NDOT selects proposals for latest round of County Bridge Match program
The Nebraska Department of Transportation has announced the latest round of the County Bridge Match Program.
By News Channel NebraskaLINCOLN, Neb. - The Nebraska Department of Transportation has announced the latest round of the County Bridge Match Program.
Nine counties will receive funding to improve fifteen bridges, totaling nearly $10-million in construction, with $4-million coming from the program itself.
The selected projects span counties across the state:
-Boone County will replace two structures at Beaver Creek, using concrete slab and precast deck panel designs.
-Cass County plans a concrete slab bridge replacement at Fourmile Creek.
-Cuming County will replace a bridge near Plum Creek.
-Gage County will rebuild two sites near Bear Creek and a nearby stream crossing using concrete box culverts.
-Howard County has three replacement projects planned—at Oak Creek, a stream near Farwell, and Turkey Creek—all utilizing steel girder structures.
-Lancaster County will remove and replace one bridge near Hickman with a concrete slab structure and remove another that no longer requires replacement.
-Saline County will rebuild three sites at Turkey Creek, Friend, and Fillmore Creeks, all with concrete box culverts.
-Sarpy County will replace a structure at Springfield Creek with a concrete slab design.
Estimated project costs range from approximately $800,000 to $1.55 million, with most selected counties receiving the program’s maximum reimbursement of $500,000.
Over the past decade, the County Bridge Match Program has repaired or replaced 390 bridges and generated more than $108 million in construction activity.