HomeMy WebLinkAboutJ - 08 NYSDOT Correspondence BRIDGE NY ProgramNovember 16, 2023
To Whom It May Concern:
The Governor’s 5-year Capital Program continues the BRIDGE NY Program at a
funding level of $200M per year. This letter announces the availability of funding and
makes you aware of key aspects of the BRIDGE NY program.
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is implementing the
BRIDGE NY Program through the existing capital program planning process. This
approach will continue to use the elements of the prior BRIDGE NY 2022 Program
process.
Eligible sponsors remain the same and include any city, county, town, village or
other political subdivision, including tribal nations/governments, authorized to receive
and administer State and Federal Transportation funding. The program remains
intended to focus on locally owned structures.
Eligible projects continue to include bridges and culverts on public highways carrying
vehicular traffic, with bridges to follow the Federal-aid process and culverts following the
State-aid process. Bridge funding will be split within three general areas of the state
including Upstate, Hudson Valley, and New York City (NYC). Culvert funding will be
split within three general areas of the state including Upstate, Hudson Valley, and Long
Island (LI).
NYSDOT announced three quarters of annual funding levels ($150M/year) will be
allocated to bridges, and the balance ($50M/year) to culverts. This round of BRIDGE
NY will initiate projects for the remaining available funding for the Upstate and Hudson
Valley areas. In these two areas, bridge funding levels will be set for each county
based on the extent and condition of local bridges in each county. Bridge funding levels
for the NYC area will reflect the amount of remaining funding not utilized in the prior
round. Bridge funding for BRIDGE NY will rely largely on the federal Bridge Formula
Program. This funding source has a significant requirement to fund ‘Off-System
Bridges’, or bridges that carry highways that are not on the Federal-aid system. It is
anticipated that nearly two thirds of the selected Upstate and Hudson Valley projects will
be required to be such structures.
The remaining two and a half years of culvert funding will be similarly allocated by
NYSDOT Regions across the state, with funding levels based on a combination of the
past round of culvert applications and the extent and condition of local bridges in each
Region.
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Project assessment continues to rely on assessment teams comprised of a mix of
NYSDOT staff and government sponsors. Local government volunteers are welcome
and encouraged to express interest with your respective NYSDOT regions.
This program continues to largely use the same assessment categories used in the
past round, and Regions will utilize the same type of PDF format application shell to
collect consistent project information. As in the past round, there will not be a formal
pre-review process for applications. This is anticipated to significantly accelerate the
process. Existing projects that do not currently have BRIDGE NY funding will be
preferred in the selection process.
Application Submission Process is summarized below:
• Bridges in MPO areas: please contact your MPO for submission instructions and
details. MPO bridge deadlines may differ from those listed here or on BRIDGE
NY website
• Bridges outside of MPO areas: refer to the materials on BRIDGE NY website and
apply through NYSDOT, using email addresses below. Bridge candidate
submission deadline is January 26, 2024; and
• For all culverts: utilize the information on BRIDGE NY website and apply through
NYSDOT per the guidance using email addresses below. Culvert candidate
submission deadline is January 19, 2024.
Your NYSDOT Regional planning group and/or Metropolitan Planning Organization
will be reaching out to share additional details and to initiate the project programming
process. Please direct questions to the email addresses listed below. Additional
information and an application form can also be found at the following site
https://www.dot.ny.gov/bridgeny
Sincerely,
David N. Roth,
Regional Planning and Program Manager
NYSDOT Region E-Mail Address
Region 03 - Syracuse R03.BNY@dot.ny.gov