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Crews work to rehabilitate the Charlotte St. bridge over I-670 at the southeast corner of the Downtown Loop in Kansas City. KCI Construction crews continue with Stage 3 of the Park Over the Highway project. While preparing to demolish the Market and Chestnut St. bridges, they are excavating ahead of constructing interior abutments for the land bridge. Page Constructor (Fred Weber Inc., Millstone Bangert Inc. and Kolb Grading) crews are laying the roadway foundation on the Rte. 364 Page Ave Phase 3 near I-64. This final nine miles of the road opens to traffic by Oct. 31st. 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. Over 20 million 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. As part of a program about career education, Distr. Traffic Engr. Joe Rickman talks to Springfield fifth graders about the properties of light. Perhaps you've wondered how many hits the most popular EPG articles have. As of mid-May, the numbers of hits are: 20. EPG 751.5, 93597 10. EPG 616, 139188 19. EPG 400, 96221 9. EPG 101, 157611 18. EPG 903.6, 96891 8. EPG 136.12, 165113 17. EPG 134, 100331 7. EPG 616.23, 171142 16. EPG 136.4, 102338 6. EPG 600, 171973 15. EPG 751.40, 103529 5. EPG 100, 210257 14. EPG 136.9, 105289 4. EPG 700, 218609 13. EPG 620.2, 107353 3. EPG 900, 236718 12. EPG 903, 117826 2. EPG 751, 261311 11. EPG 200, 137878 1. EPG Main Page, 1552824

EPG 617.1 Temporary Traffic Barriers 5/14/14: Guidance has been clarified so that there will be consistency in payment for relocating barrier wall and impact attenuators. EPG 903.3.8 Perforated Square Steel Tube Posts 5/13/14: Readers are now directed to the PSST Sepcial Sheet to provide improved guidance for PSST anchors. Quality Management SiteManager Reporting – MoDOT Staff Only 5/13/14: EPG 105.23 Quality Management has been expanded with new QM SiteManager guidance for MoDOT staff. EPG 236.3.3.2 Right of Way Cost Estimates and EPG 236.3.3.3 Preparation of Right of Way Cost Estimate Forms 5/7/14: The Acquisition Complete Cost Estimate Worksheet, Form 236.3.3.3B, is no longer used. The former Form 236.3.3.3C, Right of Way Cost Estimate, has been retitled as Form 236.3.3.3B. The new Form 236.3.3.3B from FMS is more accurate, efficient and eliminates the need for completing the final cost estimate. EPG 643.3.15 Bridge Attachment Policy and Procedures for Utilities 5/7/14: The types of utilities permitted on bridges was clarified. EPG 110.1 Wage Rates 5/2/14: Guidance was clarified to state that contractors on MoDOT projects are required to pay the appropriate state or federal prevailing hourly wage rate. EPG 147.3.5 Term Extension of Job Order Contracts 4/30/14: Guidance for the process of revising the job order contract bonds was further clarified. The RE must include a memo stating the reason for the bond review, contract ID and contact info. EPG 751.40.4.3 Replacement of Existing Rail with Thrie Beam Rail 4/29/14: This article's guidance was clarified by replacing the text with a table. EPG 147.3.5 Term Extension of Job Order Contracts 4/25/14: Guidance for the process of revising the job order contract bonds was clarified. Modulus of Rupture and Minimum Tensile Steel Reinforcement 4/22/14: The modulus of rupture information and minimum tensile steel reinforcement information was revised to meet the latest AASHTO LRFD bridge design specifications. Numerous articles were affected including EPG 751.8.1.1 Material Properties, EPG 751.8.2.6.1 Strength Limit Design, EPG 751.10.1.5 Interior Section Design and EPG 751.31.2.3 General Design Assumptions. EPG 703.3 Bridge Barrier Wall 4/22/14: The intent on when barrier wall placement is allowed was clarified. EPG 751.37 Drilled Shafts 4/22/14: The guidance for drilled shafts lateral movements requirements and drilled shafts diameter for axial and settlement computations was clarified in several locations in this article. Bridge Memorandum and Design Layout 4/18/14: Guidance was clarified in EPG 751.1.2.17 Bridge Memorandums, 751.1.2.30 Finishing Up Design Layout and EPG 751.1.3.2 Documentation. EPG 643.2.1.43 Buy America for Utilities 4/15/14: This new subarticle has been approved by the FHWA and reflects new federal laws. Cost Estimate Guide for rural preliminary design 4/14/14: EPG 104.7 Estimates now presents the lastest version of this document. Highway Sign Material 4/7/14: EPG 1042 Highway Sign Material was greatly simplified because there is no longer an approval process. Also, in EPG 1042.1 Laboratory Testing Guidelines for Sec 1042, inspection and sampling guidance for reflective sheeting was removed since samples are no longer submitted to the lab for testing. Maintenance Policy and Operations Administration Agreements 4/7/14: EPG 171.1.1 Agreements was revised by replacing three contracts with two. Required Notices and Posters 4/3/14: In EPG 110.2 Required Notices and Posters, the jobsite poster checklist and a few other posters were updated. EPG 106.3.2.59 TM-59, Determination of the International Roughness Index 4/1/14: The data processing guidance and screen shots were revised to reflect the latest version of ProVAL.  EPG Off-Systems Guide Schedule for Federal-Aid Acceptance Sampling and Testing (FAST) 4/1/14: The concrete testing frequency guidance for PCC pavement was slightly revised to permit more frequent testing for smaller projects. Also, the description of Concrete Masonry was slightly expanded for greater clarity. ADA Checklist 3/31/14: In the ADA Checklist, two items were clarified and two more items were removed to better align with Access Board’s PROWAG info. PROWAG references were also added to assist users in finding further information on the US Access Bd. website. EPG 106.3.2.74 TM-74, Pullout Tests on Epoxy Bonding Agents for Resin Anchor Systems 3/28/14: This revision allows the use of different embedment lengths for bars/rods other than a #5 bar.  The latter is included since larger bar sizes require longer embedment length.  EPG 139 Design-Build Re-Written 3/28/14: EPG 139 Design-Build has been generally re-written to provide additional guidance for existing practices. New Article, EPG 149 Project Delivery Method Determination and Risk Assessment 3/28/14: This new article reflects current practice. EPG 643.2 Local Utility Adjustments - Public and Private 3/26/14: Guidance for "no utility impact" projects was clarified. In EPG 643.2.1.3 Proposed Utility Adjustment Plans and EPG 643.2.1.36 Performance of the Work, additional guidance was provided for projects with no utility impacts. In EPG 643.2.1.16 Estimates, DUEs are to perform a pre-audit review and approval prior to preparation of the agreement.