CONNECTICUT

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

LOCAL BRIDGE PROGRAM

Fiscal Year 2017

THE HONORABLE DANNEL P. MALLOY,

GOVERNOR

JAMES REDEKER,

COMMISSIONER

About the cover: this years cover features Bridge No. 05009, June Road over the

Mianus River, in the City of Stamford. This bridge rehabilitation project was designed by

Alfred Benesch & Company, of Glastonbury, Connecticut, and was constructed by McNamee

Construction Corporation, of Lincolndale, New York.

Construction work began in August 2013, and was completed in August 2015 at a

construction cost of approximately $1.6 million. Funding was provided by the State Local

Bridge Program and the City of Stamford.

Connecticut Department of Transportation

Bureau of Engineering and Construction

Division of Bridges

Local Bridge Program 2800 Berlin Turnpike, P.O. Box 317546

Newington, Connecticut 06131-7546

Telephone: (860) 594-2078

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dot/localbridge

Program Manager:

Priti S. Bhardwaj, P.E.

Transportation Supervising Engineer

State Funded Projects

Francisco T. Fadul, P.E.

Project Engineer

Telephone: (860) 594-2078

E-mail: francisco.fadul@ct.gov

Federal Funded Projects

Marc P. Byrnes

Project Engineer

Telephone: (860) 594-3389

E-mail: marc.byrnes@ct.gov

Gustavo M. Melo

Project Engineer

Telephone: (860) 594-2888

E-mail: gustavo.melo@ct.gov

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS I

NEW IN THIS EDITION IV

LESSONS LEARNED & OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT IV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL ............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................ 2

CHAPTER 2: BRIDGE EVALUATION 5

2.1 SUFFICIENCY RATING .............................................................................................................. 7 2.2 PRIORITY RATING .................................................................................................................. 10 2.3 PRIORITY LISTS ..................................................................................................................... 11 2.4 EMERGENCY CONDITIONS ..................................................................................................... 11

CHAPTER 3: FUNDING PROGRAMS 12

3.1 STATE LOCAL BRIDGE PROGRAM GRANT ............................................................................. 12 3.1.1 Grant Percentages ............................................................................................................... 13 3.1.2 Eligible Costs ...................................................................................................................... 15

3.1.2.1 Preliminary Engineering: ................................................................................... 15 3.1.2.2 Rights-of-Way: .................................................................................................. 15 3.1.2.3 Utilities: ............................................................................................................. 16 3.1.2.4 Construction: ...................................................................................................... 16 3.1.2.5 Construction Engineering/Incidentals to Construction: ..................................... 16

3.2 OTHER STATE GRANT PROGRAMS ........................................................................................ 17 3.3 FEDERAL FUNDS .................................................................................................................... 18

3.3.1 Off-System Bridge STBGP ................................................................................................. 18 3.3.1.1 Replacement and Rehabilitation Projects........................................................... 20 3.3.1.2 Preservation Projects .......................................................................................... 20

3.3.2 Pilot Program for 100% Design Funding ............................................................................ 22 3.3.3 Other Federal Programs ...................................................................................................... 22

CHAPTER 4: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 22

4.1 PROJECT STEPS AND TYPICAL TIMELINE .............................................................................. 23 4.2 INITIATION/PRELIMINARY APPLICATION .............................................................................. 24 4.3 PROJECT DESIGN ................................................................................................................... 25

4.3.1 Design Standards State Funds .......................................................................................... 25 4.3.1.1 Geometrics ......................................................................................................... 26 4.3.1.2 Life Expectancy ................................................................................................. 26 4.3.1.3 Load Capacity .................................................................................................... 27 4.3.1.4 Scour Analysis ................................................................................................... 27 4.3.1.5 Hydraulics .......................................................................................................... 28 4.3.1.6 Fatigue ............................................................................................................... 29 4.3.1.7 Longitudinal Barriers ......................................................................................... 29 4.3.1.8 Environmental .................................................................................................... 29

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4.3.2 Design Standards Federal Funds ...................................................................................... 30 4.3.3 Permits ................................................................................................................................ 30

4.3.3.1 Flood Management Certification ....................................................................... 33 4.3.3.2 Flood Management General Certification .......................................................... 33 4.3.3.3 Stream Channel Encroachment Lines ................................................................ 41 4.3.3.4 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Permits ............................................................... 41

4.4 SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION .............................................................................................. 42 4.5 AGREEMENTS ........................................................................................................................ 43 4.6 PROJECT COMPLETION .......................................................................................................... 44

CHAPTER 5: GUIDELINES FOR OBTAINING FUNDS 46

5.1 PROCEDURES FOR STATE FUNDED PROJECTS ....................................................................... 46 5.2 PROCEDURES FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS............................................................... 50

5.2.1 Consultant Selection............................................................................................................ 50 5.2.1.1 Negotiations ....................................................................................................... 53 5.2.1.2 Contract Monitoring .......................................................................................... 54

5.2.2 Design Tasks ....................................................................................................................... 54 5.2.2.1 Survey ................................................................................................................ 55 5.2.2.2 Preliminary Engineering .................................................................................... 56 5.2.2.3 Preliminary Design ............................................................................................ 60 5.2.2.4 Regulatory Approvals ........................................................................................ 61 5.2.2.5 Final Design ....................................................................................................... 61 5.2.2.6 Construction Advertising ................................................................................... 62

5.3 INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE PRELIMINARY APPLICATION .................................... 65 5.3.1 Administrative Project Info ................................................................................................. 65 5.3.2 Preliminary Cost Figures ..................................................................................................... 68 5.3.3 Financial Aid Data .............................................................................................................. 68 5.3.4 Schedule .............................................................................................................................. 69

APPENDIX 1 ELIGIBLE BRIDGES 70

APPENDIX 2 GRANT PERCENTAGES FOR MUN