Plan Reading for Dummies
What is the abbreviation TCP?
Traffic Control Plan
What are the two types of schedules our specifications provide for?
A bar chart and a CPM (critical path method)
What manual addresses traffic control devices and provides guidance for how, when, and where they can be used?
TMUTCD
True or False: Different inspectors can create DWR’s for the same work performed on a project.
False. Do not duplicate information
What documents are considered the contract?
Plans and Proposal
If you have a culvert at station 100+25, what station is 250ft back?
STA 97+75
(10025-250=9775)
Where in the standards/specs will you find language on schedules and schedule requirements?
Item 8.
Where do you look to find out if a work zone traffic control device used on your project is acceptable for use?
CWZTCDL
Who can authorize your DWR?
Anyone (with SM access) but you.
What is a special provision?
A modification to a standard or special specification.
Where would you find roadway or bridge exceptions or equations?
Cover sheet of the plans
What color of paint should be used for survey?
Pink
How much time is a contractor allowed to correct a Priority 2 deficiency?
7 CALENDAR DAYS
Where can you find the CCAM and DWR Template information?
Construction Division website
What is a special specification?
It is a specification that is not found in spec book.
Graphical representations of horizontal and vertical alignments are found where in the plans?
Plan and profile sheets of the plans
What is the definition of slope?
It is the vertical height divided by a horizontal length
For the right side of a roadway, when supplemental plaques are placed on duel-leg supports, which leg are they to be placed on?
INTERIOR LEG
What chapter in the CCAM will you find the required information needed for a DWR
Chapter 4
Where would you look in the plans to see if items of work have special provisions?
The E&Q sheets
Where is the Basis of Estimate found in the plans?
In the General Notes
On a CPM schedule, what is the most important thing to view?
The Critical Path
Which part of the TMUTCD specifically addresses work zone and traffic control requirements?
PART 6
True/False: The information inspectors provide have no impact on contractor’s claims.
FALSE
What rules are set by the commission for the department to follow?
Texas Administrative Code