Hampton Roads Regional Bridge Study
Hampton Roads Regional Bridge Study
Hampton Roads Regional Bridge Study
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BRIDGE FUNDING 41<br />
to the high number of movable bridges owned and maintained by the city.<br />
This funding, however, only covers half of the $1.9 million that<br />
Chesapeake budgeted in Fiscal Year 2013 to cover bridge operations and<br />
maintenance.<br />
Urban Construction Program funds can be used by cities and eligible<br />
towns for new transportation projects. Historically, 30% of federal and<br />
state funds available for systems construction was apportioned to the<br />
Urban Construction Program, which were then allocated to cities and<br />
eligible towns based on each locality’s population. For most projects<br />
funded from the Urban Construction Program, localities provided 2% of<br />
the total project cost. Urban Construction Program funds have been<br />
allocated to various bridge projects in <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> through the years,<br />
including high profile projects such as the Pinners Point Interchange,<br />
Great <strong>Bridge</strong> <strong>Bridge</strong>, and the Gilmerton <strong>Bridge</strong>.<br />
In Fiscal Year 2013, cities and towns in <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> received $159<br />
million from the Urban Maintenance Program, but no funding was<br />
available for distribution to cities through the Urban Construction<br />
Program. As reported in the previous <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Bridge</strong> <strong>Study</strong>, <strong>Hampton</strong><br />
<strong>Roads</strong> cities and towns received $138 million in Urban Maintenance<br />
Program funds and $58 million in Urban Construction Program funds<br />
respectively in Fiscal Year 2008.<br />
PINNERS POINT INTERCHANGE VDOT<br />
Specifics regarding the impact of MAP-21 on the state bridge funding<br />
allocation process in Virginia are unknown as of the publication of this<br />
report. Guidance regarding MAP-21 is expected to be issued by the state<br />
in the following months.<br />
REGIONAL/LOCAL BRIDGE FUNDING<br />
In addition to state and federal funding sources, transportation funding is<br />
also available on the regional level through the <strong>Regional</strong> Surface<br />
Transportation Program (RSTP). RSTP funds are federal funds (with a state<br />
match) that are allocated by each region’s Metropolitan Planning<br />
Organization (MPO). Many completed bridge projects in <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong><br />
were at least partially funded with RSTP funds, including the Great <strong>Bridge</strong><br />
HAMPTON James City/Williamsburg/York ROADS REGIONAL Transportation BRIDGE STUDY <strong>Study</strong>
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