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770.2 regional and central office bridge maintenance crew responsibilities

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Bridge Maintenance crews shall be responsible for the following bridge items:

  • Bridge painting
  • Cleaning and sealing caps that cannot be reached by district forces (Sealing Abutment and Pier Caps)
  • Replacing deteriorated timber pile caps
  • Repair to substructure and superstructure which district forces are not equipped or trained to handle
  • Bolting deck to stringers
  • Resetting bearings
  • Repairing or replacing damaged bridge members
  • Repairs to large expansion devices
  • Heat straightening beams
  • Bridge strengthening

Bridge Maintenance crews shall not perform painting within the contract paint zones of Kansas City and St. Louis without consulting Central Office Bridge Maintenance.