770.2 Regional and Central Office Bridge Maintenance Crew Responsibilities
Bridge Maintenance crews shall be responsible for the following bridge items:
- Bridge painting
- Cleaning and sealing caps that cannot be reached by district forces (Sealing Abutment and Pier Caps)
- Replacing deteriorated timber pile caps
- Repair to substructure and superstructure which district forces are not equipped or trained to handle
- Bolting deck to stringers
- Resetting bearings
- Repairing or replacing damaged bridge members
- Repairs to large expansion devices
- Heat straightening beams
- Bridge strengthening
Bridge Maintenance crews shall not perform painting within the contract paint zones of Kansas City and St. Louis without consulting Central Office Bridge Maintenance.