Standard Specifications (FP-03)
The Standard Specifications for the Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects (FP) are issued primarily for constructing roads and bridges on Federal Highway projects under the direct administration of the Federal Highway Administration. The FP is available in both US Customary and Metric units.
While the FLH Divisions strongly encourages the use of the downloadable versions of this manual, FLH customers may obtain paper copies of the FP by contacting the nearest FLH Division Office. USFS contractors and consultants should contact their nearest Regional office for paper copies of the FP.
View the FP-03, US Customary Units (Acrobat, 2.78 MB)
View the FP-03, Metric Units (Acrobat, 2.65 MB)
MSWord Files by Section
| Description | US Customary | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction and Table of Contents |  fp-03usc-cover-toc.doc (Word, 140 KB) |
fp-03met-cover-toc.doc (Word, 142 KB) |
| Division 100 General Requirements | fp-03usc-div100.doc (Word, 470 KB) |
fp-03met-div100.doc (Word, 465 KB) |
| Division 150 Project Requirements | fp-03usc-div150.doc (Word, 146 KB) |
fp-03met-div150.doc (Word, 142 KB) |
| Division 200 Earthwork | fp-03usc-div200.doc (Word, 326 KB) |
fp-03met-div200.doc (Word, 322 KB) |
| Division 250 Slope Reinforcement and Retaining Walls | fp-03usc-div250.doc (Word, 302 KB) |
fp-03met-div250.doc (Word, 305 KB) |
| Division 300 Aggregate Courses | fp-03usc-div300.doc (Word, 272 KB) |
fp-03met-div300.doc (Word, 309 KB) |
| Division 400 Asphalt Pavements and Surface Treatments | fp-03usc-div400.doc (Word, 586 KB) |
fp-03met-div400.doc (Word, 668 KB) |
| Division 500 Rigid Pavements | fp-03usc-div500.doc (Word, 191 KB) |
fp-03met-div500.doc (Word, 213 KB) |
| Division 550 Bridge Construction | fp-03usc-div550.doc (Word, 942 KB) |
fp-03met-div550.doc (Word, 858 KB) |
| Division 600 Incidental Construction | fp-03usc-div600.doc (Word, 545 KB) |
fp-03met-div600.doc (Word, 543 KB) |
| Division 700 Material | fp-03usc-div700.doc (Word, 793 KB) |
fp-03met-div700.doc (Word, 781 KB) |
| Entire FP | Single file (Word, 4.33 MB) Compressed single file (ZIP Archive, 749 KB) |
Single file (Word, 4.26 MB) Compressed single file (ZIP Archive, 758 KB) |