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Pavement Guidance

Caltrans Manuals

• Caltrans Test Methods
• Construction Manual
  • Pavement Subdirectories
• Flexible Pavement Rehabilitation Manual
  (Effective June 26, 2006, the FPRM has been discontinued and can no longer be used for designing pavement structures on California state pavements. Information related to flexible pavement rehabilitation design is found in the California Highway Design Manual, Chapter 630, Topic 635, and California Test Method 356.)
• Highway Design Manual (Updated 09/01/2006)
  Metric

  • Chapter 600 - Pavement Engineering
  • Chapter 610 - Pavement Engineering Considerations
    • Pavement Climate Map
  • Chapter 620 - Rigid Pavement
  • Chapter 630 - Flexible Pavement
    • DIB 86 supersedes HDM 632.1(2) "Asphalt Binder Type"
  • Chapter 640 - Composite Pavements
  • Chapter 650 - Pavement Drainage
  • Chapter 660 - Base and Subbase
  • Chapter 670 - Structure Approach Slabs
  English

  • Chapter 600 - Pavement Engineering
  • Chapter 610 - Pavement Engineering Considerations
    • Pavement Climate Map
  • Chapter 620 - Rigid Pavement
  • Chapter 630 - Flexible Pavement
    • DIB 86 supersedes HDM 632.1(2) "Asphalt Binder Type"
  • Chapter 640 - Composite Pavements
  • Chapter 650 - Pavement Drainage
  • Chapter 660 - Base and Subbase
  • Chapter 670 - Structure Approach Slabs
   
• LCCA Manual (Interim)
  (The following manual is an interim manual that is currently being developed. Although the interim manual contains the basic format and data needed for the life cycle cost analysis, verification/completion of some information is still underway. Also reviews and testing of the manual may require further refinement. In the interim, the user should contact the Office of Pavement Design at 916-227-5845 or 916-227-5839 prior to using this manual for latest information and additional tips.)
• Maintenance Manual
  • Flexible Roadbed Maintenance Repairs ("A" Family)
  • Rigid Roadbed Maintenance Repairs ("B" Family)
  • Sampling and Testing Materials
    
• Manual for Quality Control and Quality Assurance For Asphalt Concrete
• Project Development Procedures Manual
  • Pavement Subdirectorie

PST Pavement Advisory

Provides information and news on current issues deemed important and needing immediate attention. Identifies issues, recommended courses of action, and resources available to aid in making pavement related decisions. Advisories are temporary and expire within 2 years of issue date unless specified otherwise in the advisory.

• PSTPA #1 - Dowel Bar Retrofit - Expired June 30, 2005
• PSTPA #2 - Designing Quieter Pavements

Caltrans Pavement Guidance

• Disposal Site Memo
• Guidelines
  • Rigid Pavement
    • Guidance for the Removal and Disposal of Concrete Pavement Grooving and Grinding Residues
      (DIB 84)
    • Continuously Reinforced Pavement Design Guide (The Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement Design Guide is currently under development and should be available shortly. In the interim, please contact Florante Bautista at (916) 227-5842 or Florante_Bautista@dot.ca.gov if you have any questions. We apologize for the inconvenience.)
    • Jointed Plain Pavement Design Guide
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Dowel Bar Retrofit Guidelines
    • Slab Replacement Guidelines
      • Design Tools for Slab & Lane Replacement
    • Preservation and Rehabilitation Guidelines
  • Flexible Pavement
    • Flexible Design Examples
      • New Construction/Reconstruction
        • English
        • Metric
      • Rehabilitation
    • Asphalt Rubber Usage Guide
    • Guidelines for Identifying and Repairing Localized Areas of Distress in Flexible Pavements prior to Capital Preventive Maintenance or Rehabilitation Repairs
    • Maintenance Technical Advisory Guide New 07/05/2006
    • PG Binder New 07/05/2006
    • OGFC Usage Guidelines   New 02/08/2006
    • Alternative Procedure to Estimate Flexible Pavement Rehabilitation Requirements for Project Scoping New 11/01/2006
    • Design Information Bulletin 86 (DIB 86): Selecting Asphalt Binder Type New 11/30/2006
  • Rehabilitation Strategy Guides
    • Remove and Replace
      • Pulverization
  • Base and Subbases
  • Paving over Existing Striping, Markings, and Pavement Markers   New 04/18/2006
  • Recycling
  • Sealing over Existing Striping, Markings, and Pavement Markers   New 04/18/2006
  • Shoulder Backing
  • Subgrade New 07/05/2006
    • Unified Soil Classification System
    • California R-Value Test Method
  • Tapers & Transitions
  • Longer Life Pavement
    • Longer Life Pavements memorandum dated June 28, 2004
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Design Information Bulletins
    • DIB 73 - Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP) Slab Replacements with Existing Edge Drains
    • DIB 78 -Design Checklist
    • DIB 79 - RRR Design Criteria
    • DIB 82 - Pedestrian Accessibility Guidelines for Highway Projects
    • DIB 84 - Guidance for the Removal and Disposal of Concrete Pavement Grooving and Grinding Residues
    • DIB 86 - Selecting Asphalt Binder Type
  • Construction Bulletins

Additional Information

• State of the Pavement Report
  • 2004 Report
  • 2003 Report
  • 2002 Report
• Ten-Year State Highway System Rehabilitation Plan - May 1, 2005
• State Highway Operation & Protection Program (SHOPP)
• Statement of Going Contracts
• Division of New Technology and Research
  • State Pavement Technology Consortium
• Materials Engineering Testing Service (METS)
  • Flexible Pavement Materials
  • Rigid Pavement Materials and Structural Concrete

 

This page last updated January 24, 2007