Fix It, Sign It or Close It: State of Good Repair in an Era of Budget Constraints

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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Fix It, Sign It or Close It: State of Good Repair in an Era of Budget Constraints

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The condition of the transportation infrastructure in the United States is an issue of national importance. State departments of transportation and transit agencies face tough choices as they make decisions about how and when to keep their assets safely open to the public.

The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program and National Cooperative Highway Research Program's TCRP Legal Research Digest 57/NCHRP Legal Research Digest 84: Fix It, Sign It or Close It: State of Good Repair in an Era of Budget Constraints addresses the legal ramifications to transportation agencies that have to decide whether to repair, improve, or rebuild assets that are in poor repair.

Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Transportation Research Board; National Cooperative Highway Research Program; Terri Parker

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Fix It, Sign It or Close It: State of Good Repair in an Era of Budget Constraints. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26266.

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32 pages | 8.5 x 11 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26266

Chapters		skim
TCRP LRD 57/NCHRP LRD 84 Fix it, Sign it or Close it: State of Good Repair in an Era of Budget Constraints	1-1
CONTENTS	2-2
FIX IT, SIGN IT OR CLOSE IT: STATE OF GOOD REPAIR IN AN ERA OF BUDGET CONSTRAINTS	3-2
I. INTRODUCTION	3-3
II. LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CONTEXT	4-5
III. SCOPE OF LEGAL ISSUES	6-8
IV. LIABILITY FOR CONDITION OF AND ACCESS TO FACILITIES AND ASSETS	9-20
V. ADMINISTRATIVE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS	21-23
VI. CURRENT PRACTICES	24-26
VII. CONCLUSION	27-27
APPENDIX A TRANSIT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS	28-28
APPENDIX B DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (HIGHWAY)	29-32

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