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Roadside

Defined in the standard specifications of 9 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.

Alabama · ALDOT

A general term denoting the area adjoining the outer edge of the roadway. Extensive areas between the roadways of a divided highway may also be considered roadside. Roadside Improvement or Development. Those items necessary to the complete highway which provide for the preservation of landscape materials and features; the rehabilitation and protection against erosion of all areas disturbed by construction through seeding, sodding, mulching and the placing of other ground covers; such suitable planting and other improvements as may increase the effectiveness and enhance the appearance of the highway. Roadway. The portion of the highway within the limits of construction. A highway may have more than one roadway. Seal Coat. A thin treatment consisting of bituminous material, usually with cover aggregate, applied to a surface course. The term includes, but is not limited to, sand-seal, chip-seal, slurry seal, contrast seal and fog seal. Shop Drawings. Fabrication plans for any part of the work including, but not limited to, precast concrete items, structural steel items, or other metal items, and connections thereof, which the

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Colorado · CDOT

A general term denoting the area adjoining the outer edge of the roadway. Extensive areas between the roadways of a divided highway may also be considered roadside.

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Louisiana · LaDOTD

The area adjoining the outer edge of the roadbed. Exte nsive areas between roadways of a divided highway may also be considered roadside.

Section 101 — General Information, Definitions, and Terms
Michigan · MDOT

Portion of the right -of-way outside the roadway.

Section 101 — Terms, Format, and Definitions
New Hampshire · NHDOT

A general term denoting the area adjoining the outer edge of the roadway. Extensive areas between the roadways of a divided highway may also be considered roadside.

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Nevada · NDOT

A general term denoting the area adjoining the outer edge of the roadway. Extensive areas between the roadways of a divided highway may also be considered roadside. Roadside Development. Those items necessary to the complete highway which provide for the preservation of landscape materials and features; the rehabilitation and protection against erosion of all areas disturbed by construction through seeding, sodding, mulching and the placing of other ground covers; such suitable planting and other improvements as may increase the effectiveness and enhance the appearance of the highway. Roadway. The portion of a highway within limits of construction.

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New York · NYSDOT

A general term including: the area between the outside edge of shoulder and the right of way boundary; the median area between inside shoulders of divided highways; and areas within interchanges. Roadway. The portion of a highway included between the outside edges of the shoulders. Road Section. That portion of a highway included between the top of the slope in cut and the bottom of slope in fill.

Section 101 — Abbreviations and Definitions of Terms
Tennessee · TDOT

A general term denoting the area adjoining the outer edge of the roadway. Extensive areas between the roadways of a divided highway may also be considered roadside.

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Wyoming · WYDOT

A general term denoting the area between the outside shoulder edge and the

Section 101 — Definitions and Terms
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