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Adams County awarded $2.636 million HSIP grant to upgrade guardrails on about 50 bridges
Summary
County engineer Nate told commissioners Adams County received the full HSIP award requested — $2,636,555.56 — to upgrade guardrails and install impact ends on roughly 50 county bridges; early coordination and consultant procurement will proceed under the state timeline.
Adams County received a $2,636,555.56 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant to upgrade guardrails and install impact end terminals on about 50 bridges across the county, the county engineer reported during the commissioners meeting.
"We were awarded the full amount that we requested, which is $2,636,555.56," Nate said, adding that the county's project was one of the larger awards from the state's $50 million HSIP round. He said the projects are spread north to south and include bridges that already have at least 40 feet of right-of-way, which simplifies design and permitting.
Why it matters: the grant targets crash-mitigation hardware that is intended to reduce serious injuries and fatalities from run-off-road collisions on bridges. Nate told commissioners the upgrades will include extending guardrails and adding energy-absorbing impact ends that are designed to be replaced after a crash rather than requiring full system replacement.
County next steps, timing and oversight: Nate said the county will move quickly on early coordination and consultant selection to meet the state's schedule. He said Terracon will perform geotechnical testing on Bridge 27 (Pitbull Road, between 000 and 850 North) on December 16, which will require a short, scheduled traffic closure; local access to properties will be maintained and through traffic will detour. He also said the county posted a request for qualifications for countywide bridge inspections covering 2026–2029 and set a January 17 deadline for statements of qualifications.
Nate characterized the project as large but straightforward from a design standpoint and said it positions Adams County competitively for state and federal safety funding. The county reported it has 163 bridges in total and that the HSIP award covers roughly one-third of those structures. Commissioners and staff said they will return with contract documents, consultant selections and scheduling information as those items are finalized.
