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As one might imagine, there are several bridges in the State of Michigan, and bridges are inspected at least every 24 months, and sometimes more frequently. The office of the auditor general at the State level is conducting a performance audit of the bridge inspection program. The Office of the Auditor General OAG is going to conduct a survey of all bridge owners which includes MDOT and locally owned bridges. They will be looking at quality control and quality assurance procedures and general experiences in bridge inspection. In addition, the OAG plans select some bridge owners for a more in-depth discussion on quality control and quality assurance related topics. Matt Chynoweth, (Pronounced: shen-no-with ) Chief Bridge Engineer for MDOT and Director of the Bureau of Bridges and Structures said, “this is the 3rd audit of the inspection program since 2009”. He went on to say, “of the roughly 11,000 bridges in Michigan about 4500 are owned by MDOT, and the other 6500 or so are owned by counties, cities, townships, or villages”.
