Section Tra 501.03 - State Bridge Aid; Project Process Summary(a) A municipality may apply to the department for aid to construct or reconstruct a bridge(s) on a class IV or class V highway(s), or on a designated municipally-owned and maintained class II highway(s), as each class is described in RSA 229:5, I-III.(b) The process for a project shall include the following: (1) A municipality shall make an application for state bridge aid estimate, as provided in Tra 501.05(a);(2) The department shall examine the project site, as provided in Tra 501.06(a);(3) The bureau shall provide the municipality with a preliminary estimate of the project cost, as provided in Tra 501.06(b);(4) The municipality shall make an application for state bridge aid construction funding for a project, as provided in Tra 501.07;(5) For a municipally-managed project, the municipality shall provide an engineering study, preliminary plans, and final plans to the department for review and approval, as provided in Tra 501.10;(6) For a department-managed project, the department shall provide the municipality with preliminary plans and final plans for review and comment from the municipality, as provided in Tra 501.11;(7) After the contract(s) is awarded: a. A municipally-managed project shall be administered by the municipality, as provided in Tra 501.12(b)-(c); andb. A department-managed project shall be administered by the department, as provided in Tra 501.12(a);(8) State bridge aid payments shall be made as provided in Tra 501.13; and(9) A municipality may apply for bridge aid funds for replacement or rehabilitation costs in accordance with RSA 234:5-a;N.H. Admin. Code § Tra 501.03
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 10, Filed March 10, 2016, Proposed by #11037, Effective 2/22/2016, Expires 2/22/2026.