2012 ACEA MEETING ORANGE BEACH

Brad Lindsey, P.E.Assistant State County Transportation Engineer – Pre Construction

Alabama Department of Transportation

QUICK TOPICS

HRRR PROGRAM UPDATE

INITIATING DOCUMENTS

CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS

HYDRAULIC REVIEWS

GENERAL COMMENTS

HRRR Program Update2011

PROJECT APPLICATIONS

REGULAR HRRR SITES(10% LOCAL MATCH BEING REQUIRED)

NINE (9) COUNTIES SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

17 SITES

APPROX: $1,491,743.64

HRRR Program Update2011

PROJECT APPROVALS(REGULAR HRRR PROJECTS)

TWELVE (12) SITES WERE APPROVED

ONE (1) SITE PENDING

TOTAL APPROVED: $1,080,427.83

HRRR Program Update2011

PROJECT APPLICATIONS

SIGN UPGRADE PROJECTS($40,000.00 MAXIMUM)

EIGHTEEN (18) COUNTIES SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

$475,089.61

ALL PROJECTS WERE APPROVED

HRRR Program Update2011

IMPORTANT DATES

June 1, 2012: Deadline for Final Plans to be submitted to the Division County Transportation Engineer’s office.

For HRRR Projects requiring a CE, deadline extension for plans will be considered on a project by project basis.

INITIATING DOCUMENTS

Brief Topics

Resolutions

Accident Data

Traffic Request Forms

INITIATING DOCUMENTS

Resolutions

Descriptions of projects should read from West to East or South to North in order to match stationing of project.

Maps should match the description on resolution.

INITIATING DOCUMENTS

Accident Data

Due to numerous requests for Accident Data, Multimodal is generating data from CARE.

Class A injury = INCAPACITING INJURY

Class B injury = NON-INCAPACITING INJURY

INITIATING DOCUMENTS

Traffic Request Forms

New traffic request forms have been sent out.

Noted difference:

• Less internal approval signatures

• Eliminated question for road classification status

INITIATING DOCUMENTS

Traffic Request Forms

For County supplied traffic counts the following information needs to be included:

• Count data showing vehicle class and totals

• Map showing location of counts

• Completed Traffic Request Form(s) (as shown next)

CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION(CE)

Scope of Work

The CE should match the Scope of Work as submitted by the Division.pavement widthsguardrail requirementsrecommended safety improvements, etc…

Bridge and/or Culvert information

The CE should match the information in ABIMSstructure lengthstructure widthsufficiency ratingdesign load (H10, H15, etc….)

IF INFORMATION IS WRONG IN ABIMS GOOD TIME TO UPDATE!

CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION(CE)

Accident Data

If the project has an accident(s) containing a Class “A” injury and/or a Fatality then they need to be indentified (type and location) separately by one of the following:

Separate Paragraph

Using a spreadsheet or table

Shown on a map

CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION(CE)

Accident Data

Separate Paragraph

There were two (2) accidents that resulted in Class A injuries. One Class A injury was located at Node 7904. The cause of this accident was “FAIL TO YLD ROW”. The other Class A injury was located on Link 1099 between Node 7909 and Node 7910. The cause of this accident was “DRV NOT IN CNTRL”. The accidents do not show the primary cause as road related.

CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION(CE)

Signature Sheet

In order to process the CE’s after corrections (through email for example) the signature sheet should be signed in BLUE ink and look like the following example:

HYDRAULIC REVIEWS

To expedite the hydraulic review process the following is required by this office on the Plan/Profile sheet:

Plan View

• In-place and proposed horizontal alignment (show geometric data)

• Location of the downstream floodplain cross-section (including distances, angles, stationing, etc. as related to the roadway alignment)

• Stationing of streambed upstream and downstream cross-section (including common station where streambed & floodplain cross)

HYDRAULIC REVIEWSTo expedite the hydraulic review process the

following is required by this office on the Plan/Profile sheet:

Profile View

• In-place and proposed vertical alignment (show geometric data including length of curve and k values)

• Profile alignment under in-place bridge

• Natural floodplain cross-section taken downstream of proposed structure (ninety (90) degrees to the floodplain, that is 90 degrees to the channel at a location representing it’s natural state)

• Streambed profile 500 ft upstream and 500 ft downstream (for drainage area less than twenty (20) square miles)

HYDRAULIC REVIEWS

To expedite the hydraulic review process the following is required by this office on the Plan/Profile sheet:

General Comments

• Use graphic scales both horizontal and vertical

• Provide Design Speed

• Provide Utility Owners

• Streambed and/or floodplain cross-section can be shown in separate individual profiles if needed.

GENERAL COMMENTS

1. Boarder sheets are no longer required.

2. Plans to Construction Bureau twelve (12) weeks prior to letting date.

3. Plans to Office Engineer eight (8) weeks prior to letting date.

QUESTIONS ?

(334) 242-6728lindseyb@dot.state.al.us