DESIGN MEMORANDUM NO. 3-2002

 

TO:                             Chief District Engineers
                                    Design Engineers
                                    Active Consultants

FROM:                     Gary W. Sharpe, P.E., Director
                                              Division of Highway Design

DATE:                        January 9, 2002

 

SUBJECT:               Signatures on Plans and
                             
Project Title Blocks

 

All Right of Way and Final Roadway Plans prepared by state forces shall bear the signature of State Highway Engineer and the Project Manager.  Right of Way and Final Roadway Plans prepared by consulting engineering firms shall bear the additional signature and seal of a professional engineer (civil or highway) registered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

 

The Layout Sheet is the designated location for the authorization signatures for plan sets as detailed above.  Two signature lines are included in the lower right-hand corner of the layout sheet.  The top line, “Recommended By,” will be for the Project Manager.  The bottom, “Plan Approved,” will be for the State Highway Engineer.  The block to the right will be used for the consultant information, which includes the firm’s name, project engineer’s signature and his/her P.E. seal. (See Exhibit 1) 

 

Project Title Blocks shall appear on the first plan sheet and the first cross section sheet.  The Project Title Blocks will show the County, State Project Number, and when applicable, the Federal Project Number.  No signatures are required in these Title Blocks. (See Exhibit 2)

 

All sheets shall contain a Sheet Information Block in the upper right-hand corner showing the Project Item Number, County and Sheet Number.  The total number of sheets will only be shown on the layout sheet. (See Exhibit 3 and 4)

 

A letter designation as illustrated below will be used to denote the various Sheet Types.  The “Sheet Type” notation is used to label Sheet Number in the Sheet Information Block and in the file naming convention as created by CADD Standard.  (See Exhibit 4).  The Sheets types include the following:

 

Sheet Types

* R - Roadway

* S - Structure

* T - Traffic

* U - Utility

* X - Cross Section

 

Design Memorandum No. 3-2002

January 9, 2002

Page Two

 

The revisions detailed in this memorandum shall be in affect for all Right of Way and Final Roadway Plans submitted after March 1, 2002.  Modifications have been made to the Department’s Standard Cell Library in order to reflect the above changes.  The Standard Cell Library can be obtained from the Division of Highway Design’s Web page.

 

Any questions regarding this memorandum should be directed to this office.

 

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Attachments: 4
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2
Exhibit 3
Exhibit 4