TTP Bridge Update

TTP Coordinating Committee Meeting

Albuquerque, NM

May 17, 2022

Russell Garcia, PE

Bridge Program Manager

Office of Tribal Transportation

Federal Highway Administration
Presentation Topics

• TTP Bridge Program Funds under the BIL

• Eligible Use of Funds under the BIL

• Bridge Applications Funded to Date

• 2021 Poor Condition TTP Bridges 

• Q&As for the TTP Bridge Program under the BIL

• 23 CFR 661 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Update

• National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) Final Rule

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TTP Bridge Program Funds - BIL 

• Tribal Transportation Facility Bridges (TTP Bridges)

o Eliminated 3% Set-aside from TTP

o Bridge Formula Program (BFP) – 3% Set-aside

• $165M/year (General Fund) 

o Bridge Investment Program (BIP) Set-aside

• $20M/year (General Fund)

o Bridge Investment Program Set-aside

• FY22 $16M (Highway Trust Fund)

• FY23 $18M (Highway Trust Fund)

• FY24 $20M (Highway Trust Fund)

• FY25 $22M (Highway Trust Fund)

• FY26 $24M (Highway Trust Fund)

o Please submit your bridge applications! Coordinate with the BIA Regions or FHWA TCs!

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Eligible Use of Funds – BIL

• Funds made available to carry out this subsection shall be used--

• (A) to carry out any planning, design, engineering, preconstruction, 

construction, and inspection of new or replacement tribal 

transportation facility bridges;

• (B) to replace, rehabilitate, seismically retrofit, paint, apply calcium 

magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other 

environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and 

deicing composition; or

• (C) to implement any countermeasure for tribal transportation facility 

bridges classified as in poor condition, having a low load capacity, or 

needing geometric improvements, including multiple-pipe culverts.

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Bridge Applications Funded to Date

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No. BIA Region / FHWA Tribe Owner NBI # Reservation Project Name Funds Awarded

1 FHWA Tribe BIA A032 Rosebud Crow Bridge $2,642,787.81

2 FHWA Tribe BIA A035 Rosebud Hollow Horn Bear Bridge $2,653,931.56

3 FHWA Tribe BIA N656 Navajo Nation N9402 Bridge $1,670,314.17

4 FHWA Tribe BIA A034 Rosebud Beads Creek Bridge $2,572,034.88

5 FHWA Tribe BIA M104 Jemez Pueblo Owl Springs Way Bridge $1,403,968.96

6 FHWA Tribe BIA A154 Pine Ridge Bridge A154 $3,043,225.00

7 FHWA Tribe BIA A155 Pine Ridge Bridge A155 $365,000.00

8 FHWA Tribe BIA P0433 Fort Hall Portneuf River Bridge $480,000.00

9 FHWA Tribe BIA A039 Rosebud Old Hollow Wood $274,439.56

10 FHWA Tribe BIA A036 Rosebud Valandra Bridge $886,392.08

11 Southwest Region BIA M704 Mescalero M704 Bridge $1,396,245.00

12 Western Region BIA H021 Colorado River McCabe Road Bridge $1,649,839.00

13 Western Region BIA H032 Colorado River Beeson Road Bridge $1,511,075.00

14 Western Region BIA H033 Colorado River Welsh Road Bridge $1,343,772.00

$21,893,025.02
Bridge Applications Funded to Date

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No.

BIA Region / 

FHWA Tribe Owner NBI # Reservation Project Name

Funds 

Awarded

1 FHWA Tribe Tribal PGH-39 Port Graham PGH-39 Bridge $1,596,088.00

2 FHWA Tribe Tribal T461-40 Hydaburg 461-40 $1,939,573.18

3 FHWA Tribe Tribal T461-60 Hydaburg 461-60 $1,984,621.02

4 FHWA Tribe Tribal T461-100 Hydaburg 461-100 $1,795,407.58

5 FHWA Tribe Tribal T461-140 Hydaburg 461-140 $1,833,737.48

6 FHWA Tribe Tribal T003

Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Dugan Road Bridge $482,627.60

7 FHWA Tribe Tribal T010

Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Tsali Enola Bridge $130,225.00

8 FHWA Tribe Tribal T026

Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Hornbuckle Bridge #2 $185,500.00

$9,947,779.86
Bridge Applications Funded to Date

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No.

BIA Region / 

FHWA Tribe Owner NBI # Reservation Project Name Funds Awarded

1 Eastern Oklahoma Non-BIA 1220 Muscogee Bridge 0122 $150,000.00

2 Eastern Oklahoma Non-BIA 9714 Muscogee Bridge 09714 $108,000.00

3 Eastern Oklahoma Non-BIA 28637 Muscogee Bridge 28637 $132,000.00

4 FHWA Tribe Non-BIA 94120BR1 Jamestown 

McDonald Creek 

Bridge $1,000,000.00

5 FHWA Tribe Non-BIA 6376 Chickasaw Nation Bates Road Bridge $1,516,659.22

6 FHWA Tribe Non-BIA 6571 Pawnee Nation Green Bridge $500,000.00

7 FHWA Tribe Non-BIA 3226 Cherokee Nation

Horsepen Creek 

Bridge 249 $1,000,000.00

8 FHWA Tribe Non-BIA 57E0260N379 Osage Nation Nelagoney Bridge $474,197.68

9 FHWA Tribe Non-BIA 6060710 Seneca Nation Route 438 Bridge $322,045.00

$5,202,901.90
Bridge Applications Funded to Date

• BIA owned bridges – 14 applications at $21.9M

• Tribally owned bridges – 8 applications at $9.9M

• Non-BIA/Non-Tribally owned bridges – 9 applications at $5.2M

• Funds obligated/expended to date - $37M

• Funds available in FY22 - $165M (BFP); $20M (BIP); $14.6M (BIP)

• Funds remaining to date - $162.6M

• Please submit your bridge applications!!

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2021 Poor Condition TTP Bridges 

2021 NBI Data

Owner Agency Code

Total Number of 

TTP Bridges

TTP Bridges in 

Poor Condition

Estimated 

Improvement Cost

BIA - 62 1,016 87 $120,000,000

Tribal - 61 120 24 $45,000,000

County - 2 4,239 628 $290,000,000

State - 1 1,886 77 $120,000,000

City or Municipal - 4 350 38 $55,000,000

TOTAL 7,611 854 $630,000,000

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Q&As TTP Bridge Program - BIL

Did BIL make any changes to the TTP Bridge Program?

Yes. BIL modified 23 U.S.C. 202(d) to update outdated terminology and 

broaden eligibility with respect to new bridges. Also, BIL eliminated 

the 3 percent set aside from the TTP (23 U.S.C. 202) and, instead, sets 

aside funding for the TTP Bridge Program from other authorized or 

appropriated programs.

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Q&As TTP Bridge Program - BIL

What are the periods of availability for the obligation and 

expenditure of the available funds? 

For BFP Funds ($165M) and BIP Funds ($20M):

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Fiscal Year

Period of Availability for

Obligation and Expenditure Expenditure

2022 Lapse on September 30, 2025 Cancel on September 30, 2030

2023 Lapse on September 30, 2026 Cancel on September 30, 2031

2024 Lapse on September 30, 2027 Cancel on September 30, 2032

2025 Lapse on September 30, 2028 Cancel on September 30, 2033

2026 Lapse on September 30, 2029 Cancel on September 30, 2034
Q&As TTP Bridge Program - BIL

What kinds of bridges are eligible for this funding?

For bridge replacement or rehabilitation:

(a) have an opening of 20 feet or more; 

(b) be classified as a Tribal transportation facility; 

(c) be classified as in poor condition, have low load capacity, or need 

geometric improvements; and

(d) be recorded in the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) maintained by the 

FHWA.

For new bridge construction:

(a) classified as a Tribal transportation facility; 

(b) a public bridge with opening of 20 feet or more; and

(c) recorded in the NBI after project completion.

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Q&As TTP Bridge Program - BIL

What are the application processes for submitting a bridge application?

Any time during the fiscal year, a Tribe may prepare and submit to the BIA Region 

or FHWA Tribal Coordinator (TC) an application package to request TTP Bridge 

Program funding. The BIA Region or FHWA TC will assist the Tribe in preparing the 

application package, review the Tribe’s submittal and resolve any issues with the 

Tribe. 

For Tribes with FHWA Program Agreements, the FHWA TC will submit the 

completed bridge application package directly to the TTP Bridge Program Manager 

at the Federal Lands Highway/Office of Tribal Transportation (OTT) for review of the 

application.

For Tribes working with the BIA, the BIA Region will submit the completed bridge 

application package to the BIA Bridge Program Manager for review. Upon review 

and resolution of any issues with the bridge application, BIA will submit the 

completed bridge application package directly to the TTP Bridge Program Manager 

at OTT for further processing and consideration.

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Q&As TTP Bridge Program - BIL

What does a complete application package for preliminary 

engineering (PE) consist of and how does the proposed project 

receive funding?

A complete application package for PE consists of: 

(a) the TTP Bridge Program certification checklist;

(b) an FHWA approved TTP Tribal Transportation Improvement 

Program;

(c) a description of the project scope of work;

(d) detailed cost estimate for PE;

(e) NBI data sheet (n/a for new bridge); and

(f) an acknowledgment by the Tribe of the project specific funding 

requirements and that any excess funds will be returned to FHWA for 

further distribution

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Q&As TTP Bridge Program - BIL

Funding for the approved eligible projects on the bridge application 

queues will be made available to the Tribes, under an FHWA/Tribal 

agreement, or the Secretary of the Interior upon availability of program 

funding at FHWA.

For non-Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)/non-Tribal TTP bridge projects 

funded under the TTP Bridge Program, the application package must 

also include a Tribal resolution supporting the project.

These requirements are provided for in 23 CFR 661.25.

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Q&As TTP Bridge Program - BIL

What does a complete application package for construction consist of 

and how does the proposed project receive funding?

A complete application package for construction consists of: 

(a) a copy of the approved plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E);

(b) the TTP Bridge Program certification checklist;

(c) NBI data sheet (n/a for new bridge);

(d) an FHWA approved TTP Tribal Transportation Improvement Program;

(e) all environmental and archeological clearances and complete grants of 

public rights-of-way that must be acquired prior to submittal of the construction application package; and

(f) an acknowledgment by the Tribe of the project specific funding 

requirements and that any excess funds will be returned to FHWA for 

further distribution.

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Q&As TTP Bridge Program - BIL

Funding for the approved eligible projects on the bridge application 

queues will be made available to the Tribes, under an FHWA/Tribal 

agreement, or the Secretary of the Interior upon availability of program 

funding at FHWA.

For non-BIA/non-Tribal TTP bridge projects funded under the TTP 

Bridge Program, the application package must also include a copy of a 

letter from the bridge’s owner approving the project and its PS&E, and 

a Tribal resolution supporting the project.

These requirements are provided for in 23 CFR 661.27.

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23 CFR 661 NPRM Update

• The draft NPRM was initially approved by FHWA 

• The draft NPRM was updated to include the changes from the BIL

• The draft NPRM is back for review and approval by FHWA

• Planned Publication Date in the Fed. Register: Summer/Fall 2022

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NBIS Final Rule

• The NBIS Final rule is published in the Federal Register

• The NBIS Final rule is effective on June 6, 2022

• Tribal Governments may delegate responsibilities to BIA or FHWA 

who can serve as Program Manager for those governments

• FHWA/EFL Bridge is the bridge inspection organization for FHWA 

Tribes’ Tribal bridges

• BIADOT is the bridge inspection organization for BIA Tribes’ Tribal 

bridges

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Questions??