FEMA shares details on how they fix privately owned access roads and bridges

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- With communities still recovering from the winter storms, The Federal Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA) shared on how they will fix privately owned access roads and bridges that were damaged.

FEMA officials said that the roads must have been damaged as a result of a Presidentially-declared disaster. Officials said that the assistance is suppose to restore road access to their primary residence.

In addition to meet general conditions of eligibility, officials said the following conditions must be met to receive home repair assistance for privately owned roads.

• A FEMA Inspector determines repairs are necessary to provide drivable access to the primary residence.
• The applicant or applicants are responsible for maintaining the private -owned access route to their primary residence.
• The privately owned route is the only access road to the primary residence or replacement of a secondary road is necessary for practical use.

Officials said that if multiple households use the private road, then FEMA encourages all of the households to apply for assistance in order to meet the needs of all affected households.

For multiple households that share the same road, FEMA also requires written consent from all applicants, a declarative statement saying any assistance FEMA covers will require residents to secure permits and the applicants do not have an established Homeowner's Association or Covenant responsible for the repair of the access route.

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