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Sr. Construction Inspector Betherny Williams recently spoke to high school students about the field of engineering at the 2013 Conference Of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) Scholarship Awards banquet. Sr. Construction Inspector Bret Taylor marks a full-depth pavement repair location on Kearney St. in Springfield. The street is to be resurfaced later this summer. Maintenance Crew Leader Don Sparks operates a remote-controlled extreme terrain lawnmower, dubbed “MoDOT Prowler”, along a St. Louis interstate. The mower's low center of gravity and tire tracks allow it to perform on slopes up to 50°. 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. Phillips Grading & Construction, Inc. is replacing the 43-year-old Grandview Rd. Bridge on Rte. W in south Kansas City. Right now, Bannister Rd. is being lower and bridge supports constructed. Perhaps you've wondered how many hits the most popular EPG articles have. As of late June, the numbers of hits are: 20. EPG 134, 72734 10. EPG 101, 114552 19. EPG 903.5, 77239 9. EPG 616, 114662 18. EPG 136.9, 78486 8. EPG 200, 121030 17. EPG 751.5, 79998 7. EPG 616.23, 136142 16. EPG 903.6, 82988 6. EPG 600, 149012 15. EPG 400, 85294 5. EPG 100, 182071 14. EPG 751.40, 87472 4. EPG 700, 187248 13. EPG 620.2, 87915 3. EPG 900, 205165 12. EPG 136.12, 94745 2. EPG 751, 209177 11. EPG 903, 97018 1. EPG Main Page, 1147955

Bridge Engineering Assistance Program (BEAP) 6/25/13: EPG 754 Bridge Engineering Assistance Program (BEAP) has been moved to EPG 136.3.8.9 Bridge Engineering Assistance Program (BEAP). The content of the article was only slightly modified. EPG 616.6.87 Temporary Rumble Strips 6/25/13: New guidance provides examples of when temporary rumble strips may be used. Traffic Signal Signs 6/18/13: Additional guidance has been provided about the left turn signal remaining in place until the circular red indication is replaced with a red left arrow and the LEFT TURN YIELD ON GREEN sign being maintained until being converted to the flashing yellow arrow indicator. EPG 616.6.87 Temporary Rumble Strips 6/17/13: Guidance is now available for both long term and short term rumble strips on construction projects. EPG 237.9 Submission of Plans and Supporting Documents 6/17/13: This article has been generally clarified and updated to reflect current practices. EPG 236.3.7.5 Distribution of Clearance Certification 6/14/13: This article has been updated to show the current RW email procedure. Shall, Will, Should and May 6/13/13: The definitions for these terms have been slightly modified for greater consistency. Contract Leveling Course Projects 6/12/13: The tacking rate was adjusted to a minimum of 0.08 gal/yd2 to be consistent with other standards. Maintenance operation guidance about pavement markings and eliminating pavement edge drop-offs was also clarified. Pile Driving Set Calculator 6/12/13: In EPG 702.1.4.1 Pile Formula, the pile driving set calculator was updated by removing the hammer efficiency from the calculations. The spreadsheet formula is used to calculate the pile set to help determine when to stop driving pile. Work Zone Traffic Control, Pilot Cars and Law Enforcement Services 6/11/13: In EPG 616.3.10, EPG 616.3.13, EPG 616.16 and EPG 616.18, additional guidance was provided about signing for side roads when a pilot car is being used in a one-lane two-way operation, the use of bump signs in work zones and the expectations and type of law enforcement used in work zones. Table 903.7.51 Approved Missouri Scenic Byways 6/10/13: The table of approved Mo Scenic Byways has been updated with the addition of three new byways. New Sponsor-A-Highway Signs 6/6/13: The latest version of this sign is now available for viewing. Addressing Prevailing Wages and Subcontracts for Professional Services 6/4/13: Guidance about how to administer contract work performed by "Professional Services" was clarified in both EPG 108.1 Subletting of Contract and EPG 110.3 Prevailing Wages and Records. EPG 751.6.2 Computation of Estimated Quantities 5/16/13: Guidance for computing slab quantity for bridge plans has been added. Guidance for non-destructive testing to require checking only welds of terminal sections of cover plates in tension areas was amended. Redefining Equations' Variable 5/16/13: The variable, ts, has been redefined to stand for the thickness of the full depth concrete slab in equations in both EPG 751.2.4.1 Live Load Moment Distribution and EPG 751.2.4.3 Live Load Shear Distribution. Workforce Diversity Requirements 5/15/13: Minor clarifications about workforce diversity verification have been made to both EPG 134.1.7 Workforce Diversity and EPG 134.5.1.1 Workforce Diversity Verification. New QRG 5/14/13: The SL District Signal Maintenance by Contractor Key Dates QRG is now available. Placing Slab Drains near MSE Walls 5/10/13: Guidance for slab drain location requirements when slab drains are near MSE walls was added to EPG 751.10.3.1 Drain Type, Alignment and Spacing and EPG 751.24.2.1 MSE Walls Design. EPG 1052.2.3.11 Documentation 5/6/13: New information has been added on how to document large block MSE sound wall shipments. EPG 134.5.2 Supplemental Agreements 5/3/13: This revision changes who distributes consultant contract supplemental agreements. EPG 237.8.2 Liquidation Damages 5/2/13: The tables of liquidated damages were corrected to bring them into compliance with the JSP. Land Disturbance Training, 2013 4/29/13: "Land Disturbance Training 2013", a small refresher PowerPoint course, has been added. The link to the 2012 workshop, a more complete training, remains available. Liquidated Damages for Contracts 4/22/13: Liquidated damages (LD) guidance has been revised so that LD will not be assessed for road user costs if the roadway is available for use, even if other work is being performed on the project. Two tables (for liquidated damages and administrative costs) have also been added. Pavement Marking Guidelines Table 4/18/13: Two headings were clarified in this table. Updated Required Notices and Posters to be Displayed on the Project 4/18/13: The newest versions of posters and notices are now available at EPG 110.2 Federal-Aid Projects. An updated checklist of the jobsite posters is also available.