Structures program manager details bridge condition ratings and replacement timeline; $23.5 million project scheduled
Apr 2, 2025
Carolyn Koda, structures program manager, briefed the Senate Transportation committee on bridge condition classifications, performance targets for interstate/state/town systems, the age profile of bridges, and major projects including a $23.5 million bridge replacement scheduled for completion in 2026.
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Carolyn Koda, the Agency of Transportation's structures program manager, told Senate Transportation that the federal bridge-classification approach changed in 2017 and the agency now uses the good/fair/poor categories instead of the older "structurally deficient" label. "We don't use the term structurally deficient bridges anymore," Koda said, explaining the Federal Highway Administration's shift to a square-foot-of-deck-area method.
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