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Federal government helping the Tri-Counties cover repair costs from massive January, 2023 storms

A freeway on-ramp is partially covered by mud. Road closed signs block access to the ramp.
Lance Orozco
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KCLU
A Highway 101 on-ramp in Santa Barbara County closed by storms in January 2023.

Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties will receive more than $30 million to help pay for debris removal and road repairs.

The federal government is giving Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties more than $30 million to help with infrastructure repairs from the massive January 2023 storms that hit the region.

San Luis Obispo County will get about half of the relief funding for the region. It will receive $15.1 million in reimbursement for debris removal, to repair damage to Chimney Rock Road, and to fix damage to a Caltrans facility in San Luis Obispo.

Santa Barbara County will receive $11.4 million in reimbursement. It includes funding to cover costs related to debris removal and road repairs.

Ventura County will receive $4.5 million in reimbursement, which includes funding for debris removal costs and damage to Ojai Sanitary District pipelines and Ventura Port District facilities.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.