Trans 215.08   Apportionment of cost.
Trans 215.09   Local costs.
Trans 215.10   Execution and control of work.
Trans 215.11   Maintenance and operation.
Trans 215.12   Exceptions.
Trans 215.01Trans 215.01Purpose. In accordance with s. 84.11, Stats., this chapter sets forth the methods used by the department of transportation for determining the eligibility of evaluating and administering local high-cost bridge construction projects.
Trans 215.01 NoteNote: This chapter is so closely associated with Wisconsin Statutes, and makes such extensive reference to s. 84.11, Stats., that it is essential to refer to both this chapter and the law in order to develop a project. This chapter does not cover the selection of local bridge projects which can be financed with entitlement provided through ch. Trans 213.
Trans 215.01 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, May, 1990, No. 413, eff. 6-1-90.
Trans 215.02Trans 215.02Definitions. In this chapter:
Trans 215.02(1)(1)“Construction” includes reconstruction or new construction.
Trans 215.02(2)(2)“Department” means the Wisconsin department of transportation.
Trans 215.02(3)(3)“Bridge” means a structure erected over a depression or an obstruction, such as water, a highway, or a railway, and having an opening measured along the center of the roadway of more than 20 feet between the end supports.
Trans 215.02(4)(4)“Local high-cost bridge” means a bridge which is not on the state trunk highway system or on marked routes of the state trunk highway system designated as connecting highways, and is estimated to cost in excess of $5 million to construct.
Trans 215.02(5)(5)“Sufficiency rating” means a rating of the condition of a bridge as determined by the department from inventory and inspection data, as set forth in the “Manual for Maintenance Inspection of Bridges.”
Trans 215.02 NoteNote: The manual is published by the American association of state highway and transportation officials. This manual is on file in the offices of the division of transportation system development, Wisconsin department of transportation.
Trans 215.02(6)(6)“Rate score” means a numerical rating of a bridge in which the lower the number, the greater is the need for replacement. In addition to the structural elements of the sufficiency rating, rate score is weighted for average daily traffic (ADT), functional classification and inventory rating.
Trans 215.02 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, May, 1990, No. 413, eff. 6-1-90.
Trans 215.03Trans 215.03Eligibility and project extent.
Trans 215.03(1)(1)Projects which are eligible for financing under this chapter include:
Trans 215.03(1)(a)(a) Local high-cost bridges which have a sufficiency rating of less than 20.
Trans 215.03(1)(b)(b) New local high-cost bridges at a new location which satisfy the criteria established in s. Trans 215.07 (2) (b).
Trans 215.03(2)(2)“Project extent.” Each project may include necessary approach roadways, necessary lands for right-of-way or other purposes, preliminary engineering, and all other appurtenances necessary to complete the bridge.
Trans 215.03 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, May, 1990, No. 413, eff. 6-1-90.
Trans 215.04Trans 215.04Administration. The department shall administer the local high-cost bridge construction program and have all powers necessary to implement the program. The department’s policies and procedural manuals for project development and subsequent stages will apply.
Trans 215.04 NoteNote: The facilities development manual, the real estate manual, the bridge manual and the construction manual are available for use in the region and central offices of the division of transportation system development of the department.
Trans 215.04 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, May, 1990, No. 413, eff. 6-1-90.
Trans 215.05Trans 215.05Initiation of proceedings. Proceedings for the construction of a bridge under the program may be initiated by a petition filed with the department. Petitions shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of s. 84.11 (2), Stats.
Trans 215.05 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, May, 1990, No. 413, eff. 6-1-90.