Directs the Department of Transportation (Department) to develop an alternative funding formula for planning and prioritizing bridge replacement outside of the Strategic Mobility Formula used in the Strategic Transportation Investments Act (STI). The proposed alternative formula must include a prioritization process and revenue source. The Department is to submit the proposed alternative funding formula and recommendations for legislation to the specified NCGA committees and division by December 1, 2026.

Appropriates $100,000 from the Highway Fund to the Department of Transportation for 2026-27 to be used for the purposes of this act.

Effective July 1, 2026.