The Roanoke River rising over a road in Roanoke City, Virginia (Larry Metayer/Dreamstime) $908m of the funding will be spent fixing damage caused by 2024’s Hurricane Helene, the deadliest mainland US hurricane since Hurricane Katrina. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) claims the total spent on infrastructure repair work in the wake of Hurricane Helene is $3.4bn, including $2.9bn in North Carolina.