MDT is an awardee of the FY 2023 grant for its Sportsman's Bridge Replacement Project.
Overview
The Bridge Investment Program (BIP) FYs 2023 through 2026 includes $19.32 billion in funding for Planning, Bridge, and Large Bridge Projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges; and improve the condition of bridges in the United States by reducing the number of bridges, and total person miles traveled over bridges, that are in poor condition or at risk of falling into poor condition within the next three years.
- Planning: planning, feasibility analysis, or revenue forecasting associated with the development of a project that would subsequently be eligible to apply for assistance under the BIP
- Bridge: Eligible costs of $100 million or less
- Large Bridge: Eligible costs of greater than $100 million
For BIP projects to be selected, the Department must determine that the project meets the Statutory Evaluation Requirements described below:
- Costs avoided by the prevention or closure of a bridge to be improved
- Benefits from scour or seismic protection
- Reductions in maintenance costs
- Safety benefits, including reduction of accidents and related costs
- Person and freight mobility benefits, including congestion reduction and reliability improvements
- Benefits from long-term resiliency to extreme weather events, flooding, or other natural disasters
- National or regional economic benefits
- Environmental benefits, including wildlife connectivity
- Benefits to nonvehicular and public transportation users
- In the case of bundled projects, benefits from executing as a group
- Benefits of using innovative design and construction techniques or technologies
- Benefits outweighing costs (benefit-cost analysis greater than 1.0)
FY 2023-2026 NOFO Release Date: December 20, 2023
FY 2025 Submission Dates: Large Bridge – August 1, 2024; Planning – October 1, 2024; Bridge Project – November 1, 2024
FY 2026 Submission Dates: Large Bridge – August 1, 2025; Planning – October 1, 2025; Bridge Project – November 1, 2025
For additional detailed information, please see the FHWA BIP Webpage.
FY 2023-2026 BIP Grant Applications Submitted by MDT
| Grant Application Name | Project Type | Grant Application Description | Approximate Amount Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 Applications | |||
| Interstate Bridge Planning Prioritization Study | Planning | This study will analyze the priority and cost benefits of replacement and repair of 149 bridges on the interstate system in MT: I-15, I-90, and I-94. | TBD |
| FY 2023 Applications | |||
| Flathead Sportsman’s Bridge Replacement Project | Bridge | Replacement of the bridge that extends across Flathead River on Montana Highway 82 near Bigfork, MT. | $28,500,000 |
| Montana’s Rural County Bridges Project | Bridge | Replacement of 34 off system bridges in 20 different counties across the state. | $54,900,000 |
| FY 2022 Applications | |||
| Eastern MT Timber Bridges | Bridge | Replace four aging timber bridges near the communities of Dodson, Forsyth, Baker, and Huntley. | $11,200,000 |
| Yellowstone Scour Critical Bridges | Planning | Feasibility of reconstructing 5 bridges over Yellowstone River that are scour critical. | $5,000,000 |