The following up-to-date links were taken from a recent “Design Manuals / Handbooks” CD from FDOT. They will take you directly to your particular area of interest on the FDOT website. My advice is to click on the link then add it to your “favorites” list (menu bar). I placed the logical name next to each link, in which you can enter into your favorites. Also, I tried to give a down to earth description for all our new engineers.
The meat and potatoes of roadway design. Volume 1 Chapter 2 contains the main criteria for new construction on a state project (80% of our in house jobs). Volume 2 is useful for example sheets found in a set of FDOT plans.
Plans Preparation Manual Volume I (2007 PPM Volume 1)Used for pay item information. This is your bible when compiling a comp. book (quantities). Chapters 11 thru 17 are heavily used when compiling pay items, which is done for 60% and/or 90% (Phase II and/or III) plans.
Basis of Estimates Handbook (2007 BOE)Used in conjunction w/ the above PPM in designing state projects. Broken up by index, this manual provides standard information on guardrail (index 400), barrier wall (index 410), maintenance of traffic (index 600), etc…
2006 Design StandardsUsed for pavement designs on 95% of our projects. Flexible pavement is the technical name for “asphalt”…the majority of our roadways, hence 95% of our projects.
Flexible Pavement Design Manual (2005)Used for pavement designs on 5% of our projects. Rigid pavement is the technical name for “concrete”…the minority of our roadways, hence 5% of our projects. This may also be helpful if asked to prepare a pavement type selection report.
Rigid Pavement Design Manual (2006)This manual is produced by FDOT and contains the bare minimum design standards. It is intended for use on all new construction projects which fall off the state and federal highway systems (local or county roads).
Florida Green BookProvides utility information and procedures for handling them.
Utility Accommodation ManualBeing a roadway designer, I am not too familiar w/ this manual, but here is the link.
Structures Manual