Design Memoranda

01/09/2009

Small Capital Value Projects - Project Initiation Documents

06/16/2008

Implementing Assembly Bill 1531

09/24/2007

Revised Design Information Bulletin 82: Pedestrian Accessibility Guidelines for Highway Projects

03/07/2007

Use of Life Cycle Cost Analyses for Pavements

11/30/2006

Design Information Bulletin 86 (DIB 86): Selecting Asphalt Binder Type

11/17/2006

Revised Cost Estimating Procedures for the Scoping of Flexible Pavement Rehabilitation

08/11/2006

Preparing Pending Projects for Advertisement

10/02/2006

Design Information Bulletin 83-01 - Caltrans Supplement to FHWA Culvert Repair Practices Manual

06/16/2006

Declaration of Units of Measure - "English" or "Metric" Project

04/07/2006

Archiving As-Built Plans

01/26/2006

District Stewardship Responsibilities for Federally Eligible State Highway Projects

12/14/2005

Certification of Project Cost Estimate

10/04/2005

Relinquishment of State Highways by Legislative Enactment

09/15/2005

Engineer Estimates

08/05/2005

Overhead Sign Structure/Signal and Lighting Standards Policy

08/02/2005

U.S. Customary Units (English) Primer

04/29/2005

Cooperative Agreements

02/21/2005

Metric to U.S. Customary Units (English) Transition Team and Website

01/13/2005

Gateway Monument Demonstration Program

11/17/2004

Implementation and Distribution of the July 2004 Standard Plans

08/27/2004

CADD Users Manual Update

08/20/2004

Metric to U.S. Customary Units (English) Transition

07/30/2004

Cross-Section Preparation and Delivery

06/28/2004

Longer-Life Pavements

06/21/2004

Bid Item Price Escalation

12/16/2003

Project Shelf Guidance

12/09/2003

Hazardous Material Remediation for Special Funded and Jointly Funded Projects

12/05/2003

Processing of Department Resolutions of Necessity (RON) through the California Transportation Commission (CTC), County Board of Superviosrs (Board) or City Councils (Council)

10/03/2003

Revised Design Information Bulletin 80 - Roundabouts

08/05/2003

Transportation Art Policy

07/23/2003

Clarification of Value Enhancement for New Public Road Connections to Controlled Access Highways

7/15/2003

Revised Design Information Bulletin 79 - RRR and Safety Design Criteria

11/26/2002

Tire Shreds in Civil Engineering Applications

11/26/2002

Resolution of Necessity (First and Second Level Reviews) Guidelines for Local Agencies Performing Work on the State Highway System

11/8/2002

Separate Contract Policy for Highway Planting Projects

9/30/2002

Guidelines for Use of A+B Bidding Provisions

9/27/2002

Reaffirmation of Metric Policy

9/25/2002

Caltrans Storm Water Quality Handbook - Project Planning and Design Guide, September 2002

5/24/2002

Memorandum of Understanding for Perfection of Title along Existing Segments of Highway Through United States Forest Service Lands in the State of California

4/25/2002

Exception to High and Low Risk Policy for the Statewide Exit Number and Vertical Clearance Sign Projects

3/26/2002

Purpose, Application and Approval Authority for Exceptions to Design Standards

12/12/2001

Designated Disposal, Staging, and Borrow Sites

12/10/2001

Local Agency Guideline for Right of Way Acquisition on State Highway System and Contracting Out

8/9/2001

PSR (PDS) Guidance:
Project Initiation Documents for Project Development Support Components

PSR(PDS) Exception Fact Sheet

3/6/2001

Use of 200-mm vertical extension on Type 50 Barrier

2/28/2001

Construction Contract Time

10/31/2000

As-Built Plans

09/25/2000

Fact sheet for Exceptions to Mandatory Design Standards

Exceptions to Mandatory Design Standards - Procedures required for the approval of exceptions to mandatory design standards. (These procedures supersede the July 25, 1994 memorandum signed by W. P. Smith.)

• Chapter 21 of PDPM - Instructions for preparing an Exception to Mandatory Design Standards.
• Appendix BB of PDPM - Exception to Mandatory Design Standards Outline.

09/20/2000

CTC Action on Route Adoptions and New Public Road Connections

07/28/2000

Implementation of Change Control

06/12/2000

Delegation of Authority for Use of A+B Bidding and Incentive/Disincentive (I/D) Provisions

03/30/2000

Vertical Clearances on the Rural and Single Interstate Routing System

2/16/2000

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Funding memorandum

01/05/2000

Ramp Meter Design Manual

12/28/1999

Coastal Commission Involvement

12/15/1999

Maintaining Vertical and Horizontal Clearances Memorandum

12/8/1999

Guidelines for the Preparation of Project Study Reports

11/22/1999

Annual Review of Project Scope, Cost and Schedule

11/02/1999

Flexibility in Highway Design Memorandum

10/22/1999

Dual Units on Encroachment Permit Projects Memorandum

08/13/1999

District Delegation

06/04/1999

Design Senior Responsibilities

9/30/1998

Roadside Paving Memorandum

5/20/1998

Constructability Reviews

2/04/1998

Project Engineer Responsibilities

2/10/1997

Safety Memorandum

1/2/1996

Design Speeds Memorandum