FROM:
Gary W. Sharpe, P.E., Director
Division
of Highway Design
SUBJECT:
Signatures on Plans and
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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