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DOTTI outlines bridge risks, lists high-priority replacements and launches public dashboard
Summary
Denver’s Department of Transportation & Infrastructure told the South Platte River Committee it owns or oversees hundreds of bridges citywide, identified five high-priority bridge projects (including Sixth & Lincoln and Smith/Sandown), reported a ~13.8% structurally deficient vehicular rate and demonstrated a new public bridge-condition dashboard.
City engineers told the South Platte River Committee on Wednesday that Denver’s bridge inventory needs sustained funding and advanced planning, and they demonstrated a new public dashboard that shows live inspection data by council district.
"We own about 650 bridges citywide," Jennifer Williams, principal project manager at the Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTTI), said, explaining that DOTTI and Denver Parks & Recreation own most of the inventory. Williams described the inspection cadence and condition ratings tied to the National Bridge Inventory and said a rating of 4 or lower indicates "poor" condition.
DOTTI said about 13.8% of Denver’s vehicular…
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