Tribal Transportation Bridge Program

Russell Garcia, PE
571.498.0310
Russell.Garcia@dot.gov

The Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) Bridge Program will provide funding for tribal communities to repair or replace unsafe bridges.

Eligible activities:

• Carry out any planning, design, engineering, preconstruction, construction, and inspection of new or replacement tribal transportation facility bridges
• Replace, rehabilitate, seismically retrofit, paint, apply calcium magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and deicing composition
• Implement any countermeasure for tribal transportation facility bridges classified as in poor condition, having a low load capacity, or needing highway geometric improvements, including multiple-pipe culvert

Eligible applicants are tribal entities within the contiguous 48 states recognized by and eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Eligible bridges are required to:

1. Have an opening of 20 feet or more
2. Be classified as a tribal transportation facility
3. Be classified as in poor condition, have low load capacity, or need geometric improvements
4. Be recorded in the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) maintained by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Award amounts are determined based on need, project type, and available funding.

Links to the application flowchart and the program guide are available on the program website.

Rural Road Safety Funding at the US Department of Transportation: Example Projects from 2022