Overview

The Bridge Division can provide a 30%, 60%, 90%, and/or 100% PS&E review for any bridge project where the designer has specific questions or concerns related to funding eligibility or structural design. A bridge project is defined as any project which includes bridge class structures.
All steel bridge design
 plan sheets must be submitted to the Bridge Division for review. These reviews will occur at all major project stages, including
PBLR, 30%, 60%, 90% and 100% submittals
. At each milestone submittal, submit the steel bridge plans for review via ProjectWise in the District, Design Projects, CSJ, Design, Plan Review, and appropriate % folder.
A completed scour summary sheet (
Form 2605 or 2606
) is only required after the foundations are designed for stream crossings. Zero observed scour may be assumed for the as-built condition in order to complete the form.
District should refer to the
PBLR and PS&E Review Standard Operating Procedures
 for information on the review time, level of review, and items reviewed. The submitted PS&E is reviewed by the following Bridge Division sections and branches, as applicable at the given percentage of the PS&E development:
  • Bridge Management Section
  • Field Operations Section – Construction and Maintenance Branch
  • Field Operations Section – Geotechnical Branch
  • Design Section
  • A Bridge Division project manager reviews the PS&E for Category 6 eligibility and funding levels, if applicable.
The Bridge Division PS&E submittal process is as follows:
  • The District Bridge Engineer must approve PS&E prior to submission.
  • The PS&E is submitted to the Bridge Division, Bridge Management Section for review.
  • Email the submittal to
    BRG_PD_PSE@txdot.gov
    .
  • Email Subject:
    XX%, PS&E, CSJ, County
  • Division review comments are uploaded to ProjectWise for District consideration.
Please refer to the PS&E Review and Processing Schedule to ensure timely reviews and sufficient time for revisions. The PS&E Review and Processing Schedule for the current and upcoming fiscal years can be found on the Finance Division’s internal Letting Management page. Letting Schedules showing projects scheduled to let in the current and upcoming fiscal years are located on both TxDOT’s external web page and the Bridge Division’s internal Bridge Management web page.
NOTE: Access to the internal website is available only to TxDOT personnel. If you need assistance accessing these internal documents, please contact the
District
 with which you are working, or the Bridge Division
, Bridge Management Section.
Preparing accurate plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) is essential to preventing delayed letting dates. For information on PS&E preparation, refer to the PS&E Preparation Manual, which contains general requirements for PS&E. Requirements specific to projects containing structural items are provided below to further assist in PS&E preparation.