All projects will be programmed for funding after a completed application package is received and accepted by the FHWA. At that time, the project will be acknowledged as either BIA and Tribally owned, or non-BIA owned and placed in either a PE or a construction queue.
All projects will be ranked and prioritized based on the following criteria:
Bridge sufficiency rating (SR);
Bridge status with structurally deficient (SD) having precedence over functionally obsolete (FO);
Bridges on school bus routes;
Detour length;
Average daily traffic; and
Truck average daily traffic.
Queues will carryover from fiscal year to fiscal year as made necessary by the amount of annual funding made available.