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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.
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EPG 748.7.3 Preparation of Bridge Survey Report 6/17/14: The requirement for districts to calculate drainage area for bridge surveys was removed in EPG 748.7.3.1 Procedure. Also EPG 748.7.3.9.4 GEO File (Stream Crossings) was added. 6/17/14: The wage rate interview requirements were clarified to meet federal constraints. The primary change combines all the frequency rates into one rate (except for JOCs, which are being added). Bridge Survey Information 6/17/14: EPG 238.3.37.10 Centerline and Offset Profiles, EPG 238.3.37.11 Streambed Profiles, EPG 238.3.37.12 Valley Sections, EPG 238.3.37.13 Typical Channel Sections and EPG 238.3.37.14 Existing Bridges were updated to match survey needs for geo files. EPG 751.50 Standard Detailing Notes 6/16/14: Additional guidance has been provided for both A1.2 and H1.3 standard detailing notes. Updated QRG 6/16/14: Subcontracts has been updated in EPG 101 Standard Forms. New article, EPG 150 Quality Management 6/13/14: EPG 105.23 Quality Management was updated and moved to EPG 150 Quality Management. This new article establishes file organization for Quality Management projects and increases efficiencies for users searching for files. New EPG 137.7 Close Out Procedure for Quality Management supports the new EPG 150 guidance. EPG 748 Hydraulics and Drainage 6/11/14: Various changes to EPG 748 articles include: EPG Category:750 Hydraulic Analysis 6/11/14: Various changes to EPG 750 articles include: EPG 350 Design for Bases and Aggregate Surfaces 6/11/14: Guidance about daylighting pavement drainage material in was clarified in this article. 6/11/14: This subarticle was reorganized to make info easier to access. Guardrail attachment guidance was also updated. Updated QRG 6/10/14: Digital Signature for Adobe Pro 10 (Contractors) has been updated in EPG 101 Standard Forms. EPG 131.2 Proprietary Items and Public Interest Findings 6/9/14: This article has been revised to better reflect the documentational requirements of CFR 635.411. Full Wage Rate Order 6/9/14: In EPG 110.1 Wage Rates, additional guidance is now available for acceptable locations of the full wage order. Also, a description of a spreadsheet of wages in lieu of the full wage order has been provided. EPG 751.1.3.6 Asphalt Wearing Surface 6/6/14: New guidance is available for the current bridge asphalt overlay seal coat policy. Concrete Plant Inspection 6/5/14: In EPG 106.4 Plant Inspections and EPG 501.1.5 Measurement of Material, guidance was revised to clarify the QC/QA roles for concrete plant inspections. This is part of the broader quality management (QM) initiative that MoDOT has been implementing over the past two years. Design Exception Information Form 6/4/14: This form has been updated to reflect the 13 criteria recently added to EPG 131.1 Design Exception Process. EPG 236.16 Outdoor Advertising 5/30/14: This article has been generally re-written and updated to reflect legislative changes. Readers should be sure to thoroughly familiarize themselves with the article. EPG 236.7.2.6 E. Acquisition of Outdoor Advertising Billboards 5/30/14: Guidance for Outdoor Advertising Structures Considered Real Estate was clarified. New guidance for Sign Agreement Reset Program - Partial Waiver and Reset Agreement has been produced. Also, a new form, Form 236.7.2.6 Written Notice of the Intended Acquisition for Outdoor Advertising, is now available. EPG 236.6.3.1 19.D.2 Billboard Valuation Definitions 5/30/14: Definitions are now available for "Conforming Out of Standard" structure status and the "Reset Option". Also, the Appraisal Review and Approval of Just Compensation (Form 236.6.4.3) was updated. EPG 130.1.5.2 Non-Traditional Studies, Value Focused Risk Assessment 5/29/14: New guidance is available for an additional use of the Risk Assessment as a value analysis effort. EPG 606.1.3.3 Bullnose Guardrail System 5/29/14: Guidance for the use of bullnose guardrail has been clarified. 5/27/14: This new subarticle was a district Innovations Challenge winner in 2012-13. Traffic pacing facilitates short duration overhead work operations by pacing traffic at a slow speed for a predetermined distance upstream of the work area, rather than being completely stopped. District Final Design Checklist, Form D-12 5/21/14: The latest version of this form is now available. The route, county and job no. info is now more easily entered. 5/20/14: This new article presents a new method created to quantify the amount of PPA added to asphalt binders by the producer. 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. |