Developing Cost Effective Plans for Low Volume Bridges [Summary]

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• Creators:
  Roddis, W. M. Kim ; Ingalls, Michael ; Hoppes, Kyle ; Von Ramin, Malte
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Kansas
• Corporate Contributors:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Bridge Engineering Bridges Cost Effectiveness Local Government Rehabilitation (Maintenance)
• Publication/ Report Number:
  K-TRAN-KU-01-7
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  Kansas
• Edition:
  Summary report
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Kansas ; Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Bridges and Structures ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY ; NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
• Abstract:
  There is currently an escalating concern across the state of Kansas with respect to the age and condition of low volume bridges and methods available to modify or replace them. A high percentage of low volume bridges in the state of Kansas require or will soon require replacement. Local governments are incapable of funding the sheer number of the required bridge replacements or rehabilitations. These low volume bridges are classified in the same fashion as bridges on major state routes; however, the funding for local projects is much different than the funding for state projects. The local governments, cities and counties, are experiencing troubles raising the funds to pay for the design and construction of new bridges. State projects are roughly paid through an 80/20 split between federal and state funds. Federal funding for local projects must be blanketed over a much larger number of feasible projects, and the local governments are responsible for more than twenty percent of the total project cost. For the smaller counties in the state, annual revenue is extremely limited. As a result, fewer projects can be funded. /Abstract from report summary page/
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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  urn:sha256:90d0ed32abde75b6804479807bbf94369196560abf0e2228a633a45ce6f07538
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  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16371/dot_16371_DS1.pdf
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