Design Manuals and Supplements
Project Development and Design Manual (2008 Edition)
This edition of the Project Development and Design Manual (PDDM) was active from March 1, 2008 until the present time. The entire manual was updated in this revision.
Cover (Acrobat, 779 KB)
- Transmittal Letters (Transmittal 14, dated 2/8/2008)
- Preface
- Overall Table of Contents
Chapter 1 (Acrobat, 833 KB) - INTRODUCTION
- Section 1.1 - General
- Section 1.2 - Guidance and References
- Section 1.3 - Land Management Agencies
- Section 1.4 - Glossary
Chapter 2 (Acrobat, 400 KB) - PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING
- Section 2.1 - General
- Section 2.2 - Guidance and References
- Section 2.3 - Programs
- Section 2.4 - Planning and Program Coordination
- Section 2.5 - Planning Studies and Reports
- Section 2.6 - Project Identification
Chapter 3 (Acrobat, 874 KB) - ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
- Section 3.1 - Introduction
- Section 3.2 - Responsibilities by Program
- Section 3.3 - Laws, Regulations, Policies, Guidance and Permits
- Section 3.4 - Environmental Process
- Section 3.5 - NEPA Documentation
- Section 3.6 - Tracking and Reporting
- Appendix 3A.1 (Acrobat, 237 KB) - Laws, Regulations, Policies, Guidance and Permits
- Appendix 3A.2 - NEPA Documentation
Chapter 4 (Acrobat, 890 KB) - CONCEPTUAL STUDIES AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN
- Section 4.1 - General
- Section 4.2 - Guidance and References
- Section 4.3 - Problem Definition
- Section 4.4 - Design Standards
- Section 4.5 - Preliminary Engineering Investigation
- Section 4.6 - Developing the Evaluation Framework
- Section 4.7 - Alternatives Development and Evaluation
- Section 4.8 - Design Features of the Proposed Improvements
- Section 4.9 - Implementation
- Section 4.10 - Documentation
Chapter 5 (Acrobat, 833 KB) - SURVEYING AND MAPPING
- Section 5.1 - General
- Section 5.2 - Guidance and References
- Section 5.3 - Survey Planning
- Section 5.4 - Field Data Collection and Processing
- Section 5.5 - Final Design Surveys
- Section 5.6 - Records and Reports
- Appendix 5A.1 (Acrobat, 1.24 MB) - Code of Safe Surveying Practice
- Appendix 5A.2 - Standards For Control Survey Accuracy Classification
- Appendix 5A.3 - Specifications For Control Surveys
- Appendix 5A.4 - Guidelines For Planning Aerial Photogrammetry
- Appendix 5A.5 - Guidelines For Analytical Aerial Triangulation
- Appendix 5A.6 - Guidelines For Ground Topography and Planimetry
- Appendix 5A.7 - Sample Metadata For Horizontal and Vertical Control Project
Chapter 6 (Acrobat, 967 KB) - GEOTECHNICAL
- Section 6.1 - General
- Section 6.2 - Guidance and References
- Section 6.3 - Geotechnical Investigations
- Section 6.4 - Analysis and Design
- Section 6.5 - Documentation and Support
- Section 6.6 - Primary and Secondary Sources
Chapter 7 (Acrobat, 1.11 MB) - HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULICS
- Section 7.1 - General
- Section 7.2 - Hydrology
- Section 7.3 - Roadway Hydraulics
- Section 7.4 - River Hydraulics
- Section 7.5 - Environmental Hydraulics
- Section 7.6 - Coastal Hydraulics
Chapter 8 (Acrobat, 901 KB) - SAFETY AND TRAFFIC DESIGN
- Section 8.1 - General
- Section 8.2 - Guidance and References
- Section 8.3 - Investigation Process
- Section 8.4 - Safety Analysis
- Section 8.5 - Safety Design
- Section 8.6 - Traffic Analysis
- Section 8.7 - Traffic Design
- Section 8.8 - Temporary Traffic Control (TTC)
Chapter 9 (Acrobat, 1.74 MB) - HIGHWAY DESIGN
- Section 9.1 - General
- Section 9.2 - Guidance and References
- Section 9.3 - Geometric Design
- Section 9.4 - Resurfacing, Restoration and Rehabilitation (RRR) Design
- Section 9.5 - Other Highway Design Elements
- Section 9.6 - Plans Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) Development
Chapter 10 (Acrobat, 612 KB) - STRUCTURAL DESIGN
- Section 10.1 - General
- Section 10.2 - Guidance and References
- Section 10.3 - Investigation
- Section 10.4 - Design Process
- Section 10.5 - Approvals
- Section 10.6 - Standard Format
Chapter 11 (Acrobat, 605 KB) - PAVEMENTS
- Section 11.1 - General
- Section 11.2 - Pavement Design Variables
- Section 11.3 - Flexible Pavement Design
- Section 11.4 - Structural Design of Aggregate Surfacing
- Section 11.5 - Rigid Pavement Design
- Section 11.6 - Pavement Rehabilitation
- Section 11.7 - Pavement Preservation
- Section 11.8 - Pavement Management and Road Inventory Data
- Section 11.9 - Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design
Chapter 12 (Acrobat, 835 KB) - RIGHT OF WAY AND UTILITIES
- Section 12.1 - General
- Section 12.2 - Guidance and References
- Section 12.3 - Right of Way Coordination
- Section 12.4 - Utilities
- Section 12.5 - Railroads
- Section 12.6 - Federal Lands
- Section 12.7 - Tribal Trust Lands
- Section 12.8 - Private Land Acquisition
- Section 12.9 - Right of Way and Utility Records
Chapter 13 (Acrobat, 226 KB) - DESIGN FEEDBACK
- Section 13.1 - General
- Section 13.2 - Guidance and References
- Section 13.3 - Obtaining and Evaluating Feedback
- Section 13.4 - Monitoring