The bridge along County Road 4000, just a mile and half north of the Oak-Nelson Road was recently replaced with three-eight foot culverts by the Nuckolls County Road Department. This bridge is just one of a few Nuckolls County has either replaced or removed over the last year though the Transportation Innovation Act; County Bridge Match Program. The program will reimburse the county for 55 percent of the construction cost.
This 24-inch culvert was recently replaced on Road 2600 just north of Lawrence by the Nuckolls County Road Department. The culvert had rusted causing holes in the roadway making it a hazard for travel.
Country roads provide essential mobility and connectivity for Nuckolls County residents. The condition of many of Nebraska's rural bridges impedes personal and commercial travel that is critical for safety and prosperity. The Transportation Infrastructure Bank Fund created the County Bridge Match Program, which devotes additional funding to pilot innovative solutions to help repair or replace critical bridges on county road systems. Nuckolls County has completed the four bridge projects that were approved for the program in 2020.
Nebraska State Statute 39-2805 created the program that would allocate up to $40 million for the innovative replacement and repair of Structurally Deficient (SD) bridges on the County System. The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), in cooperation with representatives from the Nebraska Association of County Officials (NACO), and Nebraska Association of County Engineers, County Highway Superintendents and County Surveyors, have created a guideline for the County Bridge Match Program (CBMP). The objective of the CBMP program is to provide financial assistance to counties to promote innovation in the replacement and repair of SD bridges on the County System in Nebraska. Selected projects will receive Transportation Innovation Act (TIA) funds for a portion of the construction cost.
The following criteria will establish the threshold for the bridges to be considered for the program. If a bridge has been deemed structurally deficient, as reported in the Nebraska Bridge Inventory Data. The structure must be bridge-sized as shown in the NBI and greater than 20 feet in length. The bridge must be located on a roadway classified as a local road. Minimum maintenance road bridges may be eligible for removal but not for repair. Bridges that have not been previously advertised for construction bids will also be considered.
This program will reimburse the county 55 percent of the bridge construction cost, within the agreed-upon scope of the project, and up to $200,000 for any individual bridge. The county will be responsible for making payments to the contractor and submit documentation for eligible expenses to the NDOT for reimbursement.
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