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2010 Standards
2010 Standards Training
Click here to visit the 2010 Standards Training page.
The 2010 Standards must be used for all projects with scheduled Ready to List (RTL) dates after September 30, 2012. All on-system projects advertised, awarded and administered by others with encroachment permits issued by the local District after September 30, 2012 must use the 2010 Standards.
Bid Items
Standard Specifications
SSPs (Standard Special Provisions)
2010 SSPs (Standard Special Provisions)
Standard Special Provision (SSP) Design Guidance - Historic instructions for SSP use.
NSSP (Non-Standard Special Provision) Guidance - How to prepare an NSSP.
Standard Plans
2010 Standard Plans Book
The Department of Transportation has provided this electronic version of the Standard Plans dated 2010 as a service to the public. If a discrepancy exists between the printed publications and the electronic publications of these documents, the printed publications govern.A web page that lists all the 2010 Standard Plans.
Bridge Standard Detail Sheets (XS Sheets)
Including details for slope paving beneath a bridge structure.
This digest identifies the significant changes in the 2010 edition Standard Plans in comparison with the
2006 Standard Plans.
Guidance
Where Did It Go? - The 2010 conversion moved a number of Landscape related items. This document shows what moved where.
Commonly Used Sections - This document provides Landscape Architects with detailed information for work in sections other than Planting, Irrigation and Erosion Control.
Erosion Control Plan Guidance
Use the sample Erosion Control plans, legends and quantity sheets provided below as an example of how to complete your project plans when using the 2010 Plain Language Erosion Control specifications.
Example A - Using"Bubbles" to Identify Erosion Control Treatments
Example B - Using "Stationing" to Identify Erosion Control Treatments
Example C - Using "Location Numbers" to Identify Erosion Control Treatments
Sample Erosion Control Legend
Sample Erosion Control Legend (For Bonded fiber Matrix)
Sample Erosion Control Legend (For Compost Sock)
Non-Standard Specifications
Non-standard Special Provision (NSSP) Policy
2003 NSSP Policy
Landscape Architecture Program policy regarding Non-standard Special Provisions.
2008 NSSP Policy Email
Landscape Architecture Program update regarding Non-standard Special Provisions.
Non-standard Special Provisions (NSSP) Request
If you intend to use a non-standard (Section 20: Erosion Control and Highway Planting) SSP on your project, you must use the form below to request concurrence from the Headquarters District Landscape Architecture Coordinator.
SSP Owner Contact List
Use this list to identify the "owner" of a SSP or a Standard Specification Section.
Updated: December 5, 2012

