County Route	Job Number	Core Team Member

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MAINTENANCE

SCOPING CHECKLIST

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A project’s scope can be defined as the set of design parameters that precisely satisfy the purpose and need of the project. A poorly identified scope that is broader than the purpose and need will result in an unnecessarily high project budget and schedule, while a scope which falls short will yield a project that accomplishes little of significance. While an accurate project scope is difficult to identify early in development, a careful, multidisciplinary examination of the purpose and need will produce a solid foundation upon which project development can occur.

This checklist is designed to stimulate thought on those project parameters that are sometimes overlooked and whose omission can jeopardize the integrity of the scope. At the initial scoping meeting, the appropriate core team member should fill out the checklist as completely as possible. As project development progresses, the core team member should continue to update the checklist and coordinate with the project manager. In this manner, potential changes to the project scope can be dealt with as they emerge and the scope represented by the preliminary plan will be as accurate as possible.

General Considerations

Consider long-term maintenance needs (i.e. flat slopes, drainage, vegetationetc).
Identify items that have created maintenance problems in the past.
Consider the interest of the local community. Ensure their needs have been addressed.
Does the proposed project address the current short-term and long-term “needs” at the location?
Consider maintainability of project (i.e. steep slopes, seeding type and rate, drainage)

Roadway Maintenance

Identify and consider all pavement issues.
Consider necessary pavement markings (epoxy, thermoplastic, and pavement markers often preferred).
Consider median island and curbing needs.
Identify and consider adjacent problems that should be included in the project (i.e. ramps, islands, crossovers, commuter parking lots).
Identify and consider addressing all existing safety concerns on the project (i.e. unsafe headwalls, extraneous guardrail, turn-down guardrail sections, etc.).

Shoulders & Approaches

Identify all existing shoulder issues.
Identify entrance issues for approaches over which MoDOT has responsibility.
Consider Access Management principles.
Consider edge drop-off issues.
Consider pavement underdrainage.

Drainage Considerations

Ensure drainage issues are addressed (i.e. backwater heights, flow velocity downstream, has flow quantity increased).
Consider potential maintenance problems caused by drainage.
Consider existing drainage problems (severity and frequency of water over the roadway, water on private property, etc.).

Roadsides

Consider planting issues (seeding mixtures, rates of application, need for trees or shrubs, mowable side slopes, etc.).
Ensure the seeding/plantings are consistent with direction of vegetation management.
Ensure slope stabilization measures are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. (Retaining wall systems vs. riprap or gabions)
Consider any existing roadside maintenance problems.

Bridge Maintenance

Ensure the areas around bridges are maintainable (i.e. don’t want slopes steeper than 3:1 without consideration given to maintaining the area).
Consider any existing bridge maintenance problems.

Snow & Ice Control

Consider effect of temporary construction staging on snow and ice removal operations.
Consider effect of design on snow and ice removal operations.

Traffic Control

Ensure that temporary construction staging effect on area maintenance issues are addressed.
Consider potential conflicts between project duration and detours and existing traffic flow patterns.
Consider replacement of existing nonstandard guardrail or guardcable.
Consider future traffic control items such as conduit under pavement.

For questions, comments, or suggested revisions to this checklist, please contact the State Maintenance Engineer