State of Georgia

Plan Development Process

6/25/2021 Revision 3.4 Atlanta, GA 30308

This document was developed as part of the continuing effort to provide guidance within the Georgia Department of Transportation in fulfilling its mission to provide a safe, efficient, and sustainable transportation system through dedicated teamwork and responsible leadership supporting economic development, environmental sensitivity and improved quality of life. This document is not intended to establish policy within the Department, but to provide guidance in adhering to the policies of the Department. Your comments, suggestions, and ideas for improvements are welcomed.

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Revision Number 1.0 1.1 2.0

2.1

Revision History

Revision Date 3/14

3/18/14 8/20/14

11/7/14

Revision Summary

Revised and updated content; Reformatted entire manual

Removed Appendix N (a waiver is no longer needed to hold PFPR before environmental

document is approved)

Reformatted format to new standard template

Section 5.7 ? Added information on project risk assessment & mitigation; formatting cleanup; added reference to temporary access for bridge

removal/construction

Section 5.16 ? Added bullet on high risk project items; temp access for bridge removal/construction

Section 5.17 ? Changed Full Oversight to PoDI

Section 6.4.6 ? Inserted information on reusing sign structures

Section 6.4.15 ? made some minor corrections and updated to include contingency percentage

Section 6.5.4 ? Added section on Project Risk Assessment Meetings

Appendix A -1 - Formatting fixes; Removed signature lines from cover page; updated

MPO/Regional Commission section; removed references to Full Oversight and Highway Safety Manual; added Contingencies to cost estimate

section

Appendix A-2 - Formatting fixes; updated MPO/Regional Commission section; removed references to Full Oversight; added Contingencies

to cost estimate section

Appendix C - Minor corrections; added Organization Performance Management Office to

Concept Meeting Invitation list; added District Preconstruction and District Traffic Engineer to

section C.2 (Concept Report review team)

Chapter 4, Section 4.4 - Updates are clarification and updates to the Two Phase Preliminary Engineering policy.

Chapter 6, Section 6.4.1, Hydraulic and Hydrologic Studies for Culverts ? clarified some of the section

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2.2

12/15/14

2.3

3/30/15

2.4

9/1/15

& corrected a reference to section 6.4.11 (currently says 5.4.11)

Section 6.4.15 - Added references to unit costs and additional information on estimating costs for items

not priced

Appendix A ? Formatting and other minor corrections

Appendix A-1 ? Formatting and other minor corrections

Appendix A-2 ? Formatting and other minor corrections

Chapter 5 ? Added a reference to the email address in the Office of Right of Way where Initial Concept Meeting and Concept Meeting invitations and concept level right-of-way cost estimates are to

be sent.

Appendix C - Added a reference to the email address in the Office of Right of Way where Initial Concept Meeting and Concept Meeting invitations and concept level right-of-way cost estimates are to

be sent.

Appendix D was updated to include the new email address for project managers and designers to electronically submit all design exceptions and design variances.

Definitions ? Updated hyperlinks

Chapters 1, 3, 6 and 7 ? Updated hyperlinks

Chapter 4 - Added a description of the PTIP process, added some information to various section

for clarification and some minor corrections

Chapter 5 ? Changed Preliminary reports to Initial reports and updated hyperlinks

Appendix A - Clarified activities related to Utility Coordination during preconstruction and Utility Relocation during construction; Added 408 decision

to template and other minor changes

Appendix A-1 ? Minor formatting fixes

Appendix A-2 - Clarified activities related to Utility Coordination during preconstruction and Utility Relocation during construction; Added section

about USC 408 to permits section and other minor changes

Appendix D ? Updated hyperlinks

Chapter 5 -

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2.5

10/2/15

Section 5.7 - SRTA was added as a possible coordination agency.

Section 5.16 - Potential conflicts with SRTA facilities/infrastructure (mostly utilities) was added.

Section 5.18 ?Language was added pertaining to Concept Report submittals and reviews.

Section 5.19 ? Language added to ensure Project Managers provide a written response to review comments.

Chapter 6 ?

Section 6.3.2 - Clarification was made when a soil survey is and is not required for minor projects.

Section 6.4.2 - PTS reports is now made available to industry representatives. Changed pavement design for minor projects to projects meeting the "Guidelines for Pavement Sections for Minor

Projects." (Currently not clear as written.) Inserted a hyperlink for pavement design. The pavement package must be submitted two weeks prior to the PDC instead of one week. Inserted text that for projects containing bid alternates, the bid alternate pavement provisions should be incorporated into

the plans prior to PFPR.

Section 6.5.2 - Inserted text that if a project includes a PTS, the constructability review should be held before submitting the PTS to the Pavement

Design Committee.

Chapter 7 ?

Section 7.3.2 - Changed let date to base year in the following sentence, "Recommendations in the

Pavement Evaluation Summary (PES) report must be reevaluated if the project base year is expected

to be later than the expiration date stated in the report.

Section 7.3.6 - Added soil survey is required for minor projects where construction is not on the existing alignment. (Currently not clear as written.)

Chapter 8 ?

Section 8.1 - Language was revised.

Section 8.5.2 ? Who Should Attend the Meeting was revised.

Section 8.5.5 ? Documentation was revised.

Section 6.3.2 - revised to correct a typo.

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2.6

11/4/15

2.7

5/27/16

2.8

7/18/16

2.9

8/24/16

2.10

9/15/16

Section 6.4.16, State Highway System Coordination, was rewritten to update information

on Revisions to State Highway System, and to include information on Projected State Routes and

Improvements to Local Government Roads.

Added Chapter 10

Chapter 5 ? Updated requirements for data book and Concept Report

Chapter 6 ? Updated property access notification and site investigation package procedures. Updated project risk assessment meeting procedures

Chapter 7 ? Revised utility relocation plans

Chapter 9 ? Updated minor info

Chapter 10 ? Updated minor info

Appendix A - Report Cover Page was revised to include additional info under the State

Environmental Admin signature line, Temporary State Route language was removed due to recent

changes in state law, Info was added to the Environmental section, MS4 guidance was added, The Mainline Design Features table was revised,

The Cost Estimate table was revised, The Attachments list was revised

Appendix B - the Temporary State Route language was removed due to recent changes in state law.

Appendix I - the Temporary State Route language was removed due to recent changes

in state law. Appendix A ? Updated Concept Report process

Appendix A-2 - Updated Limited Scope process

Appendix A-1 ? Updated concept reports requirements and other minor formatting

Appendix B - Updated minor formatting

Appendix D - Updated minor formatting

Appendix I - Updated minor formatting

Definitions ? Added definitions and updated hyperlinks

Chapter 4 ? Updated process, changed State Scheduling Administrator to State Scheduling Engineer. Updated ROW Status Review Meeting and Let Status Review process. Updated manual

hyperlinks.

Chapter 5 ? Added information regarding MS4. Added information regarding VE study. Updated

manual hyperlinks.

Chapter 6 - Updated information regarding MS4. Updated manuals hyperlinks

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2.11

10/20/16

2.12

2/6/17

2.13

4/21/17

2.14

5/23/17

2.15

5/30/17

2.16

9/1/17

3.0

2/28/19

3.1

9/20/19

3.2

12/16/19

3.3

3/10/21

Chapter 7 ? Updated FFPR Team process. Updated manual hyperlinks.

Chapter 8 ? Updated manual hyperlink. Appendix A ? Updated Concept Report process Appendix A-2 ? Updated Limited Scope process

Appendix C ? Updated minor info Chapter 6 ? Added septic tanks, drain fields and

pipe condition survey to list of items to be discussed during field survey meeting. Added new

section 6.2.3 Assessment of Aging Survey Databases

Appendix A ? Removed Environmental Survey info from State Environmental Administrator. Removed

PM 2.5 language. Updated minor formatting. Appendix A-1 - Removed PM 2.5 language. Appendix A-2 ? Removed Environmental Survey info from State Environmental Administrator. Removed PM 2.5 language. Updated minor

formatting Appendix D ? Updated process throughout Definitions ? Removed reference to Full Oversight.

Chapter 5 ? Removed reference to Full Oversight. Updated Concept reports email

Chapter 7 ? Adds text for obtaining permission to utilize conditional certifications for letting. Removed

all the references to Full Oversight

Appendix N ? New appendix template for obtaining permission to utilize conditional certifications for letting

Chapter 6 ? Added information regarding Evaluation for Breaks in Access Control Appendix A - Updated Concept Report process

Appendix A-1 ? Added Water Quality Requirements

Appendix A-2 ? Deleted Roundabout info. Updated MS4 Compliance info. Deleted Protected Species

water quality mitigation info.

This is a PDP Committee Review and Update(or Revision) of the entire PDP Manual to bring it up to

date with current GDOT polices, practices, and processes

Chapter 8 ? Section 8.2.5 added design plan changes

Chapter 5 ? IPES revisions Chapter 6 ? IPES Revisions Appendix D ? Updated minor info Updated template to comply with corporate

branding guidelines

Definitions ? Updated National Register of Historic Places reference

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Chapter 5 - Updated Guidelines for Pavement Sections for Minor Projects hyperlink

. Revised section numbers 5.10 through 5.28 5.16 - Move various paragraphs from 5.17 to 5.16

to align with activities occurring before CTM therefore the CTM final report is comprehensive 5.17 - Clarification on attendees expectations and

requirements Clarification on meeting minutes and responses

5.18 & 5.19 - General wording updates Chapter 6

Updated inlay/overlay references Added project pavement designs reference to PES

Updated hyperlinks Chapter 7

DPPL updated from DPPE/DPPC Appendix A

Updated RTOPs section with new contact info and wording regarding signalized intersections

Minor edits to Design Features Table for Through Lanes and Auxiliary Lane Updated blue guidance Appendix A-1

Added email inbox to instructions. Updated blue guidance Appendix A-2

Added email inbox to instructions Added 3R Section to report

Updated RTOPs section with new contact info and wording regarding signalized intersections

Minor edits to Design Features Table for Through Lanes and Auxiliary Lane Updated blue guidance Appendix B

Added email inbox to instructions and other submittal requirements.

DPPL updated from DPPE/DPPC Updated blue guidance Appendix C

DPPL updated from DPPE/DPPC Appendix I

Added email inbox to instructions and other submittal requirements Updated blue guidance

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