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Access Management Inventory No List Available Updated Regularly Roadway Engineering Services

 
Airport Directory No List Available 2005 - 2006 Office of Aviation

 

Aesthetic Design Guidelines  No List Available September, 2000 .

 
BMPs for Temporary Erosion Control Estimator

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Updated Regularly Construction Administration

 

Bid Tabs

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Updated After Each Sale

Contracts

 

Bridge Design Manual, January 2004

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July 18, 2008 Structural Engineering
Bridge Design Manual, July 2007 July 18, 2008 Structural Engineering
Bridge Maintenance Manual No List Available Draft Only Structural Engineering
Bridge Photos No List Available Updated Regularly Structural Engineering
Bridge Inspection Report (BMS Query) (Intranet Only) No List Available Updated Regularly Structural Engineering
Bridge Inspection Manual  No List Available 2006 Structural Engineering
Bridge Inventory Manual No List Available March, 2007 Structural Engineering

 

Construction and Material Specifications (2008)

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January 1, 2008 Construction Administration

 

Construction Handbooks & Manuals:

No List Available September 1, 2006 Construction Administration
No List Available October 15, 2006 Construction Administration

 

Consultant Contracts Administration Manual No List Available December, 1998 Contracts
Consultant Announcements No List Available Updated Regularly Contracts
Contract Letting Pamphlet No List Available  Updated for Each Sale Contracts

 

Cost Estimation Support

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 February 14, 2008 Estimating

 

County Conveyance Standards No List Available Varies by County Production

 

Culvert Management Manual

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December, 2003 Structural Engineering, Hydraulic Section
Culvert Management Training Manual April 21, 2004 Structural Engineering, Hydraulic Section

 

Design Build Scope Documents

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October 20, 2006 Production

 

Design Guidelines for  Bicycle Facilities

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October, 2005 Local Projects

 

Design Mapping Specifications No List Available March 27, 2001 Aerial Engineering

 

DESTAPE Roadway Inventory No List Available Updated Regularly Technical Services

 

Environmental Services Handbooks and Guidelines:

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March 6, 2003 Environmental Services
July 9, 2004 Environmental Services
January 24, 2005 Environmental Services
September 1, 1999 Environmental Services
Updated Regularly Environmental Services
August, 2002 Environmental Services
July 11, 2005 Environmental Services
March 6, 2003 Environmental Services
December 11, 2002 Environmental Services
2002 Environmental Services
March 4, 2002 Environmental Services
January 16, 2004 Environmental Services

 

Functional Classification System No List Available Updated Every 10 Years Systems Planning & Program Management

 

Geotechnical Engineering:
Geotechnical Bulletins:

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January 19, 2007 Geotechnical Engineering
August 10, 2007 Geotechnical Engineering
January 7, 2008 Geotechnical Engineering
January 13, 2006 Geotechnical Engineering
 April 18, 2008 Geotechnical Engineering
 April 18, 2008 Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering Design Checklists  April 18, 2008 Geotechnical Engineering
Manual for Abandoned Underground Mine - Inventory and Risk Assessment May 15, 1998 Geotechnical Engineering
Specification for Geotechnical Exploration July 18, 2008 Geotechnical Engineering

 

Guidelines for Traffic Control in Work Zones (pocket guide) No List Available April 2007 Traffic Engineering

 

GIS Information No List Available Updated Regularly Technical Services
GIS Web Map
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Highway Plan Reading Manual No List Available March, 2003 Production

 

Inflation Calculator No List Available December 7, 2007 Estimating

 

Innovative Contracting Manual

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April 10, 2006 Construction Administration

 

Item Master  

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 Updated Regularly Estimating

 

Locally Administered Transportation Projects -  Manual of Procedures

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May 12, 2008 Local Projects

 

Location & Design Manuals:

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July 18, 2008 Roadway Engineering Services

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April 18, 2008 Structural Engineering, Hydraulics Section 

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April 18, 2008 Production

 

Maps No List Available Updated Regularly Various

 

MBE/DBE Contractors No List Available Updated Regularly Contracts

 

MicroStation/GEOPAK CADD Standards:

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July 18, 2008 Production
July 18, 2008 Production
July 18, 2008 Production
April 21, 2005 Production
July 18, 2008 Production
April 21, 2006 Production

 

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September, 2004 Systems Planning & Program Management

 

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

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Hydraulic Section

 

Ohio Certified Traffic Manual

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June 2007 Technical Services

 

Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices 2005 Edition

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2005 Traffic Engineering

 

Pavement Design Manual (PDM)

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July 18, 2008 Pavement Engineering

 

Pavement Preventative Maintenance  Program Guidelines No List Available May 1, 2001 Pavement Engineering

 

Permitted Lane Closure Information No List Available Updated Regularly Traffic Engineering

 

Plan Insert Sheets:
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Hydraulic Section
No List Available October 20, 2006 Roadway Engineering Services
No List Available July 18, 2008 Traffic Engineering
No List Available April 15, 2005 Structural Engineering 

 

Policies (ODOT Intranet Only)

Policies (External)

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Pre-Approved Materials Lists (Qualified Products Lists) No List Available Updated Regularly Materials Management

 

Pre-Qualified Consultants  (Engineering, Right of Way Acquisition and Environmental Categories) No List Available Updated Regularly Contracts

 

Pre-Qualified Contractors No List Available Updated Regularly Contracts

 

Project Development Process:

Project Development Process Manual 

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January 19, 2007 Production

 

Proposal Notes:

  • #101-999 2008 CMS
    (Proposal notes  to be specified by the District Office)

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April 18, 2008

 
Construction Administration

 

Proposal Note Roster (ODOT Intranet Only) No List Available Updated Regularly Estimating

 

Real Estate Policies and Procedures Manual:

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October 1, 2007 Real Estate

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January 16, 2007 Real Estate

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April 15, 2005 Real Estate

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July 20, 2007 Real Estate

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January 1, 2007 Real Estate

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April 21, 2006 Production

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April 25, 2005 Real Estate

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August 31, 2005 Real Estate

 

Roadside Safety Devices No List Available October 20, 2006 Roadway Engineering Services

 

Roadway Inventory Reports No List Available January 1, 2004 Information Technical Services

 

Roadview Explorer
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Sampling and Testing Manual No List Available January 15, 2004 Materials Management

 

Sample Plan Sheets

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January 18, 2008 Production

 

Specification for Consulting Services No List Available January, 1998 Contracts

 

Standard Drawings:
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Roadway (F, GR, RM, and BP- 2.6; 4.1; 5.1; 7.1; 9.1 Series)

Roadside (LA Series)

Hydraulic (CB, HW, I, MH, DM, WQ Series)

Pavement (BP Series)

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Roadway Engineering Services

Roadway Engineering Services

Structural Engineering

Pavement Engineering

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July 18, 2008 Structural Engineering

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July 18, 2008 Traffic Engineering

 

Standard Scope Forms
(Major & Minor)
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State Highway Access Management Manual No List Available December, 2001 Roadway Engineering Services

 

Straight Line Diagrams No List Available January 1, 2004 Technical Services

 

Structures Design Data Sheets No List Available October 17, 2003 Structural Engineering

 

Summary of Contracts Awarded

Historical Bid Data

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Supplemental Specifications
2008 CMS

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July 18, 2008 Construction Administration

 

Survey Manual No List Available May 18, 1995 Aerial Engineering

 

Traffic Control Zones (Parking, Speed and School) No List Available Updated Regularly Traffic Engineering

 

Traffic Engineering Manual


Sign Design Manual (Traffic Engineering Manual Section 295-2)


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Traffic Engineering

 

Traffic Survey Reports
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Continuously updated on a county by county basis. Each report contains the month and year when last updated.

Technical Services

 

USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangle Maps No List Available Updated as Available Aerial Engineering

 

 

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