U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration |
MEMORANDUM |
Subject: | FY 1999 Discretionary Bridge Program | Date: | November 6, 1998 |
From: | Chief, Bridge Division Office of Engineering |
Reply to Attn. of: | HNG-33 |
To: | Division Administrators Resource Centers |
Attached is a table that shows the FY 1999 Discretionary Bridge Program allocations. The available funds this year were allocated to three continuing projects from previous years, one Olympic cities project, three seismic retrofit projects, and four new-start projects. In addition, FY 1998 funds were allocated to the Golden Gate Bridge.
FY 1999 requests for discretionary bridge funds were received for 53 non-seismic candidates for a total of $1.040 billion and from 13 seismic retrofit candidates for a total of $94.9 million. Only the Golden Gate Bridge qualified for FY 1998 funding. A total of $108,989,750 of Discretionary Bridge Program Funds was allocated to the States.
/s/ David H. Densmore
Attachment
Approved FY 1999 Discretionary Bridge Projects
State | Project Description/Location | Allocation ($) |
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Alabama | Bridge replacement, Reeses Ferry Bridge between Montgomery and Prattville | 11,760,000 |
Colorado | Bridge replacement, Broadway Viaduct in downtown Denver | 3,784,000 |
Missouri | Bridge replacement, Chouteau Bridge in Kansas City | 8,920,750 |
Missouri | Bridge replacement, Cape Girardeau Bridge over the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau | 8,000,000 |
Ohio | Bridge replacement, Muskingum County Bridge in Zanesville | 5,000,000 |
South Carolina | Bridge replacement, Grace Memorial Bridge between Mount Pleasant and the City of Charleston | 5,500,000 |
Utah | Bridge replacement, 500 South Viaduct in Salt Lake City | 11,000,000 |
Washington | Bridge replacement, Snohomish River Bridge in Everett | 11,000,000 |
State | Project Description/Location | Allocation ($) |
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California (FY 1998 funding) | Seismic Retrofit, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco | 22,275,000 |
California | Seismic Retrofit, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco | 7,750,000 |
Missouri | Seismic Retrofit, Poplar Street Approach Bridge in St. Louis | 7,000,000 |
Tennessee | Seismic Retrofit, I-40 over the Mississippi River between Tennessee and Arkansas | 7,000,000 |
Total (Seismic and Non-Seismic) | 108,989,750 |