What is the difference between Emergency Opening (EO) and Permanent Restoration (PR)?
ER funding is FHWA funding to help reestablish those transportation facilities that are Federal-aid highways and were damaged due to a “natural disaster.” It is not expected to replace an agency’s (Caltrans and/or Local) cost of heavy maintenance. EO funding is for work that is to be “diligently pursued” and is needed for restoring essential travel, minimizing the extent of damage, or protecting the remaining facilities of a damaged transportation system. EO work is 100% reimbursable for the first 180 days, starting on the date of the incident period that FHWA has determined. FHWA will also establish a “last date for identification of sites” and a “last date for DAFs to be completed” by the recipient. Inadequate documentation for not meeting either of these dates are grounds for an ineligible determination. After the first 180 days, the EO funding falls to the regular pro-rata share for that roadways classification. Also, EO work not under physical construction within the first 180 day
