The Michigan Department of Transportation recently finished two local bridge replacement projects as part of its bridge bundling program.
[Above photo by Michigan DOT]
The agency said those two projects – the 16th Street bridge over Miller Creek in Allegan County and the 32nd Avenue bridge over the north branch of Crockery Creek in Ottawa County, which together represent a $3.7 million design-bid-build bridge bundle – were part of phase two of this program, designed to assist local agencies with bridge replacements.
In a statement, Michigan DOT added that it continues to work on phase two and three bridge bundling projects across the state in collaboration with local agency bridge owners, with a complete schedule of projects available online.
The agency said its bridge bundling program packages several bridge projects under one contract; streamlining coordination and permitting, which increases economies of scale and improves bridge conditions on local routes around the state.
Over the past five years, Michigan DOT noted that its bundling program has helped fund 34 bridge replacement and removal projects.
The agency noted that coordination and collaboration between itself, local agency owners, and consultants has been critical to the program’s success. Through its consultants, Michigan DOT said it provided scoping, planning, environmental clearance, design, construction and inspection services without any cost to the local agencies.
In October 2024, the agency received a federal grant on behalf of local agencies, allowing additional bridge bundle projects to be built to further improve local agency-owned bridge conditions in urban areas.
Other state departments of transportation operate similar programs to assist localities with bridge repair and replacement efforts.
For example, in early December 2025, the Nebraska Department of Transportation selected proposals for the 10th round of its County Bridge Match Program or CBMP – a program established in 2016 under the state’s Transportation Innovation Act.
The agency said in a statement that the proposals selected for this round of funding represent nine counties and 15 bridges, with an estimated total construction cost of $9.8 million, which includes $4 million from the CBMP.
Created to share construction costs and help counties rebuild crossings essential to rural life and commerce, Nebraska DOT said the CBMP has become a “cornerstone” in maintaining and improving county bridges statewide by providing funds for the innovative replacement and repair of deficient county structures – with Nebraska DOT selecting applications based on criteria that emphasize community impacts on essential services, local economies, and daily life.
Meanwhile, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet issued $6 million to 12 critical bridge projects across nine Kentucky counties and one city from the fifth round of the state’s County and City Bridge Improvement Program, which has awarded $38.7 million to local governments in 2025.
“Our focus is simple: Repair what’s failing and restore access where it’s been lost,” said KYTC Secretary Jim Gray in a statement.
“These projects eliminate long detours, reopen safe routes for heavy vehicles, and strengthen the transportation network our communities rely on every day,” he noted.
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