Pavement Standard Plans and Specifications

Pavement Standard Plans and Specifications provide pavement designers and engineers with information required for Caltrans contracts.

Plans

Plans include the pavement Standard Plans in U.S. Customary (May 2006) and Metric (July 2004) units.

Specifications

The List of Caretakers for Pavement-Related Specifications
(PDF, 13KB) identifies the contacts for pavement-related Standard Specifications, Standard Special Provisions (SSPs), and corresponding nonstandard Special Provisions (nSSPs).

The May 2006 Standard Specifications (DOC, 3.2MB) contain the standard requirements for bidding, constructing, and administering Caltrans contracts.

The Amendments to May 2006 Standard Specifications (DOC, 1 MB).

Here is a breakdown of Amendment S1-020H E A (06/20/2012).

Subbases and Bases

Section:	page
25- Aggregate Subbases	137
26-Aggregate Bases	138
27- Cement Treated Bases	139
28- Lean Concrete Base	140
29-Treated Permeable Bases	141

Surfacing and Pavements

Section:	page
37- Bituminous Seals	143
39- Asphalt Concrete	144
40-Portland Cement Concrete	198
41- Pavement Subsealing and Jacking	229
42- Grooving and Grinding	331

Materials

Section:	page
88- Engineering Fabrics	329
90- Portland Cement Concrete	335
92- Asphalt	369
93- Liquid Asphalts	374

Standard Special Provisions (SSPs) provide standardized language used with construction contracts to amend, supplement, and incorporate the Caltrans Standard Specifications.

Nonstandard Special Provisions (nSSPs) are special provisions used in situations when the standards do not adequately cover the work. NSSPs are used to modify SSPs, test newly developed pilot SSPs, or define project specific elements.

Please forward any questions/comments/suggestions to Bill Farnbach (bill_farnbach@dot.ca.gov). Last updated 07/11/2012.