{Charleston, West
Virginia}…West Virginia Secretary of Transportation Paul Mattox
says the state has spent more than $4 million to remove downed trees, power
lines and snow from roads caused by Superstorm Sandy, and he expects the state
will spend at least $6 million. The Department of Transportation received
nearly $11 million from FEMA to help cover the $14 million cost of cleaning up
roads following the June 29th derecho. Mattox says he expects the federal
agency will pay for most of the costs related
to Sandy .