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ATRIP
The Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program
ATRIP
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Projects
Projects Selected for Funding:
1121
Consolidated Into Other ATRIP Projects:
90
Under Construction or Completed:
779
Advertised for May 2017 Letting:
11
Active Region/Design Bureau Lead:
13
Abandoned by Sponsor or Exhausted Funds:
83
Active IP Bureau Lead Completed CN Bureau Review:
47
Active IP Bureau Lead Without CN Bureau Review:
148
Bridges
391
208
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ATRIP
• 729 Projects Under Construction or Completed
• $776 Million Low Bid
• $80 Million CE&I
• $856 Million Investment in Local Roads and Bridges
ATRIP
• The Letter
• By October 2017 148 Projects Construction Bureau Ready
• NEPA Document Substantially Complete
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Fish & Wildlife Coordination
Determine ROW Need
Cultural Resource Assessment
Tribal Coordination
Corps of Engineers Coordination
Property Owner Contact
ATRIP
• PSE – must be complete
• Plans in IP Bureau with PSE Comments Addressed
• Letter Recommending Number of Working Days
• Utility Certificate
ATRIP
• IPB Bureau Will Catalogue Projects That are CN Ready
• Work with Regions, Sponsors, and Industry to Determine Letting
Schedule for Remaining Projects
• Must be Let by December 2018
ATRIP Environmental
• 148 projects left, 102 DO NOT have documents
• Of those 102 projects, 82 are bridges or projects that
require ROW.
Tribal Updates
Hicks Creek
Resurface CR-127 from
CR-271 to CR-89
Dekalb County
N 34°23’05”
W 85°42’50”
Township 7 South, Range 9 East,
Section 32 of the Fort Payne, AL
USGS Quadrangle Map
NORTH
Culvert Location
ATRIP 25-03-08
Document Updates
Document Updates
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Updates
• IPaC Assisted Determination Key is now available for
use by eligible Transportation Agencies
at https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac.
Bat Assessment Guidance Form
Bat Assessment Guidance Form, cont.
Federally listed Threatened/ Endangered Bats
900 series note:
“WORK ASSOCIATED WITH ITEM 206A000 (REMOVAL OF OLD BRIDGE) CAN
ONLY OCCUR BETWEEN THE DATES OF
NOVEMBER 1ST AND MARCH 31ST “
ATRIP Overview
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Review Submittals
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Initial Scope of Work & Design Safety Report/Design
Certification
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Slope Waivers
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County Constructing Approaches
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Early Award & Delayed Start Requests
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Bridge Widths
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TS&L Submittals & Bridge Design Review Submittals
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Utilities
Plan-In-Hand Review Submittals
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We do not require Plan-In-Hand (PIH) reviews for ATRIP projects.
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If a project is complex or has unusual design issues, a PIH review
would be beneficial to aid in ironing out those issues.
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If your project falls into this category, the following items are
required for the submittal:
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A ½ size set of plans without quantities (Summary Sheets or Box Sheets)
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An Approved Materials Report
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An Approved Scope of Work
PS&E Review Submittals
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One ½ size set of plans or 2 ½ size sets if your project includes
traffic signal work other than loop wire replacement for
resurfacing projects. The 2nd ½ size set will be transmitted to
Design Bureau – Traffic Design for their review. They will
provide any comments pertaining to traffic signal under a
separate review letter.
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An Approved Materials Report
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An Approved Scope of Work
Construction Bureau Review
Submittals
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One ½ size set of plans or 2 ½ size sets if your project is a bridge
replacement project with an AASHTO Bridge, Precast Bridge, or a 3-Sided
Culvert.
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If your project is a bridge replacement project with an AASHTO Bridge,
Precast Bridge, or a 3-Sided Culvert, you do not need to include the bridge
plans in your submittal. We will receive signed bridge plans for the project
from Bridge Bureau and insert them into your plan assembly prior to
transmitting them to Construction Bureau. We cannot send a project to
Construction Bureau with an AASHTO Bridge, Precast Bridge, or 3-Sided
Culvert without signed bridge plans from Bridge Bureau.
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Recommended Working Days
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Cost Estimate – Can be from County or from Transport
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Utility Certificate – Show all owners and whether or not they are in
conflict. If they are in conflict, the cert. should state who will be
responsible for moving the utility and the date when the relocation will be
complete.
Office Engineer Submittals
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One full size paper set with a Mylar Title Sheet.
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If you are making an Office Engineer submittal for an AASHTO Bridge, Precast Bridge, or 3-Sided
Culvert Bridge Replacement Project, you do not need to include the bridge plans in your submittal.
We will receive signed bridge plans for the project from the Bridge Bureau and insert them into your
plan assembly prior to submitting them to Office Engineer.
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Transport Estimate that matches the quantities shown in the Office Engineer submittal.
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Construction Bureau review comment response letter. We need both the roadway and bridge
response letters if the project is a bridge replacement project with an AASHTO, Precast, or 3-Sided
Culvert.
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Documentation:
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R.O.W. encroachment certificate – Please note that ATRIP projects require the “old” County
Transportation version of the R.O.W. encroachment certificate which is the one that requires
the region to visually inspect and certify that all encroachments have been removed.
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R.O.W. recording data letter
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Utility Certificate
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Engineering Personnel & Equipment Certification (or letter stating the intent to use a
consultant for engineering and inspection)
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Certificate of Physical Construction (R.O.W. Cert.)
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Railroad Certification
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Approved Environmental Document
Scope of Work & Design Safety
Report/Design Certification
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All projects require an Initial Scope of Work and a Design Safety Report or
a Design Certification Letter.
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A Design Safety Report will be needed if there are features within the
project limits that do not meet all of the parameters as noted in the ALDOT
County Road Design Policy for the proposed design speed and traffic shown
for the project. These include:
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Horizontal Curves
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Vertical Curves
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Maximum Grade
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Superelevation
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Lane Widths
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Shoulder Widths
The Design Safety Report will have to be submitted to the Region, Innovative
Programs, and the Chief Engineer for approval. If the project meets all of
the above design features, then a Design Certification letter is all that is
required.
Slope Waiver Requests
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The use of any slope on a project that is steeper than 3:1 will
require approval from the Chief Engineer.
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This includes projects where the county will be using county
forces to construct the approaches.
County Requests to Construct
Approaches
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For bridge replacement projects where the county is proposing to
construct approaches with county forces, the county must submit a
request in accordance with the county transportation memo titled
“Use of County Forces to Accomplish Work on Federally funded
Construction Projects Requiring Suspension of Time Charges”.
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The suspension of time charges as noted in this memo will not be
needed if the intent of the project is for the contractor to
construct the bridge or bridge culvert only and the county is to
perform all of the remaining items of work.
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These requests will have the same signature page as required in the
design safety report to include an approval by the chief engineer.
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All submittals of plans for review by the Construction Bureau that
require time suspensions must include a recommended number of
calendar days for the project time to be suspended. This calendar
day suspension time will be subject to review and revision by
construction bureau personnel.
Early Award & Delayed Start
Requests
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An early award or delayed start request for a project can be
granted in special or unusual circumstances.
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A written request to the region will be required stating the
reason for the request and will require the approval of the
Region and Innovative Programs Bureau.
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If a delayed start is being requested, a date that time charges
for the project to begin must be noted.
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An early award or delayed start request should be submitted
prior to or with the Construction Bureau submittal to insure
that all required special provisions can be noted and included
in the proposal.
Bridge Width – 24’ vs. 28’
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For the ATRIP program, we are reviewing each project on a case-by-case
basis. (Design Speed, Traffic, Required Lane Width & Shoulder Width, Safety,
etc.)
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The Bridge Bureau has standards for both a 24’ AASHTO bridge along with
a 24’ Precast bridge.
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Early coordination and constant communication with your respective
Region/Area office is key
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Procedural Guidelines for County Projects:
TS&L Submittals
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The TS&L submittals should be sent to your Area office.
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The Area office will then send it up to Innovative Programs for our
review.
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After our office approves the alignment, we send it to Bridge Bureau.
Bridge Design Review Submittals
• The Bridge Design Review submittals (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) should be sent
directly to the bridge bureau.
• The bridge designer will be communicating directly with Bridge
Bureau Personnel.
• Our office does not need to see these design submittals.
Utilities
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Vertical Clearance for Overhead Electric Lines on Bridge and
Culvert replacement projects.
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Conflicts with Contractor Equipment (Mainly Cranes).
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Utility Certificate
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How long will the relocation take? When will it be complete?
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Who will be performing the relocation?
Contact Information
Barrett Dees, P.E., A.M.ASCE
Innovative Programs
E-Mail: [email protected]
Office: 334.242-6818
Cell: 334.239.1442