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On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation with the state’s chief bridge engineer about the dire forecast for bridges without additional funding.
Beckie Curtis, director of the Bureau of Bridges and Structures at the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), explains the stark reality.
- Bridges must maintain a minimum condition to keep the transportation system open.
- Bridges are expensive investments in the highway network.
- Bridges are long-lived assets, and many bridges on the trunkline system were built in a short window of time as part of the interstate and other freeway systems.
- Because of these factors, combined with historic underfunding, widespread bridge closures can be expected in the next 10-20 years unless funding is increased.
Chapters
1. Introduction to Bridge Infrastructure Crisis (00:00:00)
2. Four Key Points About Bridge Funding (00:03:28)
3. Bridge Maintenance History and Challenges (00:06:28)
4. Climate Change Impact on Bridge Design (00:10:44)
5. Local Bridge Bundling Program (00:14:21)
6. State Oversight and Funding Hopes (00:18:31)
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