REMARKS
DOT's management and maintenance of bridges and tunnels
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Council Member Brooks-Powers details the Department of Transportation's responsibilities in managing and maintaining New York City's bridges and tunnels, including inspection requirements and condition reports.
- DOT owns, operates, and maintains 789 bridges and tunnels, including 24 movable bridges and 4 vehicular tunnels.
- Current major projects include the Belt Parkway Bridges reconstruction and the replacement of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway.
- Federal law requires bridge inspections at least once every 2 years, with DOT conducting additional inspections.
- The most recent Bridges and Tunnels condition report shows varied ratings for the city's bridges, with the majority rated as fair.
Selvena Brooks-Powers
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Another important aspect of the city's infrastructure that falls primarily under the department of transportation's purview is our bridges and tunnels.
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DOT owns and operates and maintains 789 bridges and tunnels, 24 movable bridges, and 4 vehicular tunnels throughout New York City.
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As part of DOT's maintenance of this work, it executes bridge construction projects that range from preventative maintenance to installing entirely new bridges.
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Current projects like the Belt Parkway Bridges reconstruction and the replacement of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway are ongoing and vital to this the city's transportation network.
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Under federal law, bridge structures must be inspected at least once every 2 years.
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State assessments are done for all bridge structures within the state with some exceptions, but the Department of Transportation further inspects bridges not inspected by New York State.
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The New York City charter requires DOT to publish a Bridges and Tunnels annual condition report, which contains a description of all capital and revenue budget funds appropriated for the rehabilitation and maintenance of bridges and tunnels.
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As opposed to complying with the annual requirement, DOT published only one report for 2022 2023 confined, which was released on December 31, 2023.
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According to this report, 0.87% of the city's bridges were rated poor.
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63.81% were rated fair.
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27.80 6% were rated good, and 7.46% were rated very good.