R918-6-6. Maintenance Responsibility at Undercrossings and at Interchanges where the State Route Crosses Under the Local Route

  (1) UDOT is responsible for:

  (a) Providing a bridge inspection summary for all structures to the local entity, indicating which recommended actions are the responsibility of the local entity;

  (b) major structure rehabilitation, including repair or replacement of parapets, bent caps, beams, columns, footings, abutments, approach slabs, and slope protection;

  (c) deck rehabilitation where necessary to preserve the structural integrity of the bridge such as where the rebar is exposed;

  (d) structural replacement of bridge joints;

  (e) maintenance of retaining walls;

  (f) maintenance of drainage under the structure;

  (g) vegetation control, including mowing, along the state route, as demarcated by access control or Right-of-Way fencing; and

  (h) fence maintenance under the structure.

  (2) The local jurisdiction is responsible for:

  (a) routine maintenance and preventive maintenance actions indicated in the bridge inspection summary to be the responsibility of the local entity. This maintenance normally includes deck overlay/seal treatments, deck pothole patching, parapet surface repair and sealing, bridge joint cleaning and sealing, and drain cleaning and maintenance. If UDOT performs a deck rehabilitation project involving pothole patching and an overlay system, the local owner is responsible to maintain the overlay upon completion of the initial installation. If the local entity proposes a deck treatment that would add static load to the structure, such work shall be done in consultation with UDOT;

  (b) submitting records to UDOT Structures Division of deck and parapet maintenance work performed by the local jurisdiction according to the recommendations in the bridge inspection summary. If the local jurisdiction does not perform the preventive maintenance work, and rehabilitation work becomes necessary, the local jurisdiction and UDOT will meet to negotiate how the cost of the rehabilitation work to be performed will be shared;

  (c) fence maintenance on the structure and its approaches;

  (d) vegetation control, including mowing, along the local route, as demarcated by access control or Right-of-Way fencing; and

  (e) maintenance of decorative landscaping beyond the UDOT Aesthetics Guideline baseline, as described in R918-6-4(15).