GDOT Manuals and Guides
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Acronyms
Proven Safety Countermeasures
100

Guide of principles and methods of achieving practical design and optimal roundabout operations through performance-based design

What is the GDOT Roundabout Design Guide

100

GDOTs FY 2025 federal HSIP apportionment

What is $103.6M

100

PFPR

What is Preliminary Field Plan Review

100

This PSC consist of two, rectangular- shaped yellow indications, each with a light-emitting diode (LED)-array-based light source and flashes with an alternating high frequency when activated to enhance conspicuity of pedestrians at the crossing to drivers.

What is a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB)

200

The manual of basic principles and goals established by GDOT to guide and control the design of roadways and related infrastructure in Georgia

What is The GDOT Design Policy Manual

200

This is required when additional scope, time, or budget is needed for a project that has been let. 

What is Supplemental Agreement

200

ICE

What is Intersection Control Evaluation

200

This PSC gives pedestrians the opportunity to enter the crosswalk at an intersection 3-7 seconds before vehicles are given a green indication. 

What is a Leading Pedestrian Interval

300

Guide that provides standards, guidelines, and specifications that will be used for the design of traffic signing and pavement markings prepared for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)

What is the GDOT Signing and Marking Design Guidelines 

300

This is required to move funds from the fy safety lump sum PI to a project PI. 

What is a 1625

300

IDIQ

What is Indefinite Quantity Indefinite Delivery?

300

These intersections simplify decision-making for drivers and minimize the potential for higher severity crash types, such as head-on and angle

What is an RCUT

400

Guide contains guidelines and best practices for the design of streets and roadways that support safe multimodal travel.

What is the GDOT Pedestrian Streetscape Guide
400

Contractual mechanisms (2) for projects if the safety design contracts are fully allocated. 

What is OPD Regional Contracts and Batch

400

PCRF

What is Project change request form

400

This PSC enhances the visibility of travel lane boundaries compared to traditional edge lines

What is Wider Edge Lines

500

This document contains guidelines to be used in preparation of plans, as well as information specific to each section of a typical plan set

What is the GDOT Plan Presentation Guide

500

This office obtains GDOT approval via Form 1625 and FHWA work authorization for obligation of funds

What is the Office of Financial Management

500

WDSLL

What is What Does Success Look Like?

500

This PSC is a process that results in a prioritized list of issues, risks, actions, and improvements that can be used to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on local roads 

What is a Local Road Safety Plan