This project provides for the renovation of County roadway and pedestrian bridges that have been identified as needing repair work beyond routine maintenance levels to assure continued safe functioning. Renovation work involves planning, preliminary engineering, project management, inspection, and construction. Construction is performed on various components of the bridge structures. Superstructure repair or replacement items include decking, support beams, bearing assemblies, and expansion joints. Substructure repair or replacement items include concrete abutments, backwalls, and wingwalls. Culvert repairs include concrete headwalls, structural steel plate pipe arch replacements, installation of concrete inverts, and placement of stream scour protection. Other renovation work includes paving of bridge deck surfaces, bolted connection replacements, stone slope protection, reconstruction of approach roadways, concrete crack injection, deck joint material replacement, scour protection, and installation of traffic safety barriers. The community outreach program informs the public when road closures or major lane shifts are necessary. Projects are reviewed and scheduled to reduce community impacts as much as possible, especially to school bus routes.

The Biennial Bridge Inspection Program, a Federally mandated program, provides specific information to identify deficient bridge elements. Bridge renovation also provides the ability for quick response and resolution to public concerns for highway and pedestrian bridges throughout the County.

The objective of this program is to identify bridges requiring extensive structural repairs and perform the work in a timely manner to avoid emergency situations and major public inconvenience. Construction work under this project is typically performed by the County's Division of Highway Services.

Federal aid includes American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.

Expenditures will continue indefinitely. The County Executive asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.

Department of Transportation, Maryland State Highway Administration, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Historic Trust, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, CSX Transportation