RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the release of $10 million to cover the cost of urgent repairs to Virginia roads and bridges in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. According to the department, the money is going to cover the cost to repair significant damage to roads and bridges in southwestern Virginia near the North Carolina border, particularly the one-mile section of Route 58 in Washington County that was washed out by the storm. “Hurricane Helene’s devastation affected communities in multiple states, including Virginia, and the Biden-Harris Administration is here to support all of them as they recover and rebuild,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg “The Department is deploying this initial $10 million for Virginia to help restore key transportation networks and routes, and we will continue our support for impacted states and communities for as long as it takes to fully recover.” The department has already provided money to make urgent repairs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee in the wake of Helene.