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In Lake St. Louis, the groundbreaking ceremony for Rte. 364 Page Phase 3. The Design-Build contractor, Page Constructors LLC, for this $118 million project will build a nine-mile four-lane divided freeway from Rte. 94 at Mid Rivers Mall Dr. in St. Peters to I-64 in Lake St. Louis. The project will be completed by late November 2014. Crews work on the S. Lincoln Dr. interchange's northbound offramp. This project, currently the largest project in the Northeast District, includes three roundabouts and is expected to be complete this fall. Crews work on the New Mississippi River Bridge's retaining walls around the Madison St. exit from westbound I-70. 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. Sr. Equipment Technician Khoa Nguyen services a tractor to be used for this month's mowing. Perhaps you've wondered how many hits the most popular EPG articles have. As of late May, the numbers of hits are: 20. EPG 751.13, 70304 10. EPG 101, 110349 19. EPG 136.9, 70328 9. EPG 616, 110632 18. EPG 903.5, 75469 8. EPG 200, 119160 17. EPG 751.5, 78571 7. EPG 616.23, 131673 16. EPG 903.6, 81471 6. EPG 600, 146462 15. EPG 400, 84149 5. EPG 100, 179260 14. EPG 620.2, 85021 4. EPG 700, 183907 13. EPG 751.40, 86650 3. EPG 900, 201271 12. EPG 136.12, 87192 2. EPG 751, 202667 11. EPG 903, 94729 1. EPG Main Page, 1102020

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. TMA Safety Points 4/17/13: This new safety video is available at both EPG 132 Safety and EPG 612 Impact Attenuators. EPG 121 Project Planning, Prioritization and STIP Commitments 4/16/13: The guidance in most of the EPG 121 articles has been clarified and updated. Consultant's Workforce Diversity 4/15/13: MoDOT’s engineering consultant solicitations now require the consultants to describe their company’s approach to promoting and developing a diverse workforce. EPG 903.19.5.1 School Assembly Installation Contracts 4/8/13: Traffic has clarified and updated EPG 903.19 Signing for School Areas, especially guidance for school assembly installation contracts. Forms used in RW Negotiations 4/4/13: In EPG 236.7.2.9 Negotiation Procedures, Form 7-7.3 was replaced with Vendor Input Form MO 300-1489; in EPG 236.7.7.3 Taxpayer Identification Numbers, Form 7-7.3 was replaced with the IRS Form W-9. Sign Log Inspection Guidance 4/2/13: A new PowerPoint for sign log inspection has been added to EPG 903 Highway Signing. Acceptance of Seeding 3/27/13: The guidance of this subarticle has been updated to comply with recent changes to Sec 805.4. EPG 641 Bicycle Facilities 3/25/13: The guidance in this article has been generally clarified. Bridge Survey Report 3/22/13: Form Br 105 R, the Bridge Survey Report, has been shortened to require only district information needed to design bridge. EPG 147.3.5 Term Extension of Job Order Contracts 3/22/13: Additional guidance has been provided for the RE to submit the new performance contract bond to CCO and CCO forwarding it to Construction and Materials. EPG 148 Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) 3/21/13: This new article presents a brief summary of the accelerated bridge construction process, an innovative concept. Typical Signing Applications For Pavement Transition 3/20/13: Figs. 903.17.21 and 903.17.22 were updated by replacing the upstream "Keep Right" sign with an optional "Do Not Pass" sign. This was done to comply with the MUTCD Section 2B.32 requirement that no "Keep Right" sign be placed where the driver passes to the left of the sign. Maintenance Activities for Pollution, Erosion and Sediment Control 3/14/13: The guidance in EPG 806.4 Maintenance Activities has been updated and clarified. Distribution of Highway Safety Funds 3/12/13: Traffic Division has expanded the guidance for distribution of Highway Safety Improvement Program and “Open Container” transfer funds.