§ 8-16-1-27 — Bob Cummings Lincoln Trail Bridge at Cannelton

Indiana § 8-16-1-27

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 16: BRIDGES AND TUNNELS
• Ch. 1: Operation and Financing of State Bridges to Adjoining

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(a) This section applies to the Bob Cummings
Lincoln Trail Bridge at Cannelton.
(b) This subsection applies notwithstanding sections 16, 17.1, and
19 of this chapter. On January 1, 1988, without a deed of conveyance,
the bridge becomes the property of the state, toll free, and a part of the
state highway system.
(c) The department shall negotiate with Kentucky for the purpose of
making an agreement for the maintenance of the bridge.
(d) The agreement described in this section must include the terms
of the agreement set forth in the NINETEENTH provision of the
interstate agreement entitled "AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF BRIDGES OVER THE OHIO RIVER IN THE MAUCKPORT,
INDIANA-BRANDENBURG, KENTUCKY AREA AND THE
CANNELTON, INDIANA-HAWESVILLE, KENTUCKY AREA AND
APPROACHES THERETO" (approved August 8, 1963), to the effect
that when one (1) or both of the bridges described in the agreement
become toll free, the costs of the maintenance program shall be borne
fifty percent (50%) by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and fifty
percent (50%) by the state of Indiana.
(e) The agreement described in this section must provide that the
bridge shall be maintained through a program to preserve, repair, and
restore the bridge with its elements to its original designed or accepted
standard, and to offset the effects of weather, organic growth,
deterioration (aging, material failure, design and construction faults),
traffic wear, damage, and vandalism. The bridge's elements include
such items as travelway surfaces, shoulders, roadsides, drainage,
drainage facilities, signs, markings, lighting, and fixtures. The
maintenance program must include bridge inspection, snow and ice
removal, cleaning, painting, repairing, and replacement of rails, floors,
stringers, and beams.
(f) Notwithstanding subsection (b), after December 31, 1987, and
until Indiana and Kentucky make an agreement as described in this
section, the toll for an automobile is twenty-five cents ($0.25). The
department shall set tolls for vehicles other than automobiles that are:
(1) at rates that when added to the revenue from automobile tolls
will yield enough revenue to offset the operating costs of the
bridge; and
(2) are proportionate to the tolls for vehicles other than
automobiles that are in effect on April 1, 1987.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.18. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.148.