Crews were also working to repair highways and rail lines crippled by the floods and slides.

Shortly after the hurricane made landfall, Mexico's natural disaster fund provided $1.45 million in aid to repair pipelines, highways, and buildings.

Half this sum was to have provided debt service for a $3 billion transportation bond to repair state roads, highways and bridges.

Another $800 million will be sought for the Transportation Department's Emergency Relief fund to repair highways and bridges.

Mr. Msizi worked on a gang repairing highways for the province until he retired on a pension of $66 a month.

Those include a multibillion-dollar bond deal to repair highways and schools that will be on the ballot in November.

Removal Plan Goes Awry Compared with repairing highways, casting and installing a new flagpole sounds like child's play.

And they warned that repairing the many damaged buildings, highways, power generators and other structures could take years.

November 3, 2011 "The American people have waited long enough to repair our roads, highways, and schools when many are in poor condition.

We are removing debris and repairing highways and rebuilding stronger levees.