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FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (2024)

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Full Text — 203 Sections (2024 Edition)

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General Provisions (1-99)

1 DEFINITIONS AND TERMS
2 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS
3 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT
4 SCOPE OF THE WORK
5 CONTROL OF THE WORK
6 CONTROL OF MATERIALS
7 LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC
8 PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS
9 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

General Requirements (100-199)

100 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT-GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
101 MOBILIZATION
102 MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC
103 TEMPORARY WORK STRUCTURES
104 PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND ABATEMENT OF EROSION AND WATER POLLUTION
105 CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
107 LITTER REMOVAL AND MOWING
108 MONITOR EXISTING STRUCTURES
110 CLEARING AND GRUBBING
120 EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT
121 FLOWABLE FILL
125 EXCAVATION FOR STRUCTURES AND PIPE
145 GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCEMENT
160 STABILIZING
175 CRACKING AND RESEATING EXISTING CONCRETE PAVEMENT

Earthwork & Related (200-299)

200 ROCK BASE
204 GRADED AGGREGATE BASE
210 REWORKING LIMEROCK BASE
230 LIMEROCK STABILIZED BASE
234 SUPERPAVE ASPHALT BASE
283 RECLAIMED ASPHALT PAVEMENT BASE
285 OPTIONAL BASE COURSE
286 DRIVEWAY BASE
287 ASPHALT TREATED PERMEABLE BASE
288 CEMENT TREATED PERMEABLE BASE
290 GRANULAR SUBBASE

Bases, Subbases & Stabilization (300-399)

300 PRIME AND TACK COATS
320 HOT MIX ASPHALT - PLANT METHODS AND EQUIPMENT
327 MILLING OF EXISTING ASPHALT PAVEMENT
330 HOT MIX ASPHALT - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
334 SUPERPAVE ASPHALT CONCRETE
337 ASPHALT CONCRETE FRICTION COURSES
338 VALUE ADDED ASPHALT PAVEMENT
339 MISCELLANEOUS ASPHALT PAVEMENT
341 ASPHALT MEMBRANE INTERLAYER
346 STRUCTURAL PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE
347 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE - CLASS NS
350 CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT
352 GRINDING CONCRETE PAVEMENT
353 CONCRETE PAVEMENT SLAB REPLACEMENT
355 VALUE ADDED PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT
370 BRIDGE APPROACH EXPANSION JOINTS

Pavements & Surface Treatments (400-499)

400 CONCRETE STRUCTURES
407 THREE-SIDED PRECAST CONCRETE CULVERT
410 PRECAST CONCRETE BOX CULVERT
411 EPOXY INJECTION OF CRACKS IN CONCRETE STRUCTURES
413 SEALING CRACKS AND CONCRETE STRUCTURE SURFACES
415 REINFORCING FOR CONCRETE
416 INSTALLATION OF POST-INSTALLED ANCHOR SYSTEMS AND DOWELS FOR STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS IN CONCRETE ELEMENTS
425 INLETS, MANHOLES, AND JUNCTION BOXES
430 PIPE CULVERTS
431 PIPE LINER
435 STRUCTURAL PLATE PIPE AND PIPE ARCH CULVERTS
436 TRENCH DRAIN
440 UNDERDRAINS
443 FRENCH DRAINS
446 EDGEDRAIN (DRAINCRETE)
449 PRECAST CONCRETE DRAINAGE PRODUCTS
450 PRECAST PRESTRESSED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
451 PRESTRESSED SOIL ANCHORS
455 STRUCTURES FOUNDATIONS
458 BRIDGE DECK JOINTS
459 BITUMEN COATING AND POLYETHYLENE SHEETING ON CONCRETE PILES
460 STRUCTURAL STEEL AND MISCELLANEOUS METALS
461 MULTIROTATIONAL BEARINGS
462 POST-TENSIONING
470 TIMBER STRUCTURES
471 FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER FENDER SYSTEMS

Structures (500-599)

502 SHEAR CONNECTORS
504 STEEL GRID FLOORS
506 BRIDGE DRAINAGE SYSTEM
510 NAVIGATION LIGHTS FOR FIXED BRIDGES
514 FILTER FABRIC (GEOTEXTILE)
515 METAL PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE RAILINGS, GUIDERAILS, AND HANDRAILS
520 CONCRETE GUTTER, CURB ELEMENTS, AND TRAFFIC SEPARATOR
521 CONCRETE BARRIERS, TRAFFIC RAILINGS, AND PARAPETS
522 CONCRETE SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS
523 PATTERNED PAVEMENT
524 CONCRETE DITCH AND SLOPE PAVEMENT
525 ASPHALT CONCRETE CURB
526 ARCHITECTURAL PAVERS
527 DETECTABLE WARNINGS
530 REVETMENT SYSTEMS
534 NOISE AND PERIMETER WALLS
536 GUARDRAIL
538 RESETTING GUARDRAIL
544 CRASH CUSHIONS
546 RUMBLE STRIPS
548 RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS
550 FENCING
555 DIRECTIONAL BORE
556 JACK AND BORE
560 COATING NEW STRUCTURAL STEEL
561 COATING EXISTING STRUCTURAL STEEL
562 REPAIR OF GALVANIZED SURFACES
563 ANTI-GRAFFITI COATINGS
570 PERFORMANCE TURF
571 PLASTIC EROSION MAT
591 LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION SLEEVES

Incidental Construction (600-699)

603 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS AND DEVICES
608 MANUFACTURERS’ WARRANTIES FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS AND DEVICES
611 ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS, DEVICES, AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DEVICES
620 GROUNDING AND LIGHTNING PROTECTION
630 CONDUIT
632 SIGNAL CABLE
633 COMMUNICATION CABLE
634 SPAN WIRE ASSEMBLY
635 PULL, SPLICE, AND JUNCTION BOXES
639 ELECTRICAL POWER SERVICE ASSEMBLIES
641 PRESTRESSED CONCRETE POLES
646 ALUMINUM POLES, PEDESTALS, AND POSTS
649 GALVANIZED STEEL POLES, MAST ARMS, AND MONOTUBE ASSEMBLIES
650 VEHICULAR TRAFFIC SIGNAL ASSEMBLIES
653 PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL ASSEMBLIES
654 MIDBLOCK CROSSWALK ENHANCEMENT ASSEMBLIES
659 MAST ARM, SPAN WIRE, AND POLE MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES
660 VEHICLE DETECTION SYSTEM
663 SIGNAL PRIORITY AND PREEMPTION SYSTEMS
665 PEDESTRIAN DETECTION SYSTEM
670 TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ASSEMBLIES
671 TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
676 TRAFFIC CABINETS
677 EQUIPMENT SHELTER
678 TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ACCESSORIES
680 SYSTEM CONTROL EQUIPMENT
682 VIDEO EQUIPMENT
684 NETWORK DEVICES
685 TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM AUXILIARIES
695 TRAFFIC MONITORING SITE EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS

Signals, Lighting & ITS (700+)

700 HIGHWAY SIGNING
701 PROFILED THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS
704 TUBULAR MARKERS
705 OBJECT MARKERS AND DELINEATORS
706 RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS AND MARKER ADHESIVE
709 TWO REACTIVE COMPONENTS PAVEMENT MARKINGS
710 PAINTED PAVEMENT MARKINGS
711 THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS
713 PERMANENT TAPE PAVEMENT MARKINGS
715 HIGHWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM
901 COARSE AGGREGATE
902 FINE AGGREGATE
911 BASE AND STABILIZED BASE MATERIALS
914 STABILIZATION MATERIALS
916 BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
917 MINERAL FILLER
919 GROUND TIRE RUBBER
921 PORTLAND CEMENT AND BLENDED CEMENT
923 WATER FOR CONCRETE
924 ADMIXTURES FOR CONCRETE
925 CURING MATERIALS FOR CONCRETE
926 EPOXY COMPOUNDS
929 SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS
930 MATERIALS FOR CONCRETE REPAIR
931 METAL ACCESSORY MATERIALS FOR CONCRETE PAVEMENT AND CONCRETE STRUCTURES
932 NONMETALLIC ACCESSORY MATERIALS FOR CONCRETE PAVEMENT AND CONCRETE STRUCTURES
933 PRESTRESSING STRAND AND BAR
934 NON-SHRINK GROUT
937 POST-INSTALLED ANCHOR SYSTEMS FOR STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS IN CONCRETE ELEMENTS
938 DUCT FILLER FOR POST-TENSIONED STRUCTURES
942 PRECAST CONCRETE PIPE GASKETS
943 CORRUGATED STEEL PIPE AND PIPE ARCH (INCLUDING UNDERDRAIN)
944 STRUCTURAL PLATE STEEL PIPE AND PIPE ARCH
945 ALUMINUM PIPE, INCLUDING UNDERDRAIN, PIPE ARCH AND STRUCTURAL PLATE PIPE AND PIPE ARCH
946 CAST IRON PIPE
948 OPTIONAL DRAINAGE PRODUCTS AND REPAIR SYSTEMS
949 MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENTS FOR MANHOLES, INLETS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
951 INSPECTION OF TIMBER PRODUCTS
952 STRUCTURAL TIMBER
953 TIMBER PILING (INCLUDING TIMBER SHEET PILING)
954 TIMBER FENCE POSTS AND BRACES
955 TIMBER TREATMENT (INCLUDING TREATING MATERIALS)
960 POST-TENSIONING COMPONENTS
962 STRUCTURAL STEEL AND MISCELLANEOUS METAL ITEMS (OTHER THAN ALUMINUM)
965 GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALUMINUM ITEMS (INCLUDING WELDING)
967 COMPONENTS FOR GUARDRAIL
970 MATERIALS FOR RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS AND ADHESIVE
971 PAVEMENT MARKING MATERIALS
972 RECYCLED PLASTIC PRODUCTS
973 FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL SHAPES
974 SURFACE APPLICATIONS
975 STRUCTURAL COATING MATERIALS
981 TURF MATERIALS
982 FERTILIZER
983 WATER FOR GRASSING
985 GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS
987 SOIL LAYER MATERIALS
990 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE MATERIALS
991 CHANNELIZING DEVICE MATERIALS
992 HIGHWAY LIGHTING MATERIALS
993 DELINEATORS
994 RETROREFLECTIVE AND NONREFLECTIVE SHEETING AND SIGN PANEL FABRICATION
995 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL AND DEVICE MATERIALS
996 INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DEVICE MATERIALS
997 TRAFFIC MONITORING SITE MATERIALS

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