Highway Bridge Program: Condition of Nation's Bridges Shows Limited Improvement, But Further Actions Could Enhance the Impact of Fed Investment

Highway Bridge Program: Condition of Nation's Bridges Shows Limited Improvement, But Further Actions Could Enhance the Impact of Fed Investment

Author: Phillip R. Herr

Publisher: DIANE Publishing Inc.

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 19

ISBN-13: 1437936741

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This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. One in four bridges in the United States is either structurally deficient and in need of repair, or functionally obsolete and is not adequate for today's traffic. The Highway Bridge Program (HBP), the primary source of federal funding for bridges, provided about $7 billion to states in fiscal year 2010. This testimony addresses: (1) the current state of the nation's bridges and the impacts of the HBP; and (2) the extent to which the HBP aligns with principles developed to guide the re-examination of surface transportation programs. This testimony is based on prior reports, updated with bridge data and information provided by agency officials. Charts and tables.


Statewide Transportation Planning

Statewide Transportation Planning

Author: Phillip Herr

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-04

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 1437944612

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Through the statewide transportation planning process, states decide how to spend fed. transportation funds -- almost $46 billion in FY 2009. Draft legislation to reauthorize federal surface transportation legislation would, among other things, revise planning requirements to recognize states' use of rural planning org. (RPO) and require performance measurement. This report examined: (1) states' planning activities and RPOs' satisfaction that rural needs are considered; (2) states' planning challenges; (3) the U.S. Dept. of Transportation's approach to overseeing statewide planning; and (4) states' use of performance measurement and opportunities to make statewide planning more performance based. Tables. This is a print on demand report.


Crumbling Infrastructure

Crumbling Infrastructure

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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Highway Bridge Program

Highway Bridge Program

Author: United States Government Accountability Office

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-05-14

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 9781719071628

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Highway Bridge Program: Condition of Nation's Bridges Shows Limited Improvement, but Further Actions Could Enhance the Impact of Federal Investment


Highway Bridge Program

Highway Bridge Program

Author: Katherine Siggerud

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-02

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 143790971X

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The Aug. 1, 2007, collapse of a Minnesota bridge raised nationwide questions about bridge safety and the Dept. of Transportation¿s ability to prioritize resources for bridges. The Highway Bridge Program (HBP), the primary source of fed. funding for bridges, provided over $4 billion to states in FY 2007. This study examines: (1) how the HBP addresses bridge conditions; (2) how states use HBP funds and select bridge projects for funding; (3) what data indicates about bridge conditions and the HBP¿s impact; and (4) the extent to which the HBP aligns with generally accepted principles, and fed. laws and regulations, for re-examining surface transportation programs. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.


Bridge Preservation Guide

Bridge Preservation Guide

Author: U.s. Department of Transportation

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2012-10-26

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9781480191730

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This guide provides bridge related definitions and corresponding commentaries, as well as the framework for a systematic approach to a preventive maintenance program. The goal is to provide guidance on bridge preservation. This guide is intended for Federal, State, and local bridge engineers, area engineers, bridge owners, and bridge preservation practitioners.