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KITTITAS COUNTY <br /> DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> PUBLIC WORKS—BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br /> STUDY SESSION DATE: February 24, 2025 <br /> TOPIC: Annual Bridge Inspection Report <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: Informational—No Board Action Required <br /> LEAD STAFF: <br /> Joshua Fredrickson <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Informational Briefing—no Board of County Commissioners(BoCC)action is required. <br /> BRIEFING SUMMARY: <br /> • Washington Administrative Code(WAC) 136-20-060 requires an annual bridge <br /> inspection report <br /> • Bridge inspections performed on a regular basis,typically every two years <br /> • 2023 bridge inspections were performed by Public Works staff and consultants <br /> (KPFF) <br /> • Bridge inspections include Cle Elum,Ellensburg and Kittitas <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Bridge inspection efforts made by the County are reported to the County Road <br /> Administration Board(CRAB)as identified in Washington Administrative Code (WAC) <br /> 136-20-060. In addition to the bridge inspection effort the report includes <br /> recommendations regarding replacement and repair and is utilized during the preparation <br /> of the six-year transportation program. Inspections during 2024 were conducted using <br /> consultant(David Evans and Associates) and Public Works Staff. Reporting to CRAB is <br /> due by the end of March. <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> Kittitas County has responsibility for 114 bridges in the National Bridge Inventory <br /> System(NBIS). Structures identified in the NBIS are eligible for federal funding. In <br /> addition to the NBIS structures,there are 150 structures which do not meet the criteria to <br /> be in the NBIS.Public Works inspects both NBIS and non-NBIS structures on a regular <br /> basis,typically every two years. In addition to the inspections of County structures, <br /> Public Works also performs inspections for the cities of Cle Elum,Ellensburg and <br /> Kittitas. <br />