The Division of Engineering Services (DES) has issued a memorandum approving a new bridge railing with a sidewalk. The memorandum provides information with regard to the new Bridge Standard Detail Sheets … Read more Caltrans Approval of New Bridge Railing with Sidewalk
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) suspended the use of the SRT 350 6-post, 8-post, and 9-post systems and the SRT-27SP and SRT-31 guardrail end treatments in state highway projects and for … Read more Suspension of the SRT Systems
In an effort to minimize delays on projects requiring both California Transportation Commission (CTC) Allocations and Federal Authorizations to Proceed, Caltrans Division of Local Assistance released an Office Memorandum on July 7, … Read more Local Assistance Procedures for Simultaneous Processing of Allocation/Authorization Requests
The Caltrans Division of Local Assistance has issued Local Program Procedures (LPP) 16-03 which has been recently incorporated into the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM). Specifically, LPP 16-03 has impacted the following … Read more LPP 16-03, LAPM Manual Update
Caltrans Division of Local Assistance recently launched a new web page to assist local agencies with Consultant Selection and Procurement. This web page contains important information and guidance on the … Read more New Caltrans Consultant Selection and Procurement Web Page
Significant changes have been made to Chapter 11, “Design Guidance,” of the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM). Design standards, regulations, laws, external guidance, and references have been changed since the … Read more LPP 16-02 Update of Chapter 11, “Design Guidance”