{"id":3158,"date":"2024-09-05T14:18:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/?p=3158"},"modified":"2024-09-05T16:08:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T16:08:22","slug":"slow-steady-progress-repairing-americas-bridges-according-to-latest-federal-government-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/slow-steady-progress-repairing-americas-bridges-according-to-latest-federal-government-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow &amp; Steady Progress Repairing America\u2019s Bridges, According to Latest Federal Government Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>States Dedicating 2021 Infrastructure Law Funds to 4,100+ Projects<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>National and State Rankings Available: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/artba.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=30ed7d880f6203c986d7afa0b&amp;id=93aaa09763&amp;e=8cabc48f39\">www.artbabridgereport.org<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>(<\/strong><strong>WASHINGTON)<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0Nearly 221,800 U.S. bridges need major repair or replacement, an American Road &amp; Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis of recently released federal government data shows.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nPlaced end-to-end, these structures span over 6,100 miles, or the equivalent of every mile of urban and rural Interstate in California, Florida, and Illinois.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOf the bridges needing repair, 42,067 are rated in poor condition and classified as \u201cstructurally deficient.\u201d That is 324 fewer than in 2023.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nStates with the biggest decline in the number of bridges in poor condition: Pennsylvania (down 90), Louisiana (down 87), Florida (down 85), West Virginia (down 74), and California (down 64).<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBridges in poor condition represent 6.8 percent of the 2024 U.S. bridge inventory\u2014compared to 7.3 percent in 2020.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u201cOver the last five years we have seen significant progress in states like Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Louisiana, and West Virginia \u2013 reducing the number of bridges in poor condition.\u201d\u00a0 said Dr. Alison Premo Black, ARTBA\u2019s chief economist, who conducted the analysis.\u00a0 \u201cWhile improvements can take time, every bridge repair increases the safety and efficiency of our network for the traveling public.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nStates have received $15.9 billion in the first three years of the IIJA\u2019s new $27.5 billion formula bridge program and, to date, have committed 46 percent ($7.3 billion) of these resources to over 4,170 bridge projects.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining 54 percent ($8.5 billion) of already released bridge funds \u2013 plus the $10.6 billion that will be provided in the next two years \u2013 will support needed bridge improvements well into the future.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nTwenty-three states have committed at least half of their available bridge formula funds, with the top 10 being: Georgia (100 percent), North Dakota (99 percent), Indiana (98 percent), Florida (96 percent), Oklahoma (95 percent), Nebraska (91.5 percent), Idaho (91.5 percent), Arkansas (88 percent), West Virginia (85 percent) and Alabama (85 percent).<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nBridges that have come off the \u201cpoor condition\u201d list include:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I-695 over U.S. 40, Md.<\/li>\n<li>I-93 over Conley Street, Mass.<\/li>\n<li>I-680 over Capitol Avenue, Calif.<\/li>\n<li>I-55 over Madison Street, Ill.<\/li>\n<li>I-95 over Route 608, Va.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bridges newly rated in poor condition include:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I-90 over Canal to Stewart Streets, Ill.<\/li>\n<li>Interstate 680 over Monument Boulevard, Calif.<\/li>\n<li>I-93 over Mystic Valley Parkway, Mass.<\/li>\n<li>I-95 North and Southbound over Thurbers Avenue, R.I.<\/li>\n<li>IH-35 over Grand Avenue, Texas\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Based on average cost data submitted by states to the U.S. Department of Transportation, ARTBA estimates it would cost over $400 billion to make all needed repairs to the 221,800 structures.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>About the Report<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe data in the report is from the Federal Highway Administration\u2019s National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on August 20. Specific conditions on bridges may have changed because of recent work or updated inspections.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBridges are classified in good, fair, or poor condition based on their inspection ratings and definitions from U.S. DOT.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe definition of \u201cpoor\u201d is when a key element of the bridge\u2014the deck, superstructure, substructure, or culverts, are rated in poor or worse condition. During inspection, the conditions of a variety of bridge elements are rated on a scale of 0 (failed condition) to 9 (excellent condition). A rating of 4 is considered \u201cpoor\u201d condition.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>About ARTBA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Established in 1902, the Washington, D.C.-based ARTBA brings together all facets of the transportation construction industry to responsibly advocate for infrastructure investment and policy that meet the nation\u2019s need for safe and efficient travel.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/informedinfrastructure.com\/96428\/slow-steady-progress-repairing-americas-bridges-according-to-latest-federal-government-data\/\">Slow &amp; Steady Progress Repairing America\u2019s Bridges, According to Latest Federal Government Data<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/informedinfrastructure.com\">Informed Infrastructure<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>States Dedicating 2021 Infrastructure Law Funds to 4,100+ Projects National and State Rankings Available: www.artbabridgereport.org [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3158"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3159,"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3158\/revisions\/3159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}