On motion of, seconded by,
the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO.
A resolution outlining Jefferson Parish’s annual certification
of compliance with the State of Louisiana’s Off-System
Bridge Replacement Program. (Parishwide)
WHEREAS, the Code of Federal Regulations, as enacted by the United
States Congress, mandates that all structures defined as bridges located on all
public roads shall be inspected, rated for safe load capacity and posted in
accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards and that an inventory
of these bridges be maintained by each State; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and
Development has been entrusted with the authority to enforce the Federal
Regulations within the State of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson Parish, under the strict regulation of the Louisiana
Department of Transportation and Development is responsible for the inspection,
rating and posting of all bridges under their jurisdiction.
WHEREAS, the stipulations and certification in this resolution are prerequisites to participation by Jefferson Parish in the Off-System Replacement
Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Jefferson Parish Council,
the governing authority of Jefferson Parish:
SECTION 1. That Jefferson Parish certifies to the Louisiana Department
of Transportation and Development that for the period of October 1, 2015
through September 30. 2016:
a. Jefferson Parish will perform all interim inspections on all Jefferson
Parish owned or maintained bridges and on all bridges owned and
maintained by municipalities, within Jefferson Parish, in accordance with
the National Bridge Inspection Standards.
b. All bridges within the Parish of Jefferson, owned or maintained by
Jefferson Parish and those owned and maintained by municipalities, will
be structurally analyzed and rated by Jefferson Parish as to the safe load
capacity in accordance with AASHTO Manual for maintenance Inspection
of Bridges. The load posting information that has been determined by the
LA Department of Transportation and Development for all bridges where
the maximum legal load under Louisiana State law exceeds the load
permitted under the operating rating as determined above will be critically
reviewed by Jefferson Parish. Load posting information will be updated
by Jefferson Parish, or the municipality, to reflect all structural changes,
any obsolete structural ratings or any missing structural ratings.
c. All bridges within the Parish of Jefferson, owned or maintained by
Jefferson Parish and those owned and maintained by municipalities,
which require load posting or closing shall be load posted or closed by
respective owner in accordance with the table in the Department of
Transportation and Development Engineering Directives and Standards
Manual Directive No. 1.1.1.8. All DOTD supplied load posting information
concerning a bridge shall be critically reviewed by a Jefferson Parish
Engineer prior to load posting.
SECTION 2. A copy of this resolution is to be sent to the Mayors of
Gretna, Kenner and Westwego.
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote
thereon was as follows:
YEAS:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
The resolution was declared to be adopted on this the day of, 2015.