3
3R projects 97
4
404 Permit 53
A
AASHTO 11
Advanced Acquisition 20
Air Quality 32, 46
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 11, 81, 152
Appalachian Development Highway 21, 97
Appraisal contracts 73
Approved Concept Report Updating 39
Area Engineer 31, 57, 65, 75, 77, 85, 86
As-Built Plans 172
Assistant Director of Preconstruction 26, 37, 38, 39, 40, 53, 54, 70, 71
Attachments to the Concept Report 110
Attachments to the Revised Concept Report 115
B
Benefit Cost Analysis 61
Benefit to Cost Analysis 11, 30, 33, 42, 44
Biological assessment 36
Bridge and Retaining Wall Design 63
Bridge Condition Survey 33, 59, 71, 72
Bridge Materials Salvage 72
Build Alternative 30, 31, 36, 44, 45, 46
C
Categorical Exclusion 20, 45, 48
Chief Engineer 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 37, 38, 39, 41, 53, 54, 55, 56, 64, 70, 77, 78, 81, 82, 85, 89
Clean Air Act 46
Clean Water Act 48
Commissioner 13, 24, 26, 28, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 89, 92, 142
Comprehensive Monitoring Program 59
Concept
Concept development considerations 33
Concept report 30
Concept report processing 37
Concept reports prepared by local governments 38
Concept stage 30
Initial concept development 31
Projects not requiring concept meetings or concept reports 30
Revised concept reports 39
Approved concept report distribution 39
Approved concept report updating 39
Concept Development by the Office of Traffic Safety and Design (OTSD) for Interstate or Limited Access Roadway ITS Projects 40
Concept Development Considerations 33, 40
Concept Meeting 30, 31
Concept Report 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41, 44, 45, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 66, 67, 68, 71, 102, 104, 105, 112, 114
Concept Report – Minor Projects 37
Concept Report Approval
by GDOT 39
Concept Report Processing 37, 41
Concept reports prepared by GDOT 37
Concept Reports prepared by local governments 38
Concept Report transmittal letter 104
Concept stage 30, 56, 65
Concept Team Meeting 35, 41
Constructability Review 58
Construction Authorization 85
Construction cost estimate 70, 77, 88
Construction Work Program 11, 24, 25, 27, 28, 38, 42, 88, 89
Consultant 35, 41, 57, 60, 67, 74
Contract Procedures 161
Contracts 94
Example request for Consultant authority 164
Work/Task Order Procedures 161
Consultant Acquisition Plan 27
Consultant Pre-qualification 152
Controlling Criteria 11, 39, 81
Cooperating Agency 11, 46
Cultural Resources Study 48
D
Deck Condition Survey 59
Deputy Commissioner 24, 28, 89
Design Exception 37, 81, 145
Design office 25, 30, 46, 50, 51, 57, 73
Design Team Leader 66, 67, 68
Design Variances 82
DESIGNER’S CHECKLIST 153
Detour Notice 54, 173
Detour Report 53, 54
Digital terrain model 57
Director of Preconstruction 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 39, 49, 54, 55, 56, 61, 70, 75, 88
Distribution of approved concept reports 39
Distribution of draft Concept Reports 104
Distribution of Revised Concept Reports 112
District 26, 62, 65, 71, 75, 78
District Construction Engineer 63, 85, 86
District Construction Office 76
District Engineer 26, 27, 32, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 77, 78
District Location Engineer 57
District Office 27, 37, 50, 52, 53, 54, 57, 70, 77
District Planning and programming Engineer 51
District Planning and Programming Engineer 26, 27, 28
District Preconstruction Engineer 38, 77
District Preconstruction Review Meeting 27
District Right-of-Way Office 64
District Traffic Operations Engineer 38, 85, 86
District Traffic Operations Office 66, 74
District Utilities Engineer 38, 40, 57, 58, 65, 66, 71, 73, 77, 85
District Utility Office 65
Division of Preconstruction 9
DOE 16
DTM
Digital terrain model 57
E
Earthwork 58, 77
Ecology Requirements for Project Area Study 129
EER 55
Endangered species 33, 57, 85
Environmental Assessment 20, 45, 48
Environmental Certification 78
Environmental concerns 32, 44
Environmental Effects Report 55, 56
Environmental Impact Statement 45, 48
Environmental Process - Federal Aid 44
Environmental Process - State Funded 55
Environmental Reevaluation – Federal Aid 54
Environmental Studies 45
Final Alternate Selection Report 54
Phase 1 Information gathering 45
Phase 3 - Preparartion of the Environmental Document 48
Phase 4 - Public Involvement 48
Phase 2 - Analysis of Social, Economic, and Environmental Data 46
Erosion and Sedimentation Control 32, 59, 61
Erosion, Sedimentation, and Pollution Control Plan 178
Examples
Concept Report transmittal letter 104
Design Exception or Design Variance Report 145
Detour Report and Request for Detour Approval 174
Final Alternate Selection Report 116
Notice of Detour Approval 176
Request for Consultant XE 164
Request for Location and Design Approval 119
Request for Work Order or Task Order 164
Revised Concept Report 114
Exempt projects 12, 77, 78, 79, 86
Exemptions From U. S. Coast Guard Permit Requirements 149
F
Farmland Study 47
Federal Agencies to Invite to Concept Meetings 102
Federal Aid Design Approval 70
Federal Emergency Management Agency 12, 32, 46, 48, 64, 85
Federal Highway Administration 11, 12, 20, 21, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 45, 47, 48, 50, 53, 54, 55, 62, 67, 72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 85, 86, 152
Federal Resource Agencies 35
Federal Transit Authority 12
Federal-Aid 9, 40, 70
FEMA 12
FFPR 12
FHWA 20
FHWA Approval of Concept Reports 39
Field Plan Review Team 63, 75, 76
Field survey 57, 58, 65
Final Alternate Selection Report 54, 116
Final Design 20, 62, 63, 70
Final Right of Way Plans 72
Office of Utilities 73
Railroads 74
Utility agreements 73
Utility relocation plans 73
Final Design - Major Projects
Design Offices 71
Final Field Plan Review 74
Final Design - Minor Projects 72
Final field Plan Review 76
Final design stage 70, 74
Final Environmental Impact Statement 20
Final Field Plan Review 12, 41, 66, 68, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 125
Final Field Plan Review Report 76
Final Field Plan Review Team 75, 76
Final plans transmittal letter 182
Final Right of Way Plans 72
Finding of No Significant Impact 20, 45, 54
FONSI 20
Full Oversight 13, 21, 30, 32, 35, 37, 39, 62, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79, 85, 86
Full Oversight Agreement 92
G
Georgia Environmental Policy Act 13, 55, 56, 151
Georgia Regional Transportation Authority 21, 30, 32, 35
Geotechnical 60
GEPA 13
Governor 18
GRTA 21
H
Hardship Acquisition 41
Hazardous Waste 46
Hearing transcript 53
Historic And Archaeological Resource Requirements 133
HOLD' Status 28
I
IJR 13
IMR 13
Informal meetings 49, 51
Initial Concept Development 31
Initial Concept Meeting 30, 31, 32, 34, 35
Interchange Justification Report 13, 31, 36
Interchange Modification Report 13, 31, 36
Interstate ITS 21
ITS 40, 66, 67, 68, 74, 77
J
Justification 24, 45
L
Let Date 13
Let Status Meeting 27
Let Status Review 27
LGPA 13
Local government 32, 33, 35, 39, 41, 48, 65, 68, 75, 94
Local Government Project Agreement 13
Location and Design Approval 14, 37, 70, 71, 72, 73, 118
Location and Design Approval – Major Projects 70
Location and Design Approval– Minor Projects 71
Location and Design Report 61, 70, 71
Location Engineer 57
Logical Termini 14
Long Range Program 24, 25, 26
M
Major Investment Study 14
Major Project 14, 57, 63, 68, 85
Management Directed Let Date 14
Management Directed ROW Date 14
Metropolitan Planning Organization 14, 32, 35, 41, 49, 52
Minor And Non-land Disturbing Projects 142
Minor Project 14, 31, 63, 68
MIS 14
Monitoring Schedules 26
MPO 14
N
National Environmental Policy Act 15, 45
National Highway System 15, 21
Natural Resources Study 47
Need and Purpose 15, 24, 30, 31, 33, 35, 45, 100
NEPA 15
NHS 15
No-Build Alternative 30, 31, 36, 44, 45, 46
Noise Impact Assessment 46, 47
Noise Impact Study 47
noise wall 64
Non-attainment 46, 47
Notice 37, 53, 54, 56, 70, 71, 77, 118
Notice of Location and Design Approval 121
O
Office of Bridge Design 26, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 46, 59, 60, 63, 64, 67, 71, 72, 77, 82, 85
Office of Communications 35
Office of Construction 32, 35, 41, 77, 86
Office of Consultant Design 37
Office of Contracts Administration 77, 78, 79, 85, 168
Office of Engineering Services 20, 32, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 68, 70, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 82, 85, 86
Office of Environment/Location 26, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 64, 65, 70, 71, 72, 75, 76, 77, 79, 85, 102
Office of Financial Management 25, 27, 28, 38, 39, 42, 77, 78, 85, 89
Office of Maintenance 21, 32, 35, 68, 77, 86
Office of Materials and Research 32, 35, 59, 60, 71, 77
Office of Planning 24, 28, 30, 32, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 45, 52, 61
Office of Program Delivery and Consultant Design 37
Office of Right of Way 20, 26, 32, 35, 36, 38, 40, 64, 71, 72, 73, 78, 85
Office of Road Design 32, 35, 37, 38, 40, 78
Office of State Aid 21, 61
Office of Traffic Operations 41
Office of Traffic Safety and Design 21, 26, 32, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 60, 66, 71, 74, 77, 86
Office of Traffic Safety and Design’ Accident Analysis Engineer 38
Office of Transportation Data 39, 68, 191
Office of Urban Design 32, 35, 37, 38
Office of Utilities 26, 32, 35, 36, 41, 57, 65, 66, 73, 74, 77, 78, 85
Opportunity for a Public Hearing 50
OTSD Design Team Leader 40
Outreach Programs 48
P
PAR 15
Permits 28, 32, 36, 46, 57, 71, 75, 76, 78, 79, 85, 167, 179
PFPR 15
Plan and Specification Revisions After Submission for Letting 78
Plan Development Process 20, 21, 22, 25, 54, 88, 92
Plan Presentation Guide 9, 15, 20, 58, 72, 151
Plan Revision Procedures 167
PMA 15
PPG 9
Practical Alternatives Report 15, 32, 34, 36
Pre-Construction Project Team 87
Preliminary Design 20, 58, 60, 62, 63
Preliminary Design - Major projects
Roadway Design Office 56
Preliminary Design - Major Projects
Surveying and Mapping 57
Preliminary Design - Office of Utilities 65
Preliminary Engineering 25
Preliminary Field Plan Review 15, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 68, 71, 72, 74, 75, 122
Preliminary Field Plan Review Report 20, 62, 63, 66, 70
Preliminary Field Plan Review Request 62
Preliminary Field Plan Review team 62, 63
Preliminary plans 34, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 66, 67, 70, 74
Preliminary Right of Way Plans 61
Preparation of the Environmental Document 48
Procedure for Securing Consultant Services 161
Procedures For Determining Bridge Size at Stream Crossings 147
Procedures To Prepare Noise Impact Assessments in Compliance With The Federal Highway Administration’s Guidelines---23CFR Part 772 127
Processing Projects Exempt from FHWA Oversight 92
Project Design Data Book 39, 44
Project Framework Agreement 15
Project Identification 24
Project Management Agreement 15, 21
Project Management System 16, 25, 71, 82, 87
Project Manager 9, 16, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 82, 85, 86, 88, 89, 102
Project Manager’s Responsibilities in TPro Schedule Maintenance 88
Project Nomination Review Committee 16, 24
Project Schedule 16
Project Team 16
Protective Buying 20, 41
PS&E package 77, 78, 79, 85
Public Hearing 49, 51, 52, 55
Public Hearing Notices 52
Public Information Meeting For Proposed Detours 53
Public Information Open House 49
Public Information Open House 51
Public Involvement 48
Public Open House Notices 50, 51
R
R.O.A.D.S. 16, 151
Railroads 66, 74
Record of Decision 20, 45
Regional Development Centers 49
Regional Development Commission 32, 35
Regional Transportation Plan 16
Relocation assistance 53
Repository for Online Access to Documentation and Standards 16
Request for a Final Field Plan Review Inspection 125
Request for a Preliminary Field Plan Review Inspection 122
Request for Determination of Eligibility 16
Requests for Determination of Eligibility 48, 139
Resource Planning 27
Retaining wall 58, 59, 61, 64, 71
Review of Completed Project 86
Revised Concept Reports 39
Preparation responsibility 40
Revised project Concept Report transmittal letter 112
Revision Prior to Advertisement 167
Revisions after award 168
Revisions by Amendment 168
Revisions During Construction 86
Revisions following bid rejection 168
Revisions for projects under construction
Use on Construction Revisions 168
Revisions if bids are Deferred 168
Revisions if bids are Withdrawn 168
Revisions to Projects Between Authorization and Letting 86
Right of Way Acquisition 25, 73
Right of Way Certification 78
Right of way plan 71, 72, 73, 118
Right of way plans 61
Right of Way Revisions 73
RTP 16
S
Schedule Development 25
Schedule maintenance 88
Schedule Review Committee 17, 26, 88
Section 106 17
Section 4(f) 17, 36, 45, 48, 54
Section 404 17, 33, 36
Section 404 Permit 17, 32, 33, 34, 46, 78
Section 6(f) 17
SHELF Status 28
SIP 17
Social, Economic, and Environmental Effects 17
Special provisions 61, 62, 63, 67, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 85
Specific Activity Agreement 17
Sponsor 24, 47
Stakeholders 9, 48
State Funded Design Approval 70
State Historic Preservation Officer 48, 138, 139, 141, 142
State Implementation Plan 17
State Scheduling Engineer 26, 27, 28, 88
State Traffic Safety and Design Engineer 24, 37, 38
State Transportation Improvement Program 25, 27, 28, 31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 61, 89
STIP 17
Stream Buffer 34, 46
Stream Impacts 130
Submission of Plans for Letting 76
Subsurface Utility Engineering 36, 57, 58, 65
SUE 36
Survey party chief 57, 63, 65
Survey Processing Guidelines 57, 65
Surveying and Mapping 57, 65
T
Team Leader 18, 67
Tennessee Valley Authority 32, 36, 46
Time Saving Procedures 18, 63, 68
TPro 18, 26, 28, 87, 88, 89
TPro benefits to Project Managers 88
TPro benefits to the Department’s Construction Work Program 89
Traffic Engineering Report 18, 184
Transition Conference 85, 86
Transportation Board 25, 35, 39, 41, 52
Transportation Explorer 18
Transportation Improvement Program 17, 18, 37, 38, 45, 47
Transportation Online Policy and Procedures System 9
TREX 18, 39
Turnkey Project 18
TVA 32
Type A letters 55
Type B letters 55
U
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers 32, 33, 34, 46, 103
U. S. Coast Guard 32, 46, 85
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service 33
Underground Storage Tank 46
Updated Cost Estimates 41
USCG 32
Utility 18, 35, 36, 57, 58, 77
Utility Agreements 66, 73
Utility Certification 78
Utility Relocation Plans 65, 73
V
Value Engineering 18, 19, 35, 42, 152
Value Engineering Study 42, 60, 88
Value Engineering Study at Concept Stage 42
Value Engineering Study in Preliminary Design 60
VE 42
W
Wetland Impacts 131
Work (Task) Orders 161
Work Program 89
Design Team Leader 67, 74
