83 DEFICIENT BRIDGES ON LIST FOR MAJOR REPAIRS

A major program to replace or repair 83 critically deficient bridges on Michigan's county roads, city streets and highways has been approved. The projects, funded for the 1989-90 fiscal year starting October 1, 1989, will be paid for with funds from the Federal Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program and the Michigan Critical Bridge Program. The number of bridges to be improved has increased from last year, due to increases in the federal allocation for bridge improvements. There are 36 bridges scheduled for repairs or replacement in fiscal 1988-89, and approximately 103 others approved earlier which are in various stages of design and construction. A nine-member committee set up under the Michigan Critical Bridge Program, representing the Michigan Department of Transportation, the county road commissions and the municipal street agencies, established priority for bridge replacements. Their decisions are based on the condition of the bridge, its importance to the street or road network and the local agency's ability to finance its share of construction. On all the bridges, federal funds pay 80% of the cost, the state pays 15% and the local agency 5%. Five of the 83 bridges are part of the city street systems, seventy-six bridges are under county jurisdiction and two are State Transportation Department projects.

• Corporate Authors:

  Baker Publishing Company

  P.O. Box 25007
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909
• Publication Date: 1988-10-27

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 3
• Serial:
  • Michigan Roads and Construction
  • Volume: 85
  • Issue Number: 43
  • Publisher: Baker Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Equipment replacement; Federal aid; Maintenance; Ratings; Repairing; State aid; Strategic planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge maintenance; Fund allocations; Repairs; Replacement
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00477461
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1988 12:00AM