CHAPTER 14-15



CHAPTER 14-15

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

14-15.002 Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways

14-15.0081 Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule

14-15.010 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

14-15.012 Manual on Speed Zoning for Highways, Roads, and Streets in Florida

14-15.016 Scenic Highways

14-15.017 Safety and Security Oversight Program Standards Manual for Fixed Guideway Transportation Systems

14-15.018 Pavement Selection Process and Industry Involvement

14-15.002 Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways.

(1) The Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways, 2016 edition, is hereby incorporated by this rule at and available at .

(2) The following documents also are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule:

(a) AASHTO LRFD (Load and Resistance Factor Design) Bridge Design Specifications, 7th Edition (2014) and Interim Revisions for 2015 and 2016. A copy of the manual may be ordered from the AASHTO Bookstore website: . A copy is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Florida Department of Transportation, Design Standards, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)414-4255. Posting of the preceding materials on the internet for purposes of public examination would violate federal copyright law.

(b) AASHTO LRFD Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires and Traffic Signals, 1st Edition (2015) and 2017 Interim Revisions. A copy of the manual may be ordered from the AASHTO Bookstore website: . A copy is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Florida Department of Transportation, Design Standards, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)414-4255. Posting of the preceding materials on the internet for purposes of public examination would violate federal copyright law.

(c) Department of Transportation Structures Manual (2017), Volume 3 – FDOT Modifications to Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires and Traffic Signals (LFRD LTS-1). A copy of the specification modifications can be downloaded from , or structures/structuresmanual.shtm.

Rulemaking Authority 334.044(10)(a), 334.048(3), 336.045(1) FS. Law Implemented 334.044(10)(a), 336.045 FS. History–New 1-22-76, Amended 7-13-81, 6-24-84, Formerly 14-15.02, Amended 8-25-86, 11-29-89, 11-1-94, 5-15-01, 7-9-02, 11-24-05, 10-16-07, 6-4-12, 9-7-15, 6-19-17.

14-15.0081 Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule.

(1) The Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule, , effective September 1, 2016, is hereby incorporated by this rule and made a part of the rules of the Department. Copies of this Department of Transportation Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule are available at no more than cost.

(2) Toll Indexing. Toll rate schedules for the Department toll facilities, including Florida Turnpike System toll facilities, are subject to toll rate adjustments based on the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI).

(a) For the purposes of this rule, the index used is the CPI published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, which uses 1982-1984 as the base, and is the Annual Average for all expenditure items for all urban consumers, U.S. city average.

(b) Toll rates on these facilities distinguish between transaction methods offered on the various toll facilities, which are cash transactions, SunPass pre-paid toll transactions, and Toll-By-Plate video billing transactions. Not all transaction methods are offered at each toll facility.

(c) Toll Facilities.

1. The Department toll facilities, other than the Florida Turnpike System, affected by toll rate indexing will be Alligator Alley (Everglades Parkway), Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Pinellas Bayway System, and the Department of Transportation segment of the Wekiva Parkway.

2. The Florida Turnpike System toll facilities affected by toll rate indexing are Florida’s Turnpike Mainline (Southern Coin, Ticket, and Northern Coin Systems, the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike (HEFT or SR 821), and the Beachline West Expressway), Polk Parkway, Sawgrass Expressway, Southern Connector Extension, Seminole Expressway, Suncoast Parkway, Veterans Expressway, the Florida Turnpike System segment of the Western Beltway, Part C, I-4 Connector, Beachline East Expressway, and First Coast Expressway.

(d) Base Toll Rates. The base toll rate is the two-axle toll rate for each of the toll transaction methods. On the Beachline East Expressway the base toll rate for the Department portion of the toll at the Beachline Main Plaza is $0.25.

(e) Multi-axle Toll Rate Calculations. On all the Department facilities, including Florida Turnpike System toll facilities, except for the Turnpike Ticket System, the multi-axle toll rates equal the number of axles of each vehicle minus one, multiplied by the base toll rate. On the Turnpike Ticket System the multi-axle toll rates equal the base rate divided by two and multiplied by the number of axles.

(f) Indexing of Toll Rates. Indexing of toll rates means adding to the toll rate in effect for the period immediately preceding the indexing adjustment the amount derived by multiplying the percentage change in the CPI times the toll rate in effect immediately preceding the indexing adjustment. Toll rates for the Department toll facilities, including Florida Turnpike System toll facilities, are subject to indexing as prescribed below:

1. No later than June 30, 2012:

a. The base cash toll rate on all Department toll facilities, including Florida Turnpike System toll facilities, is being initially indexed using the percentage change between the CPI for year ending December 31, 2010, and the CPI for year ending December 31, 2005, which is 11.7%. The base cash toll rate will be adjusted to the next higher quarter ($0.25) on the Department toll facilities, including Florida Turnpike System toll facilities, except the Turnpike Ticket System, which will be adjusted to the next higher dime ($0.10).

b. For all toll locations not having cash toll rates, the base Toll-By-Plate toll rate for each of those locations on all Department toll facilities, including Florida Turnpike System toll facilities, is being initially indexed using the percentage change between the CPI for year ending December 31, 2010, and the CPI for year ending December 31, 2005, which is 11.7%. The base Toll-By-Plate toll rate will be adjusted to the next higher quarter ($0.25) on the Department toll facilities, including Florida Turnpike System toll facilities, except the Turnpike Ticket System, which will be adjusted to the next higher dime ($0.10).

c. The base toll rates for SunPass transactions on all Department toll facilities, including Florida Turnpike System toll facilities, except the Turnpike Ticket System, will be a quarter ($0.25) less than the adjusted base cash toll rate for each toll location, and 25% less than the adjusted base cash toll rate on the Turnpike Ticket System.

d. Toll-By-Plate toll rates are set to equal the adjusted base cash toll rate.

2. Beginning on July 1, 2013 and on each subsequent July 1st thereafter:

a. Toll rates for SunPass transactions on all Department toll facilities, including Florida Turnpike System toll facilities, will be indexed annually using the base SunPass toll rate for the immediately preceding fiscal year multiplied by the percentage change of the CPI for the immediately preceding year ended December 31st compared to the CPI for the second most recent year ended December 31st. CPI adjustments to the base SunPass toll rate will be rounded to the nearest penny ($0.01).

b. Toll rates for Toll-By-Plate transactions on all Department toll facilities, including Florida Turnpike System toll facilities, will be indexed annually using the base Toll-By-Plate toll rate for the immediately preceding fiscal year multiplied by the percentage change of the CPI for the immediately preceding year ended December 31st compared to the CPI for the second most recent year ended December 31st. CPI adjustments to the base Toll-By-Plate toll rate will be rounded to the nearest penny ($0.01).

3. Beginning July 1, 2017 and every fifth year thereafter, the base cash toll rate on all Department toll facilities, including Florida Turnpike System toll facilities, will be indexed using the base cash toll rate for the immediately preceding fiscal year multiplied by the percentage change of the CPI for the immediately preceding year ending December 31st compared to the CPI for the sixth most recent year ending December 31st. For adjustments to the base cash toll rate, if the CPI adjustment would cause any increase to the toll rate, then the new base cash toll rate will be adjusted to the next higher quarter ($0.25) for all Department toll facilities, including Florida Turnpike System toll facilities, except the Turnpike Ticket System, which will be adjusted to the next higher dime ($0.10).

(g) If the resulting CPI ratio is negative, the CPI ratio for that year will be set to zero resulting in no toll rate increase that year.

(h) Adjustments to toll rates will be published on the Department website: tools_tollrates.cfm.

Rulemaking Authority 334.044(2), 338.155(1), 338.231 FS. Law Implemented 334.044(16), 338.155, 338.165, 338.222, 338.2216, 338.231 FS. History–New 11-15-87, Amended 2-8-88, 8-1-88, 2-2-89, 5-10-89, 7-1-91, 8-1-91, 11-6-91, 7-11-93, 11-28-93, 9-18-94, 6-6-95, 7-9-95, 1-1-96, 3-31-96, 4-28-96, 6-2-96, 7-28-96, 9-23-97, 11-24-97, 2-12-98, 6-30-98, 7-29-98, 1-6-99, 2-9-99, 4-29-99, 6-21-99, 9-4-01, 3-26-02, 4-10-03, 10-1-03, 12-11-03, 3-7-04, 5-20-04, 11-1-05, 2-5-06, 7-27-06, 10-26-06, 1-15-07, 5-17-10, 11-30-11, 2-19-14, 6-16-15, 3-20-16, 9-19-16.

14-15.010 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

The Federal Highway Administration Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2009 Edition , is hereby adopted by this rule and made a part of the rules of the Department of Transportation. This federal document is available for downloading from the Federal Highway Administration’s website at: .

Rulemaking Authority 316.0745(1), 334.044(2) FS. Law Implemented 316.0745(2), (3), (7), 335.09, 335.14, 339.05 FS. History–New 7-15-79, Amended 1-8-81, 8-15-85, Formerly 14-15.10, Amended 11-29-89, 4-25-95, 1-15-99, 4-5-00, 3-7-01, 8-15-01, 2-13-02, 1-2-04, 1-15-12.

14-15.012 Manual on Speed Zoning for Highways, Roads, and Streets in Florida.

(1) FDOT Manual Number 750-010-002, Speed Zoning for Highways, Roads, and Streets in Florida, Rev. 7/17, is hereby incorporated by this rule at , and available from the State Traffic Engineering and Operations Office at traffic/.

(2) FDOT Form 750-010-03, Vehicle Spot Speed Study, Rev. 10/15, is hereby incorporated by reference at , and available at proceudres/forms/shtm.

(3) FDOT Form 750-020-09, Pedestrian and Bicycle Volume Sheet Form, Rev. 10/15, is hereby incorporated by reference at , and available at proceudres/forms/shtm.

(4) FDOT Form 750-020-08, Gap Study Form, Rev. 10/15, is hereby incorporated by reference at , and available at proceudres/forms/shtm.

Rulemaking Authority 316.006(1), 316.187, 316.1893, 316.1895, 316.555, 334.044(2), (10)(a) FS. Law Implemented 316.0745, 316.187, 316.1893(2), (3), 316.1895, 316.555 FS. History–New 5-25-80, Formerly 14-15.12, Amended 8-23-89, 10-14-97, 10-25-10, 7-30-17.

14-15.016 Scenic Highways.

The Department will designate scenic highways under Section 335.093, F.S., in accordance with Florida Scenic Highways Program Handbook, effective 11/11/16, which is incorporated by reference herein and available at .

Rulemaking Authority 334.044(2), 335.093(2) FS. Law Implemented 335.093(1) FS. History–New 2-24-98, Amended 8-24-99, 8-7-03, Formerly 14-12.021, Amended 1-26-17.

14-15.017 Safety and Security Oversight Program Standards Manual for Fixed Guideway Transportation Systems.

The Safety and Security Oversight Program Standards Manual for Fixed Guideway Transportation Systems, April 2007, edition, 725-030-014, is hereby incorporated by this rule and made a part of the rules of the Department of Transportation. Copies of this Department manual and any amendments thereto are available from the Department of Transportation, Public Transit Office, 605 Suwannee Street, MS #12, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450, or on line at .

Rulemaking Authority 341.061 FS. Law Implemented 341.041, 341.061 FS. History–New 3-7-06, Amended 4-9-07.

14-15.018 Pavement Selection Process and Industry Involvement.

Chapter 4 of the Pavement Type Selection Manual, “Pavement Selection Process and Industry Involvement,” FDOT Manual Number 625-010-005-e, Rev. 03/08, is hereby incorporated by this rule and made a part of the rules of the Department of Transportation. Copies of this chapter are available from the Office of Roadway Design at dot.state.fl.us/mapsandpublications/.

Rulemaking Authority 334.044(2) FS. Law Implemented 334.044(10)(a), 336.045(1) FS. History–New 5-29-11.

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