HIGHWAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND REHABILIATION PROGRAM

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• HIGHWAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND REHABILIATION
  PROGRAM
  
• NATIONAL BRIDGE INSPECTION STANDARDS
• NEBRASKA

2000 County Superintendents Summer Meeting
by Milo D. Cress, FHWA LeRoy Juengel, N
DOR Tim Steffen, NDOR
June 14, 2000 Sidney, NE
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OVERVIEW

• HIGHWAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT REHABILITATION
  PROGRAM (HBRRP)
  
• NATIONAL BRIDGE INSPECTION STANDARDS (NBIS)
• STATUS OF BRIDGE INSPECTION NEBRASKA
• SOLUTION

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HIGHWAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION
PROGRAM ( HBRRP )

• PURPOSE
• SAFE BRIDGES
• INSPECTION AND EVALUATION
• POSTING FOR DEFICIENT LOAD CAPACITY
• REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITATION OF DEFICIENT BRIDGES

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HBRRPFEDERAL-AID FUNDING TO NEBRASKA
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HBRRP FUND ELIGIBILITY- - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT OR FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLET
E BRIDGE SUFFICIENCY RATING
BRIDGE SUFFICIENCY RATING 6
STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT
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FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE
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RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE BRIDGE
INSPECTION PROGRAM IN NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS BRIDGE DIVISION LOC
AL LIAISON DIVISION DISTRICT LOCAL ASSISTANCE ENG
INEERS
LOCAL SUBDIVISION
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NBIS COMPLIANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA

• INSPECTION PROCEDURES
• Organizational Control Management
• Load Capacity Rating Load Posting
• Fracture Critical Site Listing
• Scour Critical Site Listing
• Underwater Inspection
• Follow-up of Critical Recommendations

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NBIS COMPLIANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA(Continued)

• FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION
• 2-Year Frequency
• 4-Year Frequency Underwater
• QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL (23CFR650.307)
• Individual in Charge of the Program
• Individual in Charge of an Inspection Team

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NBIS COMPLIANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA(Continued)

• INSPECTION REPORT
• Detailed and Accurate
• Up-to-Date
• INVENTORY
• Prepare and Maintain Inventory of all Bridges
• Update State Within 90 Days/ Local Within 180 Days

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NBIS COMPLIANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA(Continued)

• SCREENING EVALUATION OF BRIDGE SITES FOR SCOUR
  CRITICAL POTENTIAL
  
• Screening
• Analyze and Evaluate
• Implement Remedial Measures
• NBIS BRIDGE MAINTENANCE REVIEWS
• Annual Reviews by FHWA NDOR
• Proactive Posture

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NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE NBIS
WITHHOLDING OF HBRRP FUNDS STATE LOCAL SUB
DIVISION
GOAL FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE NBIS
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NBIS COMPLIANCEPOTENTIAL PROBLEM AREAS
LOAD CAPACITY RATING AND LOAD POSTING
ACCURACY OF THE DATA DOCUMENTATION OF DEFICIENCIE
S FOLLOW-UP OF CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES SCOUR SCREE
NING EVALUATION
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NBI METHOD OF RATING
LOAD
LOCAL BRIDGES 1,748 - LF 8,862 AS 1
,410 NO RATING ANALYSIS PERFORMED
LOAD FACTOR (LF) ALLOWABLE STRESS (AS) LOAD
AND RESISTANCE FACTOR (LRFR) LOAD TESTING N
O RATING ANALYSIS PERFORMED
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RATING FOR LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY BY LOAD FACTOR
LOAD
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OTHER METHODS USED TO EVALUATE LOAD CARRYING
CAPACITGY BY THE NDOR
LOAD
BASED UPON CHANGE IN CODING OF SIA SHEET ITEMS
MAY BE CONSERVATIVE - - MAYBE NOT ?
NOT ACCEPTABLE METHOD
CONSTRUCTED BY COUNTY/CITY METHOD NOT AVAILABLE
WITHOUT REVIEW
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CODING OF SIA SHEET ITEM 41Structure Open,
Posted, or Closed to Traffic
LOAD
CODING -- A, B, D, E, G, K, P, or R
B Open, posting recommended, but not legally i
mplemented (all signs not in place or not
correctly implemented)
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NEBRASKA BRIDGES - NUMBERS BY CODING OF ITEM
41(Based upon current bridge inventory submitted
to the FHWA by NDOR)
LOAD
T160049.WPD 5A 1,112 Y, HWY BR
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BRIDGES BY COUNTY - ITEM 41B
LOAD
BRIDGES THAT HAVE 41B INCLUDES 7 STATE BRIDGES
DOOO525.5180427MMA2.XLS

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TOP 7 - BRIDGES WITH ITEM 41 B
LOAD
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ACCURACY OF THE DATA
ACCURACY
CONTINUED NBI RECORD UPDATES
TO MAKE BRIDGE ELIGIBLE FOR HBRRP FUNDS
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WHEN PROJECTS ARE BEING PROGRAMMED
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DOCUMENTATION OF DEFICIENCIES
DOCUMENTATION
PAST REVIEWS HAVE IDENTIFIED NEED FOR BETTER
DOCUMENTATION OF DEFICIENCIES
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FOLLOW-UP OF CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES
FOLLOW-UP
FHWA GETS LIST ANNUALLY POLICY IS TO NOTIFY LOC
AL JURISDICTION OF THE DEFICIENCY

NEED TO ESTABLISH FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURE
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SCOUR SCREENING AND EVALUATION
SCOUR
PRO-ACTIVE AND PROGRESSING TO IDENTIFY
SCOUR-CRITICAL SITES AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
-- POTENTIAL PROBLEM FALLING SHORT OF IDENTIFIC
ATION OF ALL POTENTIALLY SCOUR CRITICAL SITES
DURING SCREEING
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IS THERE A SOLUTION ??
Yes
With the Existing Bridge File in Hand
VISIT EVERY BRIDGE SITE DETERMINE IF THE FILE
REPRESENTS THE BRIDGE -- THE BRIDGE HAS BEE
N RATED FOR LOAD CAPACITY BY LF --
IF YES -- COMPLETE ROUTINE INSPECTION AND GO T
O THE NEXT BRIDGE
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SOLUTION (Continued)
ALSO, IF THE FILE DOES REPRESENT THE
BRIDGE DETERMINE IF THE BRIDGE HAS BEEN RATED
BY LF. IF NOT, DETAIL AS NEEDED FOR RATING BY
LF. COMPLETE THE ROUTINE INSPECTION AND GO T
O THE NEXT BRIDGE.
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SOLUTION (Continued)
IF THE FILE DOES NOT REPRESENT THE BRIDGE
COMPLETELY RE-INSPECT AND DETAIL THE BRIDGE.
COMPLETE THE ROUTINE INSPECTION AND GO TO THE
NEXT BRIDGE. RATE THE BRIDGE FOR LOAD - CARRY
ING CAPACITY BY LF.
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POTENTIAL COSTS4.1 Million
POTENTIAL TIME-FRAME START NOW - INSPECTION CYC
LE
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The Good News
And --- For Even Better News
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