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   Posted: 2:42 p.m.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

State offers bridge inspections in Middletown

By Ed Richter

Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — 

    Middletown
is considering an offer from the Ohio Department of Transportation to do bridge
inspections at no cost to the city.

City
Council is considering legislation on accepting the offer and will vote on it
at its April 7 meeting. The proposed legislation was given a first reading at
council’s meeting last week.

    ODOT has offered to do bridge inspections
in cities statewide to help achieve full compliance with the Federal Highway
Administration metrics. However, council will need to give its consent before
the city can participate.

    The state’s bridge inspection services
include bridge load calculations, scour assessments, bridge inspections and
fracture critical plan development.

    If the city decides to pass on the offer,
it will require the city to hire a private consulting firm to do the bridge
inspection work.

    While the state will pay 100 percent of all
bridge inspection program services requested by the city and agreed to by the
state, the city also agrees to pay 100 percent of the costs that are outside of
the agreement’s scope of services.

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Vivian Moon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 16 2008 Location: Middletown, Ohi Status: Offline Points: 4187	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vivian Moon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Bridge Inspections Posted: Mar 26 2015 at 5:03pm
	Posted: 2:42 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015 State offers bridge inspections in Middletown By Ed Richter Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Middletown is considering an offer from the Ohio Department of Transportation to do bridge inspections at no cost to the city. City Council is considering legislation on accepting the offer and will vote on it at its April 7 meeting. The proposed legislation was given a first reading at council’s meeting last week. ODOT has offered to do bridge inspections in cities statewide to help achieve full compliance with the Federal Highway Administration metrics. However, council will need to give its consent before the city can participate. The state’s bridge inspection services include bridge load calculations, scour assessments, bridge inspections and fracture critical plan development. If the city decides to pass on the offer, it will require the city to hire a private consulting firm to do the bridge inspection work. While the state will pay 100 percent of all bridge inspection program services requested by the city and agreed to by the state, the city also agrees to pay 100 percent of the costs that are outside of the agreement’s scope of services.