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House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: April 9, 2014 05:07 PM
From: Representative Nicholas A. Micozzie and Rep. Michael P. McGeehan
To: All House members
Subject: Introduction of Bridge Bill #13
 
In the near future, we will be introducing a piece of legislation amending the Highway-Railroad and Highway Bridge Capital Budget Act. It may also be referred to as Bridge Bill #13. It is needed to keep the list current for bridges that need major rehabilitation or replacement. This bill lists local and state bridges only. You will be receiving a separate notice of highway capital projects.

The bill adds projects, both state and local, to the existing list of bridges authorized for design and construction. It is financed through general obligation bonds, the Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted Account in the Motor License Fund, Federal augmentation and Local Government participation.

Bridge Bill #1 was Act 235 of 1982, the "Highway-Railroad and Highway Bridge Capital Budget Act" and the General Assembly thereafter has adopted Bridge Bill Capital Budget Authorizations amending the original Act.

These bridges will also need to be placed on the PennDOT 12-year Transportation Program and in the case of local bridges a local match as high as 20 percent or as low as 5 percent must be secured.

In order to authorize a project for funding, you must first determine if the bridge (any structure over 20 feet in length-anything shorter is considered ineligible) is currently authorized under any previous Bridge Bill. There is no need to re-authorize previously authorized bridges. The county bridge engineer or local PennDOT District Bridge engineer can provide you with this information along with the following for each bridge:
  1. Whether the project is a bridge replacement or rehabilitation; and
  2. Name of bridge?
  3. County and municipality?
  4. State or local bridge?
  5. Route number?
  6. Over what body of water or road or railway?
  7. The cost of each bridge project broken down by:
  • Base Construction Cost
  • Land Allocation (Right-of-way) Cost; and
  • Design and Contingencies cost

A Bridge bill template will be forwarded to you separately with instructions on completing it. We ask that you complete the document thoroughly to assure that your project(s) get proper consideration.

If you have any questions on this bill, you may contact: Eric Bugaile, Executive Director of the House Transportation Committee at 129 Ryan Office Building, 787-6409.

Thank you for your consideration.



Introduced as HB2244