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Design Bulletins

Of interest to Engineering Consultants and the Department's Construction Contract Administrators, this section contains documents intended to clarify or supplement information contained in the Department's Design Guide, Traffic Control Standards Manual, Engineering Consultant Guidelines for Primary Highway Projects, Standard Specification for Highway Construction or related documents.

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BULLETINS

1 - Roadside Design - Clear Zones, Barriers etc. (Superseded Jan. 2008) (pdf 12K)
2 - GUARDRAIL POSTS – Use of Plastic Materials. (Superseded Jan. 2008) (pdf 54K)
3 - Revised Standards for Pavement Marking and Signing of Passing & Climbing Lanes. (pdf 101K)
4 - Guidelines for Service Roads along Provincial Highways (pdf 13K)
5 - Design of Roadside Turnouts on Log Haul Routes - Updated August 2004 (pdf 13K)
6 - Typical Traffic Controls for Highway Transitions (pdf 13K)
7 - Guidelines for Establishment of No Passing Zones (Revised March 2003) (pdf 13K)
8 - Roadside Design Practices for Alberta: An Update on Barriers, Guardrail, Clear Zone,etc. (Superseded Jan. 2008), pdf 13K)
9 - Details of Pavement Sideslope During Various Stages of Pavement Construction, Rehabilitation and Widening (Superseded June 2005, pdf 13K)
10 - Guidelines for Selection of Design Designations on Alberta Highways (Revised March03 and Superseded June 2005, pdf 22K)
11 - Engineering Consultant Guidelines For Highway and Bridge Projects Volume 1, Design and Tender 2002 Revisions – April 2003(pdf 13K)
12 - Access Management Guidelines - Rural Commercial Type Access on Freeway and Major Expressway Corridors – July 2003 (Superseded October 2005 by Design Bulletin 28)(pdf 13K)
13 - Revisons to Pavement Design Manual for the Selection of ACP Mix Types and Asphalt Binders - Updated March 2007 (pdf 371K)
14 - Best Practices for Centreline/Crown Shift on Divided Highways (Rescinded)
15 - Pavement Design Manual - Revisions - Recommended Minimum Thickness First Stage Asphalt Concrete Pavement (pdf 13K)
16 - Drainage Guidelines for Highways Under Provincial Jurisdiction in Urban Areas (pdf 14K)
17 - Urban Highway Geometric Design Guide - Draft – Nov. 2003 (pdf 69K)
18 - Rumble Strip Placement Practices (Revised August 2011)(pdf 493K)
19 - Engineering Consultant Guidelines For Highway and Bridge Projects Volume 1, Design and Tender 2002 Design Cross-Sections on Major Grading Projects(pdf 13K)
20 - Highway Safety Rest Areas - Update to Highway Geometric Design Guide - Section F.2 - (Superseded May 2007)(pdf 132K)
21 - Engineering Consultant Guidelines For Highway and Bridge Projects Volume 1, Design and Tender 2002 Revisions to Sections 3.4, 3.5 and Current References for Section 3 - November 2003(pdf 13K)
22 - Clearance Boxes for Railway Overpass/Underpass and Typical Details for Highway grade Separation (Superseded Jan. 2008) (pdf 37K)
23 - Slip-Formed Concrete Barrier F-Shape (Revised September 2007) (pdf 30K)
24 - Roadside Design - Refinements to Practice (Superseded Jan. 2008)(pdf 55K)
25 - Grass Seed Mixtures used on Highway and Bridge Projects (Revised October 26 2005)(pdf 13K)
26 - Amendments to Traffic Accommodation Manual - Temporary Barrier Requirements on Long Duration Bridge Construction Projects and Requirements for Precast "F" Shaped Barrier (Permanent and Temporary Installations) (Superseded October 2008) (pdf 215KB)
27 - Provincial Highway Service Classification System and Provision of Additional Pavement Width to Allow for Two Future Overlays (Revised December 2008)( pdf47K)
28 - Highway Geometric Design Guide Chapter I - Access Management Guidelines, October 5 (pdf 24K)
29 - Amendments to Typical Barrier Drawing Manual ( TEB Designated Drawings) (Superseded Jan. 2008) ( pdf 22K)
30 - Best Practices for Planning and Design of Freeway Facilities (pdf18K)
31 - Roundabouts : An Information Guide (pdf16K) Superseded by Design Bulletin #68/2010
32 - LED Lamp Usage in Traffic Signals, Pedestrian Signals and Beacons (pdf 12K)
33 - Engineering Drawing Submission Requirements on Transportation Projects (Revised March 2008) (pdf 39K)
34 - Grid to Ground Survey Application (43K)
35 - New Guidelines for the Design of Roadway Lighting (pdf 102K)
36 - Clearview Hwy Font for Positive Contrast Legends on Guide Signs (pdf 81K)
37 - Zone of Intrusion Behind Barrier Systems (Superseded Jan. 2008) (pdf 40K)
38 - Vehicle Inspection Stations / Rest Areas in Highway Median (pdf 36K)
39 - Tender Submission Requirements (pdf 65K)
40 - Land Acquisition Terms of Reference (pdf 44K)
41 - Double Speed Infraction Fine Signage in Active Work Areas in Construction Zones (pdf 199K)
42 - Highway Geometric Design Guide Chapter E Interchanges – Shoulder Ramp Width (pdf 18K)
43 - Painted Lane Width for Alberta Highways (pdf 39K)
44 - Second Set of DO NOT ENTER and WRONG WAY Signs on Interchange Loop Off-Ramps - Ring Roads (pdf 27K)
45 - Use of Retaining Wall Structures for Bridges and Roadways in Active Watercourse Environments (pdf 330K)
46 - Project Sponsor Sign-Off on Environmental and Regulatory Applications (Revised October 2007) (pdf 47K)
47 - Paving and Upgrading of Highway Intersections with Gravel/Paved Roadways at the Time of Grading or First Stage Paving and Final Paving or Pavement Rehabilitation (pdf 23K)
48 - Fabrication of Type SC and SCC Precast Concrete Girders Using Normal Weight Concrete (pdf 126K)
49 - Amendment to the Highway Geometric Design Guide and Design Bulletin #20/2004 Section F.2 - Highway Safety Rest Areas (SRA) (Revised February 2008) (pdf 82K)
50 - Fluorescent Yellow Sheeting for Warning Signs (Revised January 2010) (pdf 31K)
51 - Safety Rest Area and Roadside Turnout Signage (pdf 28K)
52 - Use of Highmast Lighting Systems on Alberta Highways (pdf 19K)
53 - Project Identification Signs for Capital Construction Projects (Revised August 2011)
54 - Divided Highway Cross Section with C-D Road or Exit Ramp/Entrance Ramp on Alberta Highways (pdf 16K)
55 - Enrollment (Energize) and De-Enrollment (De-Energize) of Highway Lighting and Traffic Control Systems (pdf 50K)
56 - Placement of Stop Lines (pdf 27K)
57 - Requirements for Alberta Transportation Water Management Projects (pdf 105K)
58 - Distances Displayed on Interchange Sequence Signs (pdf 35K)
59 - Tourism Highway Signage Program – Brown Sign Conversion as a Result of Highway Construction/Rehabilitation Projects (pdf 33K)
60 - Survey Requirements to Support GPS Machine Control Construction (pdf 152K)
61 - Errata to the Roadside Design Guide, November 2007 (Revised July 2009) (pdf 48K)
62 - Guardrail Reflectors and Reflective Strips on Guide Posts (Revised January 2010) (pdf 44K)
63 - Revisions/Updates to the Roadside Design Guide, November 2007 (pdf 73K)
64 - pending
65 - Standard Use of Oversize Signs on High-Speed Multi-Lane Divided Highways (Revised February 2010) (pdf 37K)
66 - Amendment to the Highway Geometric Design Guide, Chapter B, Climbing Lane Warrants for Two Lane Undivided and Four Lane Divided Highways (pdf 1MB)
67 - Median Crossovers on Rural Divided Highways (pdf 77K)
68 - Roundabout Design Guidelines on Provincial Highways (Revised February 2011) (pdf 850K)
69 - Pending
70 - Highway Geometric Design Guide, Centreline to Centreline Spacing for New Rural Divided Highways (pdf 95K)
71 - Pending
72 - Design Standards / Practice Exception Request Process (pdf 473K)
- Design Exception Request Form (wpd 104K)
- Benefit Cost Analysis Spreadsheet (xls 151K)
73 - Control of Clubroot in Soil Disturbance Work (pdf 160K)