(a) All projects will be programmed for funding after a completed application package is received and accepted by the FHWA. At that time, the project will be acknowledged as either BIA and Tribally owned, or non-BIA owned and placed in either a PE or a construction queue.
(b) All projects will be ranked and prioritized based on the following criteria:
(1) Bridge sufficiency rating (SR);
(2) Bridge status with structurally deficient (SD) having precedence over functionally obsolete (FO);
(3) Bridges on school bus routes;
(4) Detour length;
(5) Average daily traffic; and
(6) Truck average daily traffic.
(c) Queues will carryover from fiscal year to fiscal year as made necessary by the amount of annual funding made available.
authority: 23 U.S.C. 120(j) and (k), 202, and 315; Section 1119 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) (Pub. L. 109–59, 119 Stat. 1144); and
49 CFR 1.48
source: 73 FR 15664, Mar. 25, 2008, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 23 CFR 661.23