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15 <br /> <br />Priority 2: Bridge Rail Improvements – Code 3 <br /> <br />Phase 1-County Maintenance Districts A - F <br />• 19 bridges or structures <br />Phase 2- County Maintenance Districts G - I <br />• 21 bridges or structures <br />Phase 3- County Maintenance Districts J - L <br />• 20 bridges or structures <br /> <br />Due to the large number of locations needing improvements, it would be cost prohibitive to provide improvements for <br />all locations in a single project. As a result, countywide bridge rail improvements will be executed in a series of <br />projects. Each phase priority will include a number of locations that are grouped by County Maintenance Districts (A- <br />L) and phased to be manageable for design and construction. The projects were first ranked based on the <br />inadequacy of the bridge rail and then by the location in which the greatest benefit would be achieved. <br /> <br />Although not specifically identified through the risk-based prioritization scoring, this project is a high priority for Kittitas <br />County due to the number of locations observed to be at high risk with the potential for high severity accidents <br />throughout the entire county road system. The potential accidents that this project would prevent are serious injury <br />and fatal accidents. The County has identified this widespread hazard and is taking a proactive, systemic approach to <br />reduce the potential for future accidents. <br />There have been 60 bridges rated as Code 3; this rating reflects bridges with timber railing or no railing at all. Of all <br />the bridges identified with substandard rail, these bridges or structures have the highest vulnerability because they <br />provide no protection for an errant vehicle. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />