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Defined in the standard specifications of 7 state transportation agencies. Each definition below is the agency’s own text, with the section it comes from — they do not all say the same thing, and on a contract the difference is the point.
Definitions are quoted from state-authored public specification books. This page carries no I-Code-derived terms.
The portion of a divided highway or street separating the traveled ways for traffic moving in opposite directions.
Section 1 — DEFINITIONS AND TERMS →The portion of a highway separating traveled ways for traffic in opposite directions.
Section 101 — General Information, Definitions, and Terms →The portion of a divided highway separating the traveled ways. Michigan Register ed Service Agency. Definition in MCL 290.602. Minimum Pile Length. Length between pile cut off elevation and the minimum pile penetration elevation shown on the p lans. Minimum Pile Penetration Elevation. Elevation shown on the p lans that the bottom of piles must be driven to or below.
Section 101 — Terms, Format, and Definitions →That portion of a divided highway separating the traveled ways for traffic in opposite directions.
Section 101 — DEFINITIONS AND TERMS →That portion of a Highway, Street or Road separating the Traveled Way for traffic in opposing directions.
Section 101 — Abbreviations, Symbols, T erms, and Definitions →That portion of a divided highway separating the tra vel ways for traffic generally in opposite directions.
Section 101 — Terms and Definitions →The interior of a divided highway or street, including the inside shoulders. M onthly Progress Payment. Scheduled partial payments made by the Department to the Contractor as the Work progresses. Payments are based on the engineer’s estimate of the value of the work performed during the pay period. Neat Lines. The horizontal and vertical lines established in the Contract to describe the locations, shapes, and borders of planned activities such as excavation or backfilling. When specified, neat lines also define limits for calculating pay item quantities. Normal Service Life. Traffic control devices that have not suffered major damage from a crash or construction site incident. Notice to Proceed. See Contract. Definitions and Terms SECTION 101 Overburden. The surface layer atop material suitable for road or bridge construction, excluding topsoil. Own Organization. The workers employed and paid directly by the Contractor and equipment owned or rented by the Contractor, with or without operators; does not include employees or equipment of a Subcontractor, assignee, or agent of the
Section 101 — Definitions and Terms →