[Federal Register: September 6, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 172)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Annual Materials Report on New Bridge Construction and Bridge
Rehabilitation
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 1114 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (Pub. L.
109-59; 119 Stat. 1144) continued the highway bridge program to enable
States to improve the condition of their highway bridges over
waterways, other topographical barriers, other highways, and railroads.
Section 1114(f) amends 23 U.S.C. 144 by adding subsection (r),
requiring the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to publish in the
Federal Register a report describing construction materials used in new
Federal-aid bridge construction and bridge rehabilitation projects.
DATES: The report will be posted on the FHWA Web site no later than
August 10, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The report will be posted on the FHWA Web site at: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/britab.htm
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ann Shemaka, Office of Bridge
Technology, HIBT-30, (202) 366-1575, or Mr. Thomas Everett, Office of
Bridge Technology, HIBT-30, (202) 366-4675,
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Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In conformance with 23 U.S.C. 144(r), the
FHWA has produced a report that summarizes the types of construction
materials used in new bridge construction and bridge rehabilitation
projects. Data on Federal-aid and non-Federal-aid highway bridges are
included in the report for completeness. The December 2006 National
Bridge Inventory (NBI) dataset was used to identify the material types
for bridges that were new or replaced within the defined time period.
The FHWA's Financial Management Information System (FMIS) and the 2006
NBI were used to identify the material types for bridges that were
rehabilitated within the defined time period. Currently preventative
maintenance projects are included in the rehabilitation totals.
The report, which is available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/britab.htm
, consists of the following tables:
Construction Materials for New and Replaced Bridges, a
summary report which includes Federal-aid highways and non-Federal-aid
highways built in 2004 and 2005.
Construction Materials for Rehabilitated Bridges, a
summary report which includes Federal-aid and non-Federal-aid highways
rehabilitated in 2004 and 2005.
Construction Materials for Combined New, Replaced and
Rehabilitated Bridges, a summary report which combines the first two
tables cited above.
Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New and
Replaced Bridges 2004, a detailed State-by-State report with counts and
areas for Federal-aid bridges built or replaced in 2004.
Non-Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New
and Replaced Bridges 2004, a detailed State-by-State report with counts
and areas for non-Federal-aid bridges built or replaced in 2004.
Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for
Rehabilitated Bridges 2004, a detailed State-by-State report with
counts and areas for rehabilitated Federal-aid bridges in 2004.
Non-Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for
Rehabilitated Bridges 2004, a detailed State-by-State report with
counts and areas for rehabilitated non-Federal-aid bridges in 2004.
Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New and
Replaced Bridges 2005, a detailed State-by-State report with counts and
areas for Federal-aid bridges built or replaced in 2005.
Non-Federal-Aid Highways: Construction Materials for New
and Replaced Bridges 2005, a detailed State-by-State report with counts
and areas for non-Federal-aid bridges built or replaced in 2005.
Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for
Rehabilitated Bridges 2005, a detailed State-by-State report with
counts and areas for rehabilitated Federal-aid bridges 2005.
Non-Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for
Rehabilitated Bridges 2005, a detailed State-by-State report with
counts and areas for rehabilitated non-Federal-aid bridges types in
2005.
Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New,
Replaced and Rehabilitated Bridges 2004, which combines the 2004
reports on new, replaced and rehabilitated Federal-aid bridges.
Non-Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New,
Replaced and Rehabilitated Bridges 2004, which combines the 2004
reports on new, replaced and rehabilitated non-Federal-aid bridges.
Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New,
Replaced and Rehabilitated Bridges 2005, which combines the 2005
reports on new, replaced and rehabilitated Federal-aid bridges.
Non-Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New
Replaced and Rehabilitated Bridges 2005, which combines the 2005
reports on new, replaced and rehabilitated non-Federal-aid bridges.
The tables provide data for 2 years: 2004 and 2005. The 2004 data
is considered complete for new and rehabilitated bridges, with a
minimal likelihood of upward changes in the totals. The 2005 data is
considered partially complete for new bridges and complete for
rehabilitated bridges, because many new bridges built in 2005 will not
appear in the NBI until they are placed into service the following
year. Therefore, next year's report will include 2005's data on new
bridge construction, because the data will be complete.
Each table displays simple counts of bridges and total bridge deck
area. Total bridge deck area is measured in square meters, by
multiplying the bridge length by the deck width out-to-out. The data is
categorized by the following material types, which are identified in
the NBI: Steel, concrete, pre-stressed concrete and other. The category
``Other'' includes wood, timber, masonry, aluminum, wrought iron, cast
iron and other. Material type is the predominate type for the main
span(s).
(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 144(r); Sec. 1114(f), Pub. L. 109-59, 119
Stat. 1144.)
Issued on: August 23, 2007.
J. Richard Capka,
Federal Highway Administrator.
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