To satisfy FHWA requirements, TxDOT Bridge Division must approve each steel straddle bent cap design for internal redundancy and system redundancy.

At the 60% PS&E level, in coordination with the District Bridge Engineer, send a pdf of the following documents to the Bridge Division Design Section Director for

Bridge Division approval

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Bridge Layout
Steel straddle bent cap plan sheets
Steel straddle bent cap design calculation package meeting the requirements of AASHTO Chapter 6, including the calculations demonstrating redundancy. Include explanation of assumptions for modeling and modeling method.

To satisfy FHWA requirements, TxDOT Bridge Division must submit each steel straddle bent cap design for redundancy to FHWA. Upon FHWA and TxDOT's acceptance and approval of 100% Plans, submit final calculation package in accordance with TxDOT Bridge Design Manual – LRFD Chapter 6, including final redundancy calculations, as well as the full completed refined analysis records/computer models as this information will be retained and included with the bridge inspection management system.

An approval memo will be sent to the District and filed in the bridge inspection management system.