The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) recently announced 20 proposals made it to the fourth round of the County Bridge Match Program (CBMP).
During this round, $4 million will to be distributed for the replacement and repair of deficient county bridges. The CBMP funds 55 percent of eligible bridge-construction costs up to $200,000.
The state received proposals from 45 counties that included 133 bridges. The selected proposals cover 54 bridges, with construction costs totaling $8.7 million.
“The large number of counties submitting proposals, and the large number of bridges included in the proposals shows that the CBMP remains strong even with many counties being severely affected by the 2019 flooding,” Mark Traynowicz, NDOT bridge engineer, said. “Including this year’s selected bridges, the program has funded the replacement, repair, or removal of 254 deficient bridges since the first round of proposals were selected in January 2017. Three counties are receiving funding for the first time in this competitive program.”
CBMP was created under the 2016 Transportation Innovation Act. It has funded 58 of the 69 counties that have submitted proposals and has sparked and supported best practices used on approximately 200 bridges that were replaced with county funds since 2017.