23 C.F.R. § 661.23 – How will a bridge project be programmed for funding once eligibility has been determined?

(a) All projects will be programmed for funding after a completed application package is received and accepted by the FHWA. At that time, the project will be acknowledged as either BIA and Tribally owned, or non-BIA owned and placed in either a PE or a construction queue.
(b) All projects will be ranked and prioritized based on the following criteria:
1. (1) Bridge sufficiency rating (SR);
2. (2) Bridge status with structurally deficient (SD) having precedence over functionally obsolete (FO);
3. (3) Bridges on school bus routes;
4. (4) Detour length;
5. (5) Average daily traffic; and
6. (6) Truck average daily traffic.
(c) Queues will carryover from fiscal year to fiscal year as made necessary by the amount of annual funding made available.