Recent Policy Changes in the EPG

March 31, 2025

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• Starting 4/1/2025 LPA projects bid will require a Bidders List Quote Summary, this update is to incorporate this requirement into the pertinent EPG articles and figures in 136.9.4.1.1.15 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), 136.10.6.6 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Requirements and 136.10.7.1.1 Responsive Bid and figures.

March 19, 2025

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• Adding a new policy in EPG 119 Project Schedules to standardize and centralize the project schedules for every project in the STIP and provide guidelines for how schedules are modified, updated, and communicated throughout the department.

March 18, 2025

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• EPG 751.38.5 Modifications for Load Eccentricity was revised to clarify eccentricity limit for spread footing per AASHTO LRFD specifications. EPG 751.24.2.1 Design and 751.24.3.2 Design were revised to clarify live load requirement for seismic design.
• Added information about Performance Bonds to EPG 941.6.3.6 Deposit Requirements

March 6, 2025

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• Added Balance Mix Design Q&A document in EPG 403 Asphaltic Concrete Pavement under the QRG's.
• Updated current practice in EPG 751.1.1.2 Bridge Survey Processing and Bridge Numbering and added new procedure for MMA crack filler jobs on bridges.

March 5, 2025

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• Updated FHWA form 1391 in EPG 136.11 Local Public Agency Construction and 136.12 Figures, Glossary and Other Useful Links
• Updated LPA Final Acceptance Report Form C-239 in EPG 136.11 Local Public Agency Construction and 136.12 Figures, Glossary and Other Useful Links. This updated form is more in alignment with information needed for SMS data entry and Tracker. It also includes instructions which will help with data consistency.
• Update to EPG 1029.2.12 Prestress Transfer to allow use of 4x8 cylinders.

March 4, 2025

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• Revisions to EPG 616.13 Work Zone Capacity, Queue and Travel Delay, 616.14 Work Zone Safety and Mobility Policy and 616.25 MoDOT Work Zone Guidelines were made to help operation and design teams determine whether or not work should be performed during nighttime hours or daytime hours.

February 18, 2025

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• Additional Clause for Road Relinquishment Agreements in EPG 236.14.6 Roadway Relinquishment Agreement. When conveying roadways to LPA's a clause can be added to the road relinquishment agreement, to convey any easements MoDOT may or may not know about.
• Change Legal Description, Exhibit A to Property Description, Exhibit A in EPG 236.7.2.20 Acquisition by Condemnation and 238.2 Land Surveying.

February 2, 2025

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• Updates to EPG 236.3.3.2 Right of Way Cost Estimates and 236.3.3.3 Preparation of Right of Way Cost Estimate Forms added link to new document Right of Way Cost Estimate Template 3.3.3A and B.

January 31, 2025

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• Update to EPG 751.50 - H11. Fences and Sidewalks to clarify use of resin anchors to attach fence post to structure.
• Updated EPG 823 Incarcerated Personnel Work Release Program to match the Sixth Edition handbook.
• Updated EPG 236.7.2.20 Acquisition by Condemnation to reflect current process with Relocation. Condemnation packets do not provide multiple copies of documents, only one is necessary. EPG 236.7.1.12 Relocation Section Notices has been removed, ROW no longer has a “relocation section” anymore, our ROW negotiators cover both disciplines.

January 30, 2025

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• Add a note I1.62 stating that the contractor is responsible for asbestos abatement if they choose to remove the handrail to slip-form the blockout in EPG 751.50 - I1 General.
• Updated EPG 747.2.3.4 Profile Sheets and 747.2.3.6.3 Additional Information for Railroad Crossings, field shots have been increased to 1,000 ft. each side of structure.
• Revisions to EPG 136.3.10.1 adds language to allow special road districts to receive soft match credit, and further requires that any agency doing so must be a legally identified politial subdivision in good financial standing.

January 29, 2025

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• Simplified barrier and railing usage guidance to align with current practice. Added guidance for concrete barrier with fence attachments. in EPG 751.1.3.4 Barrier or Railing Type, Height and Guidelines for Curb Blockouts, 751.12.1 Concrete Barriers, 751.12.2 Two Tube Rail (Top Mounted).

January 28, 2025

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• Guidance added for anchor bolt sizes, coating requirements, and Grade 105 hardware in EPG 751.11.3 Bearings - Details and Standard Detailing Notes - H3. Bearings .

January 27, 2025

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• Updated Web Wall guidance in EPG 751.1.2.28 Web Walls to match current practice.
• Increased minimum specified thickness for polyester polymer concrete from 3/4" to 1" minimum thickness to ensure not less than 3/4" applied in field in EPG 751.1.3.6 Deck Treatment.

January 24, 2025

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• Added EPG 233.5 Intersection Alternatives providing additional guidance about intersection types implemented throughout the state with more context for consideration and comparisons.
• Added EPG 241.7 Roundabout Aesthetic Structure regarding new policy for determining what is allowed and the submittal/approval processes for roundabout structures on MoDOT right of way.

January 10, 2025

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• Update to EPG 110.1 Wage Rates to provide clarity to who is responsible for running the report.

January 9, 2025

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• Updates to billboard policies were made to EPG 236.16 Outdoor Advertising.

January 3, 2025

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• Updated EPG 141.1 Cost Share Program to reflect the Commission policy change that increased the set aside portion for economic development from 10% to 20%.
• EPG Fig. 136.4.18 is being revised to include supporting documentation requirements related to consultant travel expenses.

January 2, 2025

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• EPG 147.3.9 Change Order Approvals was updated with minor changes.
• Minor updates were made to several Multimodal Boilerplate Agreement templates due to required federal changes in EPG 153.19 Multimodal

December 24, 2024

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• COCCO/RCO and COROW have collectively determined the Alternative Location Letters as defined within EPG Approval of Preliminary Plan and EPG 236.10.7.3 Written Notice (RSMo 523.250) ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED.

December 13, 2024

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• Adjusted language to use a prescriptive term for water elevation in EPG 751.1.2.9.2 Steel Girder Options.
• Revised EPG 106.12 Qualified Lists (QL) and Pre-Acceptance Lists (PAL) to provide a definition of qualified lists. This is to help clarify the difference between qualified materials and materials on the pre-apporved list (PAL).

December 12, 2024

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• Updated EPG 643.4.1.6 Property Rights from Railroads and EPG236.7.5.2 Railroadsto match current process of ROW liaisons coordinating ROW acquisition with RR companies rather than the Multimodal RR staff.

December 11, 2024

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• Removed TR17 Traffic Engineering Studies and TR18 Towing Services Agreement from EPG 153.21 Traffic, they are no longer used.

November 27, 2024

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• Added guidance to EPG 109.12.2 Change Order Approval to disallow the practice of contractors typing disclaimers on change orders when they sign.
• Revised EPG 751.24.2.1 Design to allow wetcast modular wall blocks in splash zones for non-critical structural application.
• Updated EPG 751.32.4.2 Encased Pile Cap Bent to allow #4 @ 12" (min.) stirrup bars for encased pile cap bents instead of #5 @ 12” (min.).

November 21, 2024

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• Harden language to not allow multi-cell box culverts where medium to heavy drift/debris is reported in EPG 751.1.2.8 Box Culverts.
• Clarified TSR information for sample records in EPG 403.1.5 Mixture Production Specification Limits (Sec 403.5).
• Updating EPG 642.14 ADA Transition Plan|903.6.11 Chevron Alignment Sign (W1-8) (MUTCD Section 2C.09) to better describe the process for removal of pedestrian facilities that are not the responsbility of the MoDOT and adds a reference to EPG 642.2 Consideration of Pedestrian Facilities on Projects.
• Updated EPG 903.6.11 Chevron Alignment Sign (W1-8) (MUTCD Section 2C.09) this revision involves cleaning up and making the language of the policy more clear to users, removing old information regarding chevrons that no longer apply, changing the current policy from 10mph or greater speed difference to 15mph or greater speed difference, including new language from the 2023 MUTCD.
• ASTM A252 Grade 3 may not be meeting weldable material requirements - updates were made to 702.1.1 Cast-In-Place (CIP) Concrete Piles (Sec 702.2.1), 751.3 Structural Steel Design Properties, 751.36.2.1.2 Cast-In-Place (CIP) Pile, 751.36.5.5 Preliminary Structural Nominal Axial Design Capacity (PNDC) of an individual pile, 751.36.5.7.1.2 Design Values for Individual Cast-In-Place (CIP) Pile, 751.36.5.7.2.2 Design Values for Individual Cast-In-Place (CIP) Pile, 751.39.6.2 Pile Pull-out Force, and 751.50 Standard Detailing Notes A1.3, G5a1 and G5b1.
• Updated the buffer that contractors must utilize if human remains are encountered during construction in EPG 127.2.9.2 Human Remains Encountered During Construction.
• Added 751.50 Standard Detailing Notes I1.18 to use with polyester polymer concrete (PPC) wearing surfaces.
• Clarify staged bridge construction with MSE walls at the abutments and minimum backfill cover requirements for drainpipe under the leveling pad in EPG 751.1.2.11 Staged Construction, 751.24.2.1 Design and 751.50 note J1.43.
• Reorganization of EPG 751.40 LFD Widening and Repair.
• The revisions to EPG 1001 General Requirements for Material, 1005 Aggregate for Concrete, and 106.3.2.93 TM-93, Alkali Carbonate Reactivity Screening will help ensure concrete pavement and masonry are durable and will last the anticipated life span.

November 20, 2024

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• Updated EPG 108.16 Project Dates the internal process was rearranged so dates flow with life of project. Removed references to actual and projected dates, they are no longer used in AWP software.

October 11, 2024

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• Removed restriction for use of transparent bridge deck forms on horizontally curved structures in EPG 751.10.2.4 Transparent Forms.

October 10, 2024

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• Revised Tack Coat application rate for estimating quantities for bridges in EPG 751.6.2.16 Tack Coat.
• Updated guidance with the State Funded ROW A-date process and clarified some other steps regarding the limited a-date process in EPG 236.3.4 Right of Way Acquisition Authority and Project Funding.

October 9, 2024

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• Update guidance on addressing apprenticeship guidance on prevailing wage rates in EPG110.3 Prevailing Wages and Records (Guidance for Sec 110.3).

September 16, 2024

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• Revised monetary limits due to the new 49 CFR part 24 final rule for relocation benefits and minor grammar updates were also made in EPG 236.8 Relocation Assistance Program.

July 22, 2024

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• Updated EPG 408.1.5 Method of Measurement (Sec 408.5) to provide guidance and specifications for volume correction of liquid asphalt.
• Updated Longitudinal Buffer Spaces (Table 616.3.6) in EPG 616.3.6.4 Side Road Tapers.
• Updates to EPG 618 Mobilization, this eliminates a separate payment for contract bond and RR insurance. No change to the retention of mobilization in excess of 10% of the contract (released at acceptance for maintenance).
• Updates to reflect LRFD seismic bridge and retaining wall design policy implementation in EPG 321.2.4.4, 720.1, 747.2.6.2, multiple articles in 751, 756 and multiple articles in 1052.
• Include EPG guidance for use of stay-in-place transparent forms for bridge decks in EPG 751.6.1 Index of Quantities, 751.10.1.7 Standard Bridge Deck Details, 751.10.2.4 Transparent Forms and 751.50 Standard Detailing Notes.
• Chain link fence revised for LRFD specifications and added 120-inch straight and 96-inch curved chain link fence options. Fence posts are attached to top of curb. Chain link fence with Type D and H barrier options also added to allow the barrier to be slip-formed with chain link fence posts attached to back face of barrier, see EPG 751.5.8.5 Pedestrian Railing, 751.6 General Quantities, 751.12.4 Chain Link Fence and 751.50-H11 Standard Detailing Notes.

July 18, 2024

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• EPG 751.1.3.4 Barrier or Railing Type, Height and Guidelines for Curb Blockouts was updated to correct the crash test classification for the 12” x 29” vertical bridge barrier.

July 11, 2024

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• Current armor detail is no longer in production. An optional armor detail is provided in bridge standard drawings. Added a standard note for those drawings to EPG 751.50.

July 3, 2024

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• Updated Safer Document in EPG 907.9.
• Updated the language in EPG 128.2 Preventive Maintenance Projects (1R and 2R) to be consistent with the messaging for the SAFER program.

July 2, 2024

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• EPG 941.9.8.4 Culvert Pipe updates the terminology of the plastic pipes and updates the guidance on use with driveways.

June 27, 2024

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• Update EPG 147.3 Job Order Contracting (JOC) to provide clarity for submitting non-standard JOCs.

June 21, 2024

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• Updated processes and procedures related to Environmental/Historic Preservation work on LPA projects in EPG 136.6 Environmental and Cultural Requirements.

June 5, 2024

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• Added a standard note to ensure that touch-up products for galvanized reinforcing steel do not contain aluminum in EPG 751.50 Standard Detailing Notes.

May 28, 2024

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• EPG 105.15.2 Final Acceptance was updated to clarify the DBE Final Payment Form now serves as the required DBE Participation List and Final Verification.

May 23, 2024

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• Updated EPG 751.37.1.1 Dimensions and Nomenclature, 751.37.1.6 Drilled Shaft General Detail Considerations and 751.50 Standard Detailing Notes - G8. Drilled Shaft to clarify column and drilled shaft connection details so contractors do not insert column reinforcements or dowel bars into drilled shaft’s wet concrete.

May 16, 2024

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• Updated EPG 106.3.2.59 TM-59, Determination of the International Roughness Index - Profiler certification requirements have changed. Smoothness dispute resolutions no longer settled by the MoDOT SurPro and will require a Third Party.
• MoDOT's guidance for use of guard cable has been updated to clarify low-tension references are for repairs only and all new installations will be high-tension guard cable. These revisions also include guidance for splicing both high-tension and low-tension guard cable in EPG 231.1.2 Barrier Types, 606.2 Guard Cable, 617 traffic barrier and 1040 Guardrail, End Terminals, One-Strand Access Restraint Cable and Guard Cable Material.
• Updated EPG 612 Impact Attenuators, 612.4 Construction Inspection Guidelines and 616.23.2.5.11 Protective Vehicles - This clarifies usage of Impact Attenuators within Work Zones. These clarifications align with recent revisions to TAs and TMA usage.
• Revised content in EPG 616.19 - Quality Standards for Temporary Traffic Control Devices to language consistent with current policy and rearranged to flow with the order of first appearance in a work zone. Some revisions included eliminating outdated or unnecessary content, including pictures, for the specific article.
• Updates to EPG 751.1.3.4 Barrier or Railing Type, Height and Guidelines for Curb Blockouts, 751.8.3.5 Miscellaneous, 751.12.2 Two Tube Rail (Top Mounted), 751.12.6 Culvert Guardrail (Top Mounted) and 751.50 Standard Detailing Notes provide a MASH option for attaching guardrail to box culverts. These revisions also include guidance for Two Tube Bridge Railings.

May 13, 2024

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• Updated the Missouri Uniform Crash Report Preparation Manual in EPG 907.4.

May 10, 2024

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• EPG 902.15.3.1 has been revised to allow core team to specify signal detection type to be documented with memo in eProjects instead of a design exception.

March 27, 2024

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• EPG 751.1 Preliminary Design and EPG 751.36 Driven Piles were revised to clarify guidance for field verification of pile driving which affects design and construction.
• EPG 751.5.9.2.1.2 Bend Shapes: New article under the general information for reinforcing steel explaining MoDOT’s bent bar shapes used in structures.
• EPG 751.5.9.2.7 Length Calculations: Clarified calculations for hook dimensions and bend deductions.
• EPG 751.11.3.5, 751.12.1.3-6,751.22.3.4.1 and 751.31,32 & 35: Revised references to stirrup pin bend shapes. Revised bar shape dimensions or shape numbers in accordance with revisions to the bill of reinforcing standard drawing.

March 14, 2024

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• Changes made to 902.5.23 Signal Indications for Left-Turn Movements – General (MUTCD Section 4D.17) due to new guidelines for Protected Only Left Turns.

January 23, 2024

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• Change made to EPG 230.1.5 Spiral Transition Curves due to a change in the 2018 AASHTO Green Book for superelevation runoff lengths for 50+ mph.
• 616.8.1 Temporary Traffic Control for Contract Plan Sheet Development clarifies stationary TMAs will become a new lump sum bid item with applicable new TMA JSP. Mobile operation TMAs will be incidental to the bid items that utilize such methods to get a task done.
• Clarified guidance for conduit clamp anchors versus anchor bolts in EPG 751.12.1.2.7 Details of Mounting Light Poles on Safety Barrier Curbs and EPG 751.50 - H4. Conduit System.
• Provided a MASH TL-4 steel barrier alternate for bridges. Creating MO Std Plans 606.61 and Bridge Standard Drawings TTR04 & 05. Adding standard notes to EPG 751.50 - H9. Thrie Beam and Other Rail Types (Notes for Bridge Standard Drawings).
• Updated EPG 1048.2.1.1 Qualified List due to NTPEP has changed their name to AASHTO Product Evaluation and Audit Solutions.