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Joplin faced a EF5 tornado on May 22nd. If you would like to make a donation to District 7 employees, please send checks to: D7 Highway Credit Union, 3929 E. 7th Street, Suite A, Joplin, MO 64801. Make checks payable to the D7 Highway Credit Union and reference D7 Employee Fund in the memo. Historic flooding in District 10 Mntc. Supt. Eugene Davis, Proj. Man. Eric Krapf and Dist. Engr. Mark Shelton discuss the I-55 condition at St. John's Bayou (left). Many other routes in District 10 presented challenges, including Route 60 at Fisk (right). District 10 crews kept the route open. MoDOT has made great strides to build a good transportation system and increase taxpayers' trust in its ability to deliver what was promised. Innovative concepts, such as Practical Design and design-build, were used to deliver those commitments and have made MoDOT a leader in the transportation industry. These forward-thinking, innovative concepts are reflected in the ENGINEERING POLICY GUIDE (EPG). This document provides a single reference for all engineering and engineering-related guidance by combining the former Right of Way, Design, Bridge, Construction, Traffic and Maintenance manuals. MediaWiki, the engine behind the Wikipedia on the World Wide Web, is the software delivering the EPG. Millions of hits on the EPG endorse this format to be easy to navigate and pleasing to read. A small HELP ARTICLE is included to assist with helpful hints on how to use the EPG as well as other points of interest. Lebanon Intermediate Maintenance Worker Brent Jones is part of a crew repairing roadway edges on I-44 east of Lebanon. Rich Bearden, D5 Electrician, rewires a traffic head for a flashing yellow arrow on Route F in Fulton. FASTforward Connect to the most recent and innovative business, policy and engineering solutions at MoDOT!

Sight Distance for Entrances 6/23/11: EPG 941.19 Sight Distance for Driveways has been re-written to present a single set of intersection sight distance values that both apply to designed plans and are permitted in the field. EPG 616.30 Work Zone Capacity, Queue and Travel Delay 6/23/11: Traffic has expanded and moved to this new article info pertaining to work zone software and strategies to predict and alleviate queues and delay. EPG 616.13 Crossovers, Temporary Connections and Detours 6/22/11: Designers are given the option to eliminate detours of closed routes having less than 400 AADT. New guidance is also provide for using public info and advance turn signs to ameliorate the impact of closing the road in EPG 616.2.5 Detour and Alternate Route Signing. EPG 616.2.9 Flags and Advance Warning Rail System 6/22/11: Flags are required on all active signs in the first advance warning areas for daytime operations only. Nighttime use of flags is not prohibited. Direction Indicator Barricades (DIBs) Guidance 6/22/11: DIBs should be used for long-term and may be used in short-term stationary projects. Review of Roundabout Designs 6/22/11: Traffic and Design divisions will now review preliminary layouts of all roundabouts. EPG 1019.5.4 Cement Processing Additions 6/22/11: AASHTO M 327 and M 85 now specified due to AASHTO and ASTM synchronizing their specs. EPG 131.1 Design Exception Process 6/22/11: Design exceptions are now to be analyzed for safety where the AASHTO Highway Safety Manual allows. EPG 822 Roadside Vegetation Management 6/22/11: Guidance in EPG 822 has been generally re-written to reflect Practical Operations. Junkyard Forms 6/17/11: EPG 236.17 Junkyards has been updated with several renamed and revised forms. EPG 236.16 Outdoor Advertising 6/17/11: Many of the Right of Way forms have been updated and several new ones have been added. Contract Leveling Courses 6/7/11: Most of the sheets in the Traffic Control CLC Templates were updated to be in line with current guidance. CLC Guidelines and JSP were also updated. Pavement Edge Treatment 6/17/11: Pavement Edge Treatment info was moved from EPG 616.17 to this new article to coordinate with pay items. System I Protective Coating 6/13/11: Guidance has been added to EPG 751.14.5.8 and EPG 751.50 to accommodate this new system. EPG 751 Revisions 6/13/11: The limits were corrected for "No Wearing Surface" cantilevers in EPG 751.10.3.2 (to less than 3'-8"); in EPG 751.22.3.13 the size of the diaphragm was clarified in the "Part Section Showing Interm't Diaphragms" figure; in EPG 751.6.1 guidance for minimum spacing was added; a suggested range in EPG 751.37.6.2 was removed; and in EPG 751.37.6.7 the Vs equation was corrected. EPG 136.10.14 Request for Concurrence 6/10/11: Expanded guidance has been provided for an LPA's request for concurrence. EPG 907.3 Travel Safe Zones 6/7/11: Traffic Safety Quality Circle recommends a minimum length of 1 mile for the Travel Safe Zones. Resource Manual for Equal Opportunity Contract Compliance 6/1/11: External Civil Rights has updated this resource containing detailed information concerning E.E.O. matters. EPG 141.4 Transportation Improvement Program Amendments 5/12/11: Transportation Planning has provided new guidance for TIP amendments. EPG 235.2.3 Project Agreements 5/5/11: The number of copies of the project agreement has been reduced to four. Additional guidance has also been provided about the agreement's distribution. Engineering Professional Services 5/4/11: Several forms were updated in EPG 134.3 Engineering Professional Services Guidelines. EPG 821.19 Problem Weeds 5/3/11: The recommended products and rates for some problem weeds have been updated. EPG 751.8 LRFD Concrete Box Culverts 5/3/11: FHWA mandates that all bridges and foundations be designed in accordance with LRFD Bridge Design specs. This new article replaces EPG 751.8 LFD Culverts, that presented LFD Bridge Design Manual info. EPG 751.39 Seal Course 4/29/11: Bridge has updated the design method. EPG 751.10.15 Deck Concrete Finishing 4/29/11: New guidance is now available allowing the use of vibratory screeds for finishing bridge decks.