2025-09893Rule

No New Bridge Safety Checks: FHWA Abandons Performance Measures

Published Date: 6/3/2025

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Summary

The FHWA is stopping its plan to create new rules for checking bridge conditions. This means no new bridge assessment rules are coming soon, and the rule will be officially withdrawn by Spring 2025. States and local agencies won’t have to follow any new bridge condition rules or spend money on them right now.

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FHWA Stops New Bridge Rulemaking

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has terminated its plan to create new national rules for assessing bridge condition. FHWA will formally withdraw the proposed rule from its Spring 2025 Unified Agenda, and states and local agencies will not have to follow any new bridge condition rules or spend money on them right now.

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6/3/2025

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