A Financial Impact Assessment of LD 1725: Stream Crossings

This report looks at the potential financial impact of LD 1725, a Maine Legislative bill that was considered during the second regular session of the 124th Maine Legislature. The bill would affect the design and construction of an estimated 30,000 stream crossings in the State of Maine. The research for this report included the analysis of nearly 2000 stream crossings and the data collection necessary for the development of extensive stream crossing replacement cost models. The study found that the 1.2 bankfull requirements in LD 1725 would result in a 175% - 325% increase in structure widths for stream crossing projects across the state. An upsize of this magnitude would increase the cost of replacing stream crossings statewide by $230 - $474 million over the next twenty years. As written, LD 1725 does not provide the funding mechanisms to finance the substantial additional costs that municipalities and state agencies will face.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27762
• Corporate Authors:

  Maine Department of Transportation

  16 Statehouse Station
  Augusta, ME  United States  04333
• Authors:
  • Dikeman, Barry
  • Neyland, Jennifer
  • Merrill, Samuel
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 13p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Costs; Culverts; Data collection; Design; Environmental protection; Legislation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Stream crossings
• Geographic Terms: Maine
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Policy; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01470529
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 11-01
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 24 2013 9:07AM