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117494 1 (1982-02-10)

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

       WASHINGTON, D.C.  20548

                           FOR RELEASE ON  DELIVERY
                           EXPECTED AT 2:00  P.M.
                           WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY  10, 1982


                STATEMENT OF

          HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR

COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

                 BEFORE THE

       SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

  COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC  WORKS

            UNITED STATES SENATE

                      ON

 THE BRIDGE PROBLEM AND IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED

        IN FEDERAL BRIDGE PROGRAMS


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MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE  SUBCOMMITTEE:

     WE ARE HERE TODAY AT YOUR  REQUEST TO DISCUSS OUR REPORT

ENTITLED BETTER TARGETING OF  FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE

UNSAFE BRIDGES  (CED-81-126) WHICH THE ACTING COMPTROLLER GENERAL

ISSUED TO SENATOR JAMES SASSER OF TENNESSEE  ON AUGUST 11, 1981.

SINCE THEN S. 1649, WHICH WOULD  IMPLEMENT SEVERAL OF OUR RECOMEN-

DATIONS, WAS INTRODUCED.  I WILL SUMMARIZE  THE REPORT'S FINDINGS,

CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

THE BRIDGE PROBLEM

     THE UNITED STATES HAS A SUBSTANTIAL  BRIDGE PROBLEM.  ACCORD-

ING TO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION'S  (FHWA) NATIONAL BRIDGE

INVENTORY, THERE ARE MORE THAN  500,000 BRIDGES NATIONWIDE.  ABOUT

40 PERCENT, OR SLIGHTLY OVER 200,000 BRIDGES,  ARE DEFICIENT.

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