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|style="background:#F8F8FF" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width=830px|MoDOT’s three pillars of “Safety, Service and Stability” steer our leadership and employees.  Our commitment to safety includes keeping both customers and ourselves safe.  Our service includes providing outstanding customer service, delivering transportation solutions of great value and using resources wisely.  Keeping roads and bridges in good condition, operating a reliable and convenient transportation system, and advancing Missouri’s economic development reflect our commitment to stability.<br/>Innovative concepts, such as [[:Category:143 Practical Design|Practical Design]] and [[:Category:139 Design - Build|design-build]], are used to deliver our commitments.  These and other forward-thinking concepts shape the content of the ENGINEERING POLICY GUIDE (EPG). This document provides a single reference for all engineering and engineering-related [http://sharepoint/systemdelivery/br/pages/default.aspx Bridge], [http://sharepoint/systemdelivery/cm/Pages/default.aspx Construction], [http://sharepoint/sites/de/Pages/default.aspx Design], [http://sharepoint/systemdelivery/tr/Pages/default.aspx Highway Safety & Traffic], [http://sharepoint/systemdelivery/mt/default.aspx Maintenance], [http://sp/sites/tp/Pages/default.aspx Planning] and [http://sharepoint/sites/de/RealEstate/SitePages/Home.aspx Right of Way] guidance.|| valign="center" style="border: 7px solid #A9A9A9" align="right" width=150px| '''<Big><center>[[media:MASH Implementation.pdf|MoDOT's MASH<br/>Implementation<br/>Information]]</center> </Big>'''
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|style="border:3px solid #a9a9a9; text-align:center; font-size: 100%; background:#74BAAC" width="830px" align="center" rowspan="1"|'''<Big><font color = "white"><i>Useful information on how to search for info in the EPG: [[media:Searching the Engineering Policy Guide.docx|Searching the Engineering Policy Guide]]<br/>'''<font color = "white"><i>Want help on how to update your EPG guidance? &nbsp;It is available at [[:Help Article#EPG Approval Process|EPG Approval Process]].'''</i></font color="white">'''</i></font color="white"><br/>'''<font color = "white"><i>[http://www.modot.org/business/standards_and_specs/highwayspecs.htm The Electronic MoDOT Spec Book for Mobile Devices] is now available. You may also [https://www6.modot.mo.gov/eMoDOTWeb/jsp/signon/signon.jsp sign up for E-Update notices]. To receive notices regarding Engineering Policy Revisions, select "Engineering Policy" then mark the appropriate subjects of interest. '''</i></font color="white"></Big>||rowspan="1" valign="center" width="180px" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" style="border: 9px solid #DCEDEA; background:#f5f5f5" align="center" rowspan="1"|'''<big><font color="white"><i>[[Recent Policy Changes in the EPG|RECENT POLICY CHANGES<br/>IN THE EPG]]</i></font color="white"></big>'''
 
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There are several documents (internal and external) that can be signed with digital signatures through PDF editing software.  ONLY PDF DOCUMENTS CAN BE DIGITIALLY SIGNED.  First you must set up your digital signature ID:
  
[[image:Main Page 2 Jan 10, 2012.jpg|390px|center|thumb|<center>'''Area Engineer Matt Killion (left) responded to questions from over 100 citizens of Peculiar who were concerned about a [http://www.modot.mo.gov/kansascity/major_projects/Route_71_Peculiar.htm bridge project at Rte. J/C and U.S. 71]. Mayor Ernest Jungmeyer (right) also fielded questions at the December meeting.'''</center>]]
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- If you are an Adobe Pro/Reader user, please see the Quick Reference Guide (QRG) [http://epg.modot.mo.gov/forms/CM/Digital_Signature_for_Adobe_Reader_DC_or_Pro_DC.docx Digital signature for Adobe Reader DC or Pro DC] to set up your digital signature ID. If you are not including an image of your signature, you can skip Section 1 regarding capturing your signature image; go to Section 2 to set up your Adobe digital signature ID. Unless you work in Construction and Materials, skip Section 3 as well. Page 7 of these instructions will also look a little different due to software updates. The Sign Document window will most likely be Sign With a Digital ID; click on Continue. If you are including an image of your signature you will have to click on Create and follow the steps (also follow the directions in Section 1 for capturing your signature image). Otherwise you will enter your password and click on Sign. 
  
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 [[:Category:143 Practical Design|Practical Design]] and [[:Category:139 Design - Build|design-build]], were used to deliver those commitments and have made MoDOT a leader in the transportation industry.
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- If you are a Bluebeam Revu user, please see [[media:Creating Digital IDs in Bluebeam Revu(2019).pdf|Creating Digital IDs in Bluebeam Revu]] to set up your digital signature ID.
  
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 [http://wwwi/intranet/rw/ Right of Way], [http://wwwi/design/default.htm Design], [http://wwwi/intranet/br/default.htm Bridge], [http://wwwi/intranet/cm/ Construction], [http://wwwi/intranet/tr/ Traffic] and [http://wwwi/maintenance/ Maintenance] manuals.
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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:Contents|'''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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If you are not sure if a document can be digitally signed, please reach out to your Assistant District/Division Engineers for guidance.
  
[[image:Main Page 3 Jan 10, 2012.jpg|390px|center|thumb|<center>'''Randy Cantrell, Intermediate Maintenance Worker, cuts brush along U.S. 71 near Adrian.'''</center>]]
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[[image:Main Page 4 Jan 25, 2012.jpg|390px|center|thumb|<center>'''Viewed from Illinois, the two [http://www.newriverbridge.org/index.html Mississippi River Bridge] towers reach half of their eventual 400 ft. height. After completing the towers in late spring, crews will start placing the cables and the framework for the driving surface. The entire project, including several new interchanges, is on track to be complete in early 2014.  [http://oxblue.com/pro/open/modot/mrbp Live cameras of the project are available for viewing.]'''</center>]]
 
 
 
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:::*[[media:Digital Signatures for Design Documents.pdf|Digital Signatures for Design Documents]] - this does not work with most Adobe Reader versions (contributed by Christopher Kelly, TPM in SL District).
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:::*[[media:Digitally Signing Preliminary Plans in ProjectWise.pdf|Digitally Signing Preliminary Plans in ProjectWise]] - this does not work with all versions of Adobe Acrobat Pro/DC (contributed by Don Saiko, TPM/Stacy Reese, ADE in SW District).
 
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|'''20.''' [[:Category:800 ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT|EPG 800]], 36924||'''10.''' [[:Category:400 FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT|EPG 400]], 64236
 
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|'''19.''' [[:Category:500 RIGID PAVEMENT|EPG 500]], 37646||'''9.''' [[:Category:616 Temporary Traffic Control|EPG 616]], 74351
 
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|'''18.''' [[903.5 Regulatory Signs|EPG 903.5]], 46332||'''8.''' [[616.23 Traffic Control for Field Operations|EPG 616.23]], 78893
 
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|'''17.''' [[:Category:1000 MATERIALS|EPG 1000]], 48541||'''7.''' [[:Category:200 GEOMETRICS|EPG 200]], 94386
 
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|'''16.''' [[751.5 Standard Details|EPG 751.5]], 49756||'''6.''' [[:Category:600 INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTION|EPG 600]], 113578
 
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|'''15.''' [[903.6 Warning Signs|EPG 903.6]], 50941||'''5.''' [[:Category:100 GENERAL|EPG 100]], 129272
 
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|'''14.''' [[620.2 Pavement and Curb Markings (MUTCD Chapter 3B)|EPG 620.2]], 51861||'''4.''' [[:Category:700 STRUCTURES AND HYDRAULICS|EPG 700]], 142319
 
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|'''13.''' [[751.13 Expansion Devices|EPG 751.13]], 55757||'''3.''' [[:Category:751 LRFD Bridge Design Guidelines|EPG 751]], 142782
 
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|'''12.''' [[751.40 Widening and Repair|EPG 751.40]], 58933||'''2.''' [[:Category:900 TRAFFIC CONTROL|EPG 900]], 153097
 
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[[806.8 Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)|EPG 806.8 Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)]]'''
 
 
1/27/12: This article has been generally clarified. Batch plants are not covered under the MoDOT land disturbance permit and require separate permitting through MDNR.  Also, excess material disposal (waste disposal) areas require the same environmental and historical preservation clearances as borrow sites. 
 
 
'''[http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=Environmental_Studies#SWMP_and_MS4 Stormwater Management Plan and the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems Permit Program]'''
 
 
1/27/12: Information for "SWMP" and "MS4" has been added to EPG Environemental Studies.
 
 
'''[[321.2 Geotechnical Guidelines|EPG 321.2 Geotechnical Guidelines]]'''
 
 
1/24/12: The MoDOT 50 Blow method has been replaced with the [[media:Split Spoon Test in Shale.doc|Split Spoon Test in Shale]].
 
 
'''[http://epg.modot.mo.gov/index.php?title=Other_Aspects_of_Pavement_Design#Alternate_and_Optional_Pavement Alternate and Optional Pavement]'''
 
 
1/19/12: Design has re-titled "Alternate Pavement" and clarified its guidance.
 
 
'''Roughness Coefficients'''
 
 
1/19/12: In [http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=Category:749_Hydrologic_Analysis#749.5.3.2_Kerby-Hathaway_Equation_for_Overland_Flow EPG 749.5.3.2], the roughness coefficients for the Kerby-Hathaway Equation for Overland Flow were updated to match the runoff program.
 
 
'''2009 ''MUTCD'''''
 
 
1/18/12:  Traffic has revised all of the [[:Category:620 Pavement Marking|EPG 620 articles]], [[:Category:900 TRAFFIC CONTROL|EPG 900]], all of the [[:Category:902 Signals|EPG 902 articles]] and all of the [[:Category:903 Highway Signing|EPG 903 articles]] to bring policy into substantial compliance with the 2009 ''MUTCD''.  [http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=643.4_Railroads#643.4.4_Traffic_Control_for_Railroad_and_Light_Rail_Transit_Grade_Crossings EPG 643.4] and [[910.3 Dynamic Message Signs (DMS)|EPG 910.3 Dynamic Message Signs]] were also expanded.  This is a general rewrite of policy.  Several articles are new, some former articles have been removed and many articles have been retitled.
 
 
'''[[413.3 Ultrathin Bonded Asphalt Wearing Surface#413.3.2 Laboratory Procedure|EPG 413.3.2 Laboratory Procedure]]'''
 
 
1/12/12: Construction and Materials has updated guidance to reflect two newly adopted AASHTO test methods (T 327 and T 330).
 
 
'''[[106.20 Reporting#106.20.11 Internal Material Records|EPG 106.20.11 Internal Material Records]]'''
 
 
1/12/12: Contract and diary info are to be archived for 11 years.
 
 
'''[http://epg.modot.mo.gov/index.php?title=751.1_Preliminary_Design#751.1.2.2_Wing_Lengths EPG 751.1.2.2 Wing Lenths]'''
 
 
1/11/12: Guidance has been clarified for situations when unequal wing lengths are acceptable.
 
 
'''BEAP Consultant List'''
 
 
1/10/12: The BEAP Consultant List was updated in [[:Category:754 Bridge Engineering Assistance Program (BEAP)|EPG 754 Bridge Engineering Assistance Program]].
 
 
'''Clear Zone Definition'''
 
 
1/9/12: In EPG 902.12 Glossary, the [[902.12 Glossary#Clear Zone|definition of "clear zone"]] was clarified to more accurately reflect the AASHTO definition.
 
 
'''[http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=751.2_Loads#751.2.4_Load_Distributions EPG 751.2.4 Load Distributions]'''
 
 
1/5/12: Guidance for load distribution has been updated, based on AASHTO LRFD criteria.
 
 
'''[http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=Category:123_Federal-Aid_Highway_Program#123.1.1_FHWA_Oversight_-_National_Highway_System EPG 123.1.1 FHWA Oversight for the National Highway System]'''
 
 
1/4/12: The guidance for FHWA oversight parameters was clarified.
 
 
'''[http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=751.22_P/S_Concrete_I_Girders#751.22.3.15_Dowel_Bars_.28Rods.29 EPG 751.22.3.15 Dowel Bars]'''
 
 
1/3/12: Bridge has added guidance to clarify the design of anchor rods.
 
 
'''Two New QRGs'''
 
 
12/22/11: Two new QRGs, Sampling Checklist and PAL Plant Inspection and Record, were added to [http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=Category:101_Standard_Forms#Quick_Reference_Guides_.28QRGs.29 EPG 101].
 
 
'''Consideration of Blast Loading'''
 
 
12/13/11: To coincide with the release of ''AASHTO Guildelines on Blast Loading'', Bridge has provided additional guidance to consider blast loading as another load in both [http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=751.1_Preliminary_Design#751.1.2.33_Blast_Loading_Considerations EPG 751.1.2.33] and [http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=751.2_Loads#751.2.2.5_Blast_Loading EPG 751.2.2.5].
 
 
'''[[media:144.1 nw dec 2011.pdf|Northwest District Continuous Operations Routes]]'''
 
 
12/6/11: The continuous operations routes in the NW District have been updated in [[133.4 Snow and Ice Control Operations#Continuous Operations Route Paved Shoulders:|EPG 133.4.1]] and [http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=Category:144_Practical_Operations#144.1_Winter_Operations_Changes EPG 144.1].
 
 
'''Billboard Clause'''
 
 
12/5/11: Guidance about the Billboard Clause was removed from [http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=236.5_Property_Management#236.5.21_The_Conveyance_Document EPG 236.5.21 The Conveyance Document].
 
 
'''[http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=751.50_Standard_Detailing_Notes#A5._Miscellaneous EPG 751.50 A5 Miscellaneous Std Detailing Notes]'''
 
 
12/5/11: General Note A5.5's definition is already included in the standard specifications and was removed to free additional space on our plans.
 
 
'''[[751.40 Widening and Repair#751.40.4.3 Replacement of Existing Curb with Thrie Beam Rail|EPG 751.40.4.3 Replacement of Existing Curb with Thrie Beam Rail]]'''
 
 
12/2/11: Numerous minor revisions bring EPG guidance into compliance with the standard plans for thrie beam in both EPG 751.40.4.3 and [[751.50 Standard Detailing Notes#H9. Thrie Beam and Other Rail Types|EPG 751.50 Standard Detailing Notes]].
 
 
'''Steel Superstructure Details'''
 
 
11/23/11:  Guidance in [[751.14 Steel Superstructure#751.14.5 Details|EPG 751.14.5 Details]] was revised for greater consistency.  [[751.14 Steel Superstructure#751.14.5.10 Weld Design and Detail Guidance|EPG 751.14.5.10]] was added to illustrate consistency in application.
 
 
'''[http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=941.19_Sight_Distance_for_Entrances#Effect_of_Grades_on_Stopping_Sight_Distance Effect of Grades on Stopping Sight Distance (SSD)]'''
 
 
11/22/11: Traffic and Highway Safety Division has added a [[media:941.19 Effect of Grade on SSD.xlsx|spreadsheet]] to calculate SSD for additional grades.
 
 
'''[[:Category:774 Cathodic Protection|EPG 774 Cathodic Protection]]'''
 
 
11/22/11: Outdated information in several portions of this article were updated.  Three forms were also revised to increase clarity.
 
 
'''[http://epg.modot.org/index.php?title=Category:137_Construction_Inspection_Guidance_for_Records_to_be_Maintained#137.1_Location EPG 137 Construction Inspection Guidance for Records to be Maintained]
 
 
11/14/11: District, office, naming convention and archiving option information for construction inspection records was updated.
 
 
'''[[751.13 Expansion Devices#751.13.2 Silicone Expansion Joint Sealant|EPG 751.13.2 Silicone Expansion Joint Sealant]]'''
 
 
11/8/11: Silicone expansion joint sealant systems shall not be used for normal contract new or rehabilitation jobs.
 

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MoDOT’s three pillars of “Safety, Service and Stability” steer our leadership and employees. Our commitment to safety includes keeping both customers and ourselves safe. Our service includes providing outstanding customer service, delivering transportation solutions of great value and using resources wisely. Keeping roads and bridges in good condition, operating a reliable and convenient transportation system, and advancing Missouri’s economic development reflect our commitment to stability.
Innovative concepts, such as Practical Design and design-build, are used to deliver our commitments. These and other forward-thinking concepts shape the content of the ENGINEERING POLICY GUIDE (EPG). This document provides a single reference for all engineering and engineering-related Bridge, Construction, Design, Highway Safety & Traffic, Maintenance, Planning and Right of Way guidance.
MoDOT's MASH
Implementation
Information
Useful information on how to search for info in the EPG: Searching the Engineering Policy Guide
Want help on how to update your EPG guidance?  It is available at EPG Approval Process.
The Electronic MoDOT Spec Book for Mobile Devices is now available. You may also sign up for E-Update notices. To receive notices regarding Engineering Policy Revisions, select "Engineering Policy" then mark the appropriate subjects of interest.
RECENT POLICY CHANGES
IN THE EPG
Information for Digitally Signing Documents

There are several documents (internal and external) that can be signed with digital signatures through PDF editing software. ONLY PDF DOCUMENTS CAN BE DIGITIALLY SIGNED. First you must set up your digital signature ID:

- If you are an Adobe Pro/Reader user, please see the Quick Reference Guide (QRG) Digital signature for Adobe Reader DC or Pro DC to set up your digital signature ID. If you are not including an image of your signature, you can skip Section 1 regarding capturing your signature image; go to Section 2 to set up your Adobe digital signature ID. Unless you work in Construction and Materials, skip Section 3 as well. Page 7 of these instructions will also look a little different due to software updates. The Sign Document window will most likely be Sign With a Digital ID; click on Continue. If you are including an image of your signature you will have to click on Create and follow the steps (also follow the directions in Section 1 for capturing your signature image). Otherwise you will enter your password and click on Sign.

- If you are a Bluebeam Revu user, please see Creating Digital IDs in Bluebeam Revu to set up your digital signature ID.

The following documents may be signed with the digital signatures methods above:

  • Professional Services Committee (PSC) Letters/Approvals
  • Design Exceptions
  • Letters to external partners
  • Expense Reports

If you are not sure if a document can be digitally signed, please reach out to your Assistant District/Division Engineers for guidance.

This information will be updated as needed. Please check back often.

Other helpful documents and tips: