WSDOT is anticipating the availability of approximately $150 million for the Federal Local Bridge Program (FLBP) through Bridge Formula Program (BFP) funds.
Donor Name: Washington State Department of Transportation
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/28/2023
Size of the Grant: $25 million
Details:
The purpose of the FLBP is to improve the condition of bridges through replacement, rehabilitation, and preventative maintenance. It also incentivizes agencies to use asset management strategies that provide cost-effective solutions to maximize the life expectancy of the structure.
Bridges that are off-system based on Functional Classification may be given priority.
Eligibility Criteria
All local agency bridge owners are eligible to apply. Structures reported to the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) and subject to the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) are eligible. Reportable structures are greater than 20 ft. in length and carry public vehicle traffic. Structures meeting the eligibility criteria for each sub-category below may apply for funding.
Replacement and rehabilitation criteria
Replacement projects involve the total replacement of an existing structure with a new facility constructed in the same general traffic corridor. Rehabilitation projects involve major work required to restore the structural integrity and/or to correct major safety defects of a structure.
This category of projects is focused on local agency bridges that are in poor condition. Projects with structures in fair or good condition that improve resiliency against climate change risks and hazards will also be considered. Proposals are encouraged to incorporate and/or demonstrate the utilization of practical solutions throughout the life of the structure. This includes identifying the asset management strategies utilized to maximize the life expectancy of the structure. Specific criteria for eligibility and funding are as follows:
- Projects receive a maximum award amount of $25 million per structure.
- Structures eligible to apply for funding:
- Have a culvert, deck, superstructure, and/or substructure overall condition code of 4 or less,
- OR
- Have a structural adequacy or waterway adequacy code of 2 or less.
- Other projects eligible to apply for funding will improve climate resiliency.
- There are no local match requirements for federally eligible expenditures.
- Requests to bundle replacement and rehabilitation projects will be considered. Structures must be submitted on their own application with a note indicating that bundling is preferred with a list of structures included.
Preventative maintenance criteria
Preventative maintenance projects involve extending the service life of an existing structure. The primary activities for this category include steel bridge painting, scour mitigation, seismic retrofit, and deck resurfacing/repair. This includes identifying the asset management strategies utilized to maximize the life expectancy of the structure. Specific criteria for eligibility and funding are as follows:
- Maximum award will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Steel bridge painting for structures that have greater than 2% of total paint area in Condition State 4.
- Scour mitigation for structures that are calculated or assessed as scour critical.
- Seismic retrofit on structures with study showing high seismic vulnerability
- Deck resurfacing/repair on structures that have a total area of 2% or greater of patches, spalls, and delamination’s in the deck surface (Condition State 2, 3 and 4).
- There are no local match requirements for federally eligible expenditures.
Bundled projects criteria
Local agency bridge owners can bundle several structures into one project application to perform specific preventative maintenance activities. Specific criteria for eligibility and funding are as follows:
- Maximum award will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Deck sealing and thin overlays for concrete decks with full depth cracking.
- Deck repair for timber decks or slabs for elements in Condition State 3 and 4.
- Expansion joint replacement for elements that are in Condition State 3.
- Concrete superstructure/substructure spall repair and patching for concrete elements that are in Condition State 3.
- Timber substructure repair for timber elements that are in Condition State 3 and 4.
- Other preventative maintenance or repair activities of a similar type on elements in Condition State 3 or 4.
- Local agencies are encouraged to partner with adjacent counties or cities.
- There are no local match requirements for federally eligible expenditures.
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