1. (a) A municipality may apply to the department for aid to construct or reconstruct a bridge(s) on a class IV or class V highway(s), or on a designated municipally-owned and maintained class II highway(s), as each class is described in RSA 229:5, I-III.

2. (b) The process for a project shall include the following:

   1. (1) A municipality shall make an application for state bridge aid estimate, as provided in Tra 501.05(a);
   2. (2) The department shall examine the project site, as provided in Tra 501.06(a);
   3. (3) The bureau shall provide the municipality with a preliminary estimate of the project cost, as provided in Tra 501.06(b);
   4. (4) The municipality shall make an application for state bridge aid construction funding for a project, as provided in Tra 501.07;
   5. (5) For a municipally-managed project, the municipality shall provide an engineering study, preliminary plans, and final plans to the department for review and approval, as provided in Tra 501.10;
   6. (6) For a department-managed project, the department shall provide the municipality with preliminary plans and final plans for review and comment from the municipality, as provided in Tra 501.11;

   7. (7) After the contract(s) is awarded:

      1. a. A municipally-managed project shall be administered by the municipality, as provided in Tra 501.12(b)-(c); and
      2. b. A department-managed project shall be administered by the department, as provided in Tra 501.12(a);
   8. (8) State bridge aid payments shall be made as provided in Tra 501.13; and
   9. (9) A municipality may apply for bridge aid funds for replacement or rehabilitation costs in accordance with RSA 234:5-a;

Source. #8923, eff 6-27-07; ss by #11037, eff 2-22-16