flooding as a result of Hurricane Florence....

AASHTO - Mon September 24, 2018

State DOTs Helping Out With Hurricane Florence Recovery Efforts

State department of transportation workers, national guardsmen and a host of other federal, state and local personnel fanned out across North Carolina and South Carolina this week to assess and start fixing the damage left behind by Hurricane Florence....

AASHTO Journal - Mon September 17, 2018

State DOTs Respond as Hurricane Florence Hits East Coast

Though downgraded to a Category 2 storm before making landfall, the 100 mph-plus winds and heavy rains generated by Hurricane Florence were expected to affect five states along the U.S. east coast: North and South Carolina in particular, along with parts of Georgia, Virginia and Maryland....