Bridge inspection 2027

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the Delaware Department of Transportation $1,591,715 under the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (CFDA 20.287) on June 24, 2026, to fund consultant bridge safety inspection services, underwater bridge inspections, University of Delaware bridge-rating-methodology software, load testing, inspection equipment, and training required to conduct bridge inspections across Delaware.

The award supports three primary service agreements: Pennoni provides consultant bridge safety inspection services under Agreement #2147F; KCI delivers underwater bridge inspections under Agreement 2088F; and the University of Delaware supplies bridge-rating-methodology and analysis software. The funding also covers BRASS software, load testing, inspection equipment, and related incidental materials and training necessary to perform comprehensive bridge safety inspections statewide.

The period of performance runs through June 30, 2031, with all work conducted in Delaware.

Project description

Consultant bridge safety inspection services agreement #2147F (PENNONI), underwater bridge inspections agreement 2088F (KCI), and univ. Of delaware, BRM software, brass software, training, load testing, inspection equipment and other incidentals required to perform bridge safety inspections.