70:12:01:01. Definitions. Terms used in this article mean:
(1) "ADT," average daily traffic;
(2) "Bridge," as defined in SDCL 31-14-1, a structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction, as water, highway, or railway, the structure having a length measured along the center of the roadway of more than twenty feet between undercopings of abutments or extreme ends of openings for multiple boxes and pipes where the clear distance between openings is less than half of the smaller contiguous opening;
(3) "Commission," the South Dakota Transportation Commission;
(4) "Condition rating," the condition rating of a bridge as reported in the national bridge inventory;
(5) "Culvert," any structure not classified as a bridge that provides an opening under the roadway;
(6) "Department," the South Dakota Department of Transportation;
(7) "National bridge inventory," a database of bridge information compiled by the Federal Highway Administration;
(8) "Roadway classification," the process by which streets and highways are grouped into classes or systems according to the character of traffic service, functions or purposes they are intended to provide; and
(9) "Secretary," the secretary of the South Dakota Department of Transportation.
Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015; 45 SDR 142, effective May 28, 2019.
General Authority: SDCL 1-44-7.5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 1-44-7.5.
CHAPTER 70:12:02
HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Section
70:12:02:01 Eligibility for bridge improvement grant fund.
70:12:02:02 Inventory of roads.
70:12:02:03 Inventory of bridges.
70:12:02:04 Maps.
70:12:02:05 Statement of financial resources.
70:12:02:06 Five-year project list.
70:12:02:07 Current project status list.
70:12:02:08 Time of submission of plan.
70:12:02:09 Annual plan updates and plan amendments.
70:12:02:10 Revision of plan upon request of department.
70:12:02:11 Review and acceptance of plan.
70:12:02:12 Repealed.
70:12:02:01. Eligibility for bridge improvement grant fund. To be eligible to receive a grant from the bridge improvement grant fund established by SDCL 32-11-38, a county shall submit to the department a county highway and bridge improvement plan and updates to that plan in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The county shall include with the plan and each update, a written certification of adoption of the plan subscribed by the chairperson of the board of county commissioners. The format for a county highway and bridge improvement plan and updates shall substantially conform to the department's guidelines. The county may submit the highway and bridge improvement plan and updates to the department in an electronic format acceptable to the department or by hard copy.
Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015; 44 SDR 42, effective September 11, 2017; 45 SDR 142, effective May 28, 2019.
General Authority: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-39.
Law Implemented: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-38, 32-11-39.
70:12:02:02. Inventory of roads. A county highway and bridge improvement plan shall include an inventory of all roads that are part of the county highway system and all secondary roads within the county as provided in SDCL 31-12-26, 31-12-48 and 31-12-46 including:
(1) The roadway classification of each road;
(2) The ADT of each road, if that information is available to the county;
(3) The surface type, dirt, gravel, bituminous, or concrete, and surface width of each road;
(4) The surface thickness and base thickness of each road, if that information is available to the county;
(5) The year each road was constructed, the last year each road was improved, and the type of improvement, if that information is available to the county;
(6) The shoulder type and shoulder width of each road, if that information is available to the county; and
(7) The location and size of any culverts in each road, if that information is available to the county.
Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015; 45 SDR 142, effective May 28, 2019.
General Authority: SDCL 1-44-7.5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-38.
70:12:02:03. Inventory of bridges. A county highway and bridge improvement plan shall include a county map showing the location of each bridge. The map shall be accompanied by an inventory of the bridges the county is responsible for under SDCL 31-14-2, including:
(1) The structure number, location, type, width and length of each bridge;
(2) The condition rating of each bridge;
(3) Whether the bridge is posted for load capacity, and if so, what the posted limit is; and
(4) The year each bridge was built, the year last improved, and the type of improvement, if that information is available.
Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015; 45 SDR 142, effective May 28, 2019.
General Authority: SDCL 1-44-7.5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-38.
70:12:02:04. Maps. A county highway and bridge improvement plan shall include one or more maps showing the location of all public roads within the county. The federal functional classification map maintained by the department may be used for that purpose.
Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015.
General Authority: SDCL 1-44-7.5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-38.
70:12:02:05. Statement of financial resources. The county highway and bridge improvement plan shall include a statement identifying the annual sources of revenue available to the county for highway and bridge work and the projected revenue amounts from each source for the next five years. The source of funding may include funds that are being or have been applied for, but have not yet been received.
Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015; 45 SDR 142, effective May 28, 2019.
General Authority: SDCL 1-44-7.5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-38.
70:12:02:06. Five-year project list. The county highway and bridge improvement plan or plan update shall include a list of the projects proposed to be undertaken by the county over the next five years. A bridge project shall appear on the project list to be eligible for a bridge improvement grant. Project information shall include:
(1) The location of the project;
(2) The type of project improvement;
(3) Each source of available funding for the project;
(4) The estimate of the cost of the project; and
(5) The year the project is proposed to be built.
Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015; 45 SDR 142, effective May 28, 2019.
General Authority: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-39.
Law Implemented: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-38, 32-11-39
70:12:02:07. Current project status list. The update of a county highway and bridge improvement plan shall include the five-year project list from the previous county highway and bridge improvement plan or update with a brief description of the status of each project, any revision of a project, and the cost estimate for each project.
Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015; 44 SDR 42, effective September 11, 2017; 45 SDR 142, effective May 28, 2019.
General Authority: SDCL 1-44-7.5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-38.
70:12:02:08. Time of submission of plan. To be eligible to receive a grant award from the bridge improvement grant fund established by SDCL 32-11-38, a county shall submit a county highway and bridge improvement plan or update to the secretary by October 15 of the calendar year preceding the grant application deadline.
Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015; 44 SDR 42, effective September 11, 2017; 45 SDR 142, effective May 28, 2019.
General Authority: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-39.
Law Implemented: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-38, 32-11-39.
70:12:02:09. Annual plan updates and plan amendments. A county receiving a grant from the bridge improvement grant fund established by SDCL 32-11-38 shall update the highway and bridge improvement plan annually and submit the plan update to the secretary by October 15 of each year. In addition to plan updates, a county may make amendments to its highway bridge improvement plan at any time, including but not limited to adding, deleting or revising proposed highway or bridge projects.
Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015; 44 SDR 42, effective September 11, 2017.
General Authority: SDCL 1-44-7.5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-38.
70:12:02:10. Revision of plan upon request of department. The department may reject a highway and bridge improvement plan or plan update that does not meet the requirements of this chapter. The department shall advise the county in writing of the necessary revisions needed to comply with those requirements.
Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015; 45 SDR 142, effective May 28, 2019.
General Authority: SDCL 1-44-7.5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-38.
70:12:02:11. Review and acceptance of plan. Upon receipt of a county highway and bridge improvement plan or a plan update, the department shall review the plan or plan update for compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The department shall accept a plan or plan update determined to be in compliance. The department shall send a written notification of acceptance to the county. A county whose plan or plan update has been accepted, and otherwise meets the requirements of law, is eligible to receive a local bridge improvement grant in accordance with the provisions of SDCL 32-11-38.
Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015; 45 SDR 142, effective May 28, 2019.
General Authority: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-39.
Law Implemented: SDCL 1-44-7.5, 32-11-38, 32-11-39.
70:12:02:12. Emergency declaration. Repealed.
Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015; 44 SDR 42, effective September 11, 2017.