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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1. Purpose
1.2. Organization
1.3. Guidance
1.4. Acknowledgements
1.5. Contact
1.6. Manual Updates
1.7. Project Review and Submission Requirements |
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CHAPTER 2: DESIGN POLICIES AND STANDARDS
2.1. General Design Policy Information
2.2. Exceptions to Design Standards and Policies
2.3. Context Sensitive Design |
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CHAPTER 3: DESIGN CONTROLS
3.1. Functional Classifications for Freeways, Arterials, Collectors and Local Roads
3.2. Design Vehicles
3.3. Design Speed
3.4. Traffic Engineering, Capacity, and Level of Service
3.5.Establishment of Access Control
3.6. Value Engineering
3.7. Environmental Considerations & Coordination |
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CHAPTER 4: ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
4.1. Sight Distance
4.2. Horizontal Alignment
4.3. Vertical Alignments
4.4. Combined Horizontal and Vertical Alignments
4.5. Superelevation |
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CHAPTER 5: ROADSIDE SAFETY AND HORIZONTAL CLEARANCE
5.1. General Considerations
5.2. Rural Shoulder Horizontal Clearance
5.3. Urban Shoulder Horizontal Clearance
5.4. Horizontal Clearances for Signs
5.5. Horizontal Clearance for Light Standards
5.6. Horizontal Clearances for Utility Installations
5.7. Horizontal Clearances for Signal Poles and Controller Cabinets for Signals
5.8. Horizontal Clearances to Trees and Shrubs |
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CHAPTER 6: CROSS SECTION ELEMENTS
6.1. Pavement Typical Sections
6.2. Typical Section Geometrics
6.3. Pavement Type Determination
6.4. Pavement Crowns
6.5. Curbs - Outside Shoulders
6.6. Sidewalks
6.7. Barriers
6.8. Medians
6.9. Frontage Roads and Access Roads
6.10. Right-of-Way Controls
6.11. Parking Lanes
6.12. Bicycle Lanes |
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CHAPTER 7: AT GRADE INTERSECTIONS
7.1. Intersection Design Elements
7.2. Intersection Geometrics
7.3. Median Openings
7.4. Driveways
7.5. Signalization
7.6. Roundabouts
7.7. Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings
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CHAPTER 8: GRADE SEPARATED INTERCHANGES (Under Development)
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| CHAPTER 9: STRUCTURES (Under Development) |
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| CHAPTER 10: QUANTITIES (Under Development) |
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CHAPTER 11: OTHER PROJECT TYPES
11.1. Preventative Maintenance (PM), Resurfacing, Restoration, or Rehabilitation (3R), and Reconstruction
Guidelines for Federal Aid Projects
11.2. Special Design Considerations for Other Project Types
11.3. Design Elements for Other Project Types |
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| CHAPTER 12: STAGE CONSTRUCTION (Under Development) |
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CHAPTER 13: TRAFFIC FORECASTING AND ANALYSIS CONCEPTS
13.1. Traffic Forecasting Process
13.2. Freeway Traffic Analysis and Design
13.3. Arterial Traffic Analysis and Design
13.4. Trip Generation and Assignment for Traffic Impact Studies |
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CHAPTER 14: LIGHTING
14.1. General Considerations
14.2. Types of Lighting Projects
14.3. Illumination Requirements
14.4. Lighting Calculations
14.5. Design Considerations
14.6. Power Service
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RESOURCES
Glossaries
References
Implementation
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GDOT Design Policy Manual ver. 2.0 Revised 5/21/2007