Data Quality and Timely Updating of Data
Data quality for the electronic Bridge Inspection Management System must be kept as up to date as possible. Texas must comply with data update time limits which are set by the Code of Federal Regulations and Metric 23 – Timely Updating of Data. The NBIS requires data updates reflecting changes to any existing structure to be made within three (3) months of the evaluation or inspection that denotes the change in status. Report new, rebuilt, or rehabilitated structures within three (3) months of the structure carrying partial or full traffic. All bridge inspection reports must be approved within three (3) months of the date of inspection to have the data become part of the bridge inventory file.