Effective Date Range: September 01, 2015 to August 31, 2016
SECTION 100
SECTION 103 – Award and Execution of Contract
Sections 103.01 and 108.04, Award and Execution of Contract, were revised to reflect recent regulatory changes and to assist with administrative oversight responsibilities of the Economic Opportunity Division.
RSP: 103-C-244
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 2015
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: YES
APPROVAL DATE: Dec. 28, 2015
Section 105, 107 – Inspection Holes
105.06 and 107.20, the Unique Special Provision for Inspection Holes, was revised for use on any project where inspection holes are deemed necessary, and made an RSP in order to assist Districts and designers in reducing inconsistencies and confusion when requiring inspection holes to verify utility locations.
RSP: 107-C-243
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2016
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: NO
APPROVAL DATE: July 10, 2015
SECTION 200
SECTION 200 – Recycled Foundry Sand
RSP 200-R-401, Recycled Foundry Sand, was revised and updated to the current requirements for CPS, moisture content, lift thickness and compaction of borrow and B borrow. Additionally, when the RFS is used in embankment construction, the sideslopes of the RFS are required to be encased with 1.5 feet of non-RFS borrow materials.
RSP: 200-R-401
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2015
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: NO
APPROVAL DATE: August 31, 2015
SECTION 203 – Compaction Acceptance with Light Weight Deflectometers
Section 203, the Light Weight Deflectometers (LWD) unique special provision that has been used for several years to address compaction acceptance with LWD testing, has been made into a recurring special provision.
RSP: 203-R-628
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2015
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: YES
APPROVAL DATE: August 31, 2015
SECTION 205 – Quality Control Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control
Sections 205 and 914 were revised to allow the use of biodegradable staples for use with erosion control application.
RSP: 205-R-261
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2016
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: YES
APPROVAL DATE: December 28, 2015
SECTION 211 – Aggregates
Section 904.03, Aggregates, was revised to create a recurring special provision that would address several aggregate specification items related to aggregates for structure backfill, seal coats, and friction resistance. Section 211.03.1(c) was revised to clarify aggregate requirements for structural backfill aggregates.
RSP: 211-R-625
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2015
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: NO
APPROVAL DATE: August 31, 2015
SECTION 215 – Chemical Modification of Soils
Section 215.09, for Chemical Modification of Soils, was revised to include an option for using the LWD for determination of the compaction of chemically modified soils, and to reference the new specification of Section designated in the recurring special revision for light weight deflectometer compaction.
RSP: 215-R-629
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2015
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: YES
APPROVAL DATE: August 31, 2015
SECTION 400
Section 404 – Aggregates
Section 404.04, Aggregates, was revised to create a recurring special provision that would address several aggregate specification items related to aggregates for structure backfill, seal coats, and friction resistance. Section 404.04 was revised to include SC aggregates.
RSP: 404-R-624
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2015
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: NO
APPROVAL DATE: August 31, 2015
SECTION 411 – Microsurfacing – Design Mix Formulas
Include additional mix-design criteria as recommended by the International Slurry Surfacing. Association.
RSP: 411-R-635
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 2016
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: Yes
APPROVAL DATE: Dec. 17, 2015
SECTION 413 – Full Depth Reclamation (FDR)
Conversion of the current FDR unique special provision to a Recurring Special Provision.
RSP: 413-R-634
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2016
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: TBA
APPROVAL DATE: Dec. 17, 2015
SECTION 500
Sections 501 & 502 – Recycled Concrete Aggregate
Sections 501 and 502, Recycled Concrete Aggregate, were revised to add language to allow recycled concrete aggregate to be added to concrete. This change provides the contractor with an option to use this material, subject to approval.
RSP: 500-R-623
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2015
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: NO
APPROVAL DATE: August 31, 2015
SECTION 600
SECTION 629 – Plant Growth Layer
RSP 629-R-630 was created to promote a better topsoil structure for the development of the seed and sod placed, and help reduce the timelines for the Notice of Termination (NOT).
RSP: 629-R-630
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2016
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: NO
APPROVAL DATE: December 28, 2015
SECTION 700
SECTION 714 – Reinforced Concrete Box Structures
Sections 714 and 723, Reinforced Concrete Box Structures, were revised to require load rating documentation as part of the shop drawing submitting, when required. Section 723 was revised to require details for horizontal restraint for 3-sided structures unless design calculations are provided that indicate such restraint details are unnecessary.
RSP: 714-B-299
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2016
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: YES
APPROVAL DATE: December 28, 2015
SECTION 728 – Drilled Shaft Foundations
Section 728, Drilled Shaft Foundations, was revised to allow the use of type B or type D chemical admixtures that are a component of an admixture system, and identified as hydration stabilizers on the approved list.
RSP: 728-B-203
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2015
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: NO
APPROVAL DATE: August 31, 2015
SECTION 723 – Reinforced Concrete Box Structures
Sections 714 and 723, Reinforced Concrete Box Structures, were revised to require load rating documentation as part of the shop drawing submitting, when required. Section 723 was revised to require details for horizontal restraint for 3-sided structures unless design calculations are provided that indicate such restraint details are unnecessary.
RSP: 723-B-300
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2016
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: YES
APPROVAL DATE: December 28, 2015
SECTION 731 – Mechanically Stabilized Earth-Retaining Walls
Section 731, the coefficient of uniformity (CU) of the reinforced backfill, was revised to require a minimum input value of 4.0 for all aggregates submitted for all designs using the ribbed steel strips curve from AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. Aggregates are accepted by many other parameters such as pH, organic content, permeability, chlorides, sulfates and resistivity.
RSP: 731-B-298
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2015
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: YES
APPROVAL DATE: August 31, 2015
SECTION 738 – Polymeric Concrete Bridge Deck Overlay
Approved vendor’s request to include their EPX 50-Overlay product in RSP 738-B-297-Polymeric Concrete Overlay.
RSP: 738-B-297
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2016
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: NO
APPROVAL DATE: December 28, 2015
SECTION 800
SECTION 801 – Temporary Portable Rumble Strips
Section 801.12, Temporary Portable Rumble Strips, was revised to include a recurring plan detail and special provision to incorporate portable rumble strips into the MOT plan so that inattentive drivers can be given an audible and vibratory warning prior to reaching the work zone queue.
RSP: 801-T-209
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2016
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: NO
APPROVAL DATE: December 28, 2015
Sections 805 – Accessible Pedestrian Signals
Sections 805 was revised to clarify that the raised arrow can be separate from the actuator, provided that it is on the assembly, as well as to allow cast zinc alloys as an acceptable material for the push-button housing.
RSP: 805-T-201
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2015
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: YES
APPROVAL DATE: August 31, 2015
Section 807 – Luminaires and the Indiana Design Manual
Section 807.13, Luminaires and the Indiana Design Manual, was revised 1) to adequately address several issues (including power driver reliability, warranty requirements and the color of the emitted light) and 2) to ensure the design procedure recognizes service life to get a more accurate estimate of annualized costs, and to account for several concepts such as glare and adaptive lighting that are significant to certain types of lighting projects, e.g., downtown streetscape.
RSP: 807-T-193
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2016
2016 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: NO
APPROVAL DATE: March 27, 2015
Section 808 – Pavement Traffic Markings
Section 808.12, Pavement Traffic Markings, was revised to be in line with what is being done in the field to measure dotted lines. The revised method calls for calculating the dotted line by counting the number of dotted lines and multiplying that number by the length of line shown on the plans.
RSP: 808-T-208
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2015
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: YES
APPROVAL DATE: July 10, 2015
SECTION 808 – Grooving for Durable Pavement Markings
Section 808, Grooving for Durable Pavement Markings, was revised for pavement markings so that longitudinal durable markings (thermoplastic, multi-component and preformed plastic) are placed in a groove to protect the additional investment being made in durable markings as compared to paint. The amendment also provides clarification regarding parking lines, minimum temperature for thermoplastic and preformed plastic markings, and the method of measurement of yield lines.
RSP: 808-T-210
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2016
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: NO
APPROVAL DATE: December 28, 2015
SECTION 900
Section 901 – Blended Cements
Section 901.01, Blended Cements, was revised to allow the use of blended cement without additional INDOT restrictions of adding fly ash or GGBFS pozzolans by the concrete producer, as concrete containing Type IL blended cement and a plant added pozzolan is expected to result in as good or even superior performance when compared to combining a pozzolan with a conventional Type I cement. Type ISM was removed from the specifications.
RSP: 901-R-627
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2015
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: YES
APPROVAL DATE: August 31, 2015
Section 904 – Aggregates
Section 904.03, Aggregates, was revised to create a recurring special provision that would address several aggregate specification items related to aggregates for structure backfill, seal coats, and friction resistance. Section 904.03(d)1 was revised to allow any stone or gravel coarse aggregate to be added up to a limiting percentage for high ESAL category HMA surface mixtures. Section 904.03 was revised to include SC aggregates.
RSP: 904-R-626
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2015
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: NO
APPROVAL DATE: August 31, 2015
SECTION 914 – Roadside Development Materials
Section 914, Roadside Development Materials, was revised to include a broader spectrum of requirements to aid in the development of a more beneficial material for the growth of permanent vegetation. Used in conjunction with RSP 629-R-630.
RSP: 629-R-630
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2016
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: NO
APPROVAL DATE: December 28, 2015
SECTION 914 – Quality Control Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control
Sections 205 and 914 were revised to allow the use of biodegradable staples for use with erosion control application.
RSP: 914-R-631
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2016
2018 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: YES
APPROVAL DATE: December 28, 2015