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|'''19.'''  [[751.50 Standard Detailing Notes|EPG 751.50]], 118461     ||'''9.'''  [[:Category:600 INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTION|EPG 600]], 199850
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|'''18.'''  [[:Category:134 Engineering Professional Services|EPG 134]], 120554   ||'''8.'''  [[616.23 Traffic Control for Field Operations|EPG 616.23]], 212269
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|'''17.'''  [[751.40 Widening and Repair (Non-LRFD)|EPG 751.40]], 121422   ||'''7.''' [[:Category:101 Standard Forms|EPG 101]], 227459
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|'''16.'''    [[136.4 Consultant Selection and Consultant Contract Management|EPG 136.4]], 128030   ||'''6.''' [[136.12 Figures, Glossary and Other Useful Links|EPG 136.12]], 246687
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|'''15.'''    [[751.5 Standard Details|EPG 751.5]], 134193     ||'''5.''' [[:Category:100 GENERAL|EPG 100]], 246823
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|'''14.'''    [[620.2 Pavement and Curb Markings (MUTCD Chapter 3B)|EPG 620.2]], 135291     || '''4.''' [[:Category:700 STRUCTURES AND HYDRAULICS|EPG 700]], 254605
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|'''13.'''    [[136.9 Plans, Specs and Estimates (PSE)|EPG 136.9]], 138787   || '''3.''' [[:Category:900 TRAFFIC CONTROL|EPG 900]], 276083
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|'''12.'''  [[:Category:903 Highway Signing|EPG 903]], 149024 ||'''2.''' [[:Category:751 LRFD Bridge Design Guidelines|EPG 751]], 320913
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|'''11.'''  [[:Category:200 GEOMETRICS|EPG 200]], 156227 ||'''1.''' EPG Main Page, 2023212
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7/15/15: Fatal crash reviews are now an optional regional council process.  EPG 907.6 Fatal Crash Reviews has been removed.
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'''Composite Design for Steel Superstructures'''
 
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5/27/15: Guidance for the contract subletting was clarified and the approval process was streamlined. Guidance on how to handle second tier subcontracting was added. The requirement for subcontract requests to be digitally signed and submitted electronically will be phased in.
 
5/27/15: Guidance for the contract subletting was clarified and the approval process was streamlined. Guidance on how to handle second tier subcontracting was added. The requirement for subcontract requests to be digitally signed and submitted electronically will be phased in.
 
'''Updated QRGs'''
 
 
5/15/15: In [[:Category:101 Standard Forms#Quick Reference Guides (QRGs)|EPG 101 Standard Forms]], [[media:Change Order Codes 2015.doc|Change Order Codes]] and [[media:Change Orders – Value Engineering 2015.doc|Change Orders – Value Engineering]] were updated.
 

Revision as of 08:29, 15 July 2015

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WELCOME
RECENT POLICY CHANGES IN THE EPG
The Park Over the Highway (CityArchRiver 2015) Project continues to progress over I-44. Work on the project will last through fall 2015.
Maintc. Workers Clay Delcour (left) and Seth Dudley clean up chunks of asphalt scoured from Webster County’s Rte. A bridge over James River during the widespread flooding in June.
District Bridge Engineer Dave O’Connor reviews a form used to record his inspection of one of many culverts in Hickory County.

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.

Emery Sapp & Sons employees install girders on the northbound half of the new Crossroads Interchange bridge over I-44/I-49 near ‎Joplin. Traffic is now moving in both directions in all lanes.
Perhaps you've wondered how many hits the most popular EPG articles have. As of mid-July, the numbers of hits are:
20. EPG 903.6, 117968 10. EPG 616, 165531
19. EPG 751.50, 118684 9. EPG 600, 199963
18. EPG 134, 120589 8. EPG 616.23, 212431
17. EPG 751.40, 121551 7. EPG 101, 227639
16. EPG 136.4, 128073 6. EPG 100, 247052
15. EPG 751.5, 134275 5. EPG 136.12, 247190
14. EPG 620.2, 135436 4. EPG 700, 254753
13. EPG 136.9, 138843 3. EPG 900, 276238
12. EPG 903, 149112 2. EPG 751, 321112
11. EPG 200, 156289 1. EPG Main Page, 2025476

Fatal Crash Reviews

7/15/15: Fatal crash reviews are now an optional regional council process. EPG 907.6 Fatal Crash Reviews has been removed.

Composite Design for Steel Superstructures

7/9/15: In EPG 751.10.2.1 Precast Prestressed Concrete Panel Forms - Design and especially in EPG 751.14.4 Composite Design, guidance and details about making steel girders and beams composite were added.

Construction Inspection Guidance for Temporary Stream Crossings

7/9/15: Guidance was updated to bring it into compliance with Sec 303.2.

Pavement Marking Guidelines

7/8/15: The types of paint available to contractors has been clarified in this table. A diagram, "Pavement Marking Material Decision Tree for Design Projects", was also added.

EPG 109.12 Change Orders

7/7/15: Under MoDOT's agreement with FHWA, Level 2 change orders will also be sent to FHWA for review. 

Custody of QA Cores

7/1/15: In EPG 403.1.19 Acceptance of Material and EPG 502.2 Material Inspection, guidance has been updated to show that tamper-proof bags will be used when the MoDOT project inspector could not maintain full-time possession.

EPG 143.2 Practical Design Concepts to Consider

6/30/15: This new guidance leads designers to consider typical items during project design to produce a practical application of radical cost control.

EPG 106.3.2.86 TM-86 Preparation of Samples for Surface Sealer Wet Track Abrasion

6/30/15: This is a new MoDOT Test Method.

Seal Coats and Contracting Level Coats

6/26/15: The CLC and Seal Coat guidelines and JSP packages were updated. Guidance in EPG 409.1 Design now provides contractor flexibility and increases the potential usage of seal coats.

Guardrail Height

6/25/15: Guardrail adjustment height requirements has been clarified. The minimum height after adjusting/replacing blocks is 27 ¾ inches.

Bridge Approach Slab

6/22/15: In EPG 503 Bridge Approach Slabs, EPG 611.1.1 Design, EPG 748.7 Bridge Deck and Bridge End Drainage, EPG 751.1 Preliminary Design and EPG 806 Bridge End Drainage, two new designs of bridge approach slabs were implemented. The new designs reduce construction costs while maintaining current performance. Significant clarifications and drawing maintenance are also included in this change.

EPG 751.22.3.13 Intermediate Diaphragms

6/22/15: Guidance has been brought into compliance with the standard drawings.

EPG 152 Contactor Bonding Responsibilities

6/19/15: This new article provides guidance about bid, performance and payment bonds and how surety companies are involved with these bonds on road and bridge contracts.

J. MSE Wall Notes (Notes for Bridge Standard Drawings)

6/17/15: These general notes were revised to clarify wedge requirements for the area behind soil reinforced zone. Also, design options were given to designers to achieve more economical results.

EPG 749 Hydrologic Analysis

6/16/15: Guidance for USGS Regression Equations and IDF Curves has been updated in numerous locations in this article. A procedure for determining stream flows at confluences was also added.

Adjusting Low Guardrail

6/16/15: This new guidance reflects the innovation challenge- and VECP-submitted practice of raising wooden blocks as a method of adjusting guardrail height.

Box Culvert Concrete Type

6/12/15: In EPG 750.7.4.6 Concrete Type, guidance has been added for the updated Class B-1 Concrete pay item.

Off-Systems Guide Schedule for Federal-Aid Acceptance Sampling and Testing (FAST)

6/12/15: This table has been updated with the latest information.

EPG 907.3 Travel Safe Zones

6/11/15: This article was clarified and expanded, including a step-by-step description of the Travel Safe Zone process, was added to better explain where and why TSZs are needed.

Concrete Bridge Deck Sealers

6/10/15: Several EPG 771 Bridge Preventative Maintenance Guidelines articles have been removed or revised. The new listing for the concrete bridge deck sealer articles is available at EPG 771.15 Concrete Bridge Deck Sealer Selection Matrix.

EPG 131.2.2.1 Requests for use of a Proprietary Item

6/9/15: The submittal process has been updated.

Mechanical Bar Splice Samples

6/9/15: In EPG 1036.2.1.1 Reinforcing Steel, Dowel Bars, Mechanical Bar Splices and Cold Drawn Wire, new guidance for sampling mechanical bar splices was added so that the guidance now matches current practice.

EPG 236.16.12.1 Digital Upgrade Request

5/29/15: In the digital sign upgrade process, upon receiving a written upgrade request from the permit owner, the trait “COS DIGITAL REQUEST” should now be updated to “YES” and the written upgrade request attached in TMS.

Pre-Acceptance Lists and Summary of Materials Inspected

5/28/15: PAL guidance in EPG 106.12.1.2 District Responsibility was clarified to allow districts to review PAL facilities on a quarterly basis. In EPG 106.21.1.1 Summary Packet of Materials Inspected, guidance was clarified to make the Summary of Concrete Component Testing portion of the summary report optional.

EPG 108.1 Subletting of Contract

5/27/15: Guidance for the contract subletting was clarified and the approval process was streamlined. Guidance on how to handle second tier subcontracting was added. The requirement for subcontract requests to be digitally signed and submitted electronically will be phased in.