communication to staff (including maintenance) of this SOP

communication of the project scope and available funding and pavement design strategies (district-wide policies and project-specific considerations)

existing pavement history and material and structural analysis. Examples include:

performance and maintenance history (multi-year trends)
district maintenance staff input
existing pavement analysis (field and lab testing to characterize functional and structural properties).

equivalent single axle loads (ESAL) and the average ten heaviest wheel loads daily (ATHWLD) review and adjustments. For example, Transportation Planning and Programming (TPP) maps and data for ESALs generated through current data systems may not account for specific truck generators or may overestimate truck loads or percent trucks in the traffic stream.

Modified Texas Triaxial Check process

plan for use of recycled and existing materials

material selection (including selection of hot-mix asphalt [HMA]/mixture type, binder type, type of flexible base, treatment of bases, etc.)

pavement design material properties

Wet Surface Crash Reduction Program

(WSCRP)

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need for and type of subgrade treatment

alternate pavement designs (Alternate materials selection - not pavement type. Alternates to limited competition pavement rehabilitation techniques such as Thin-bonded Wearing Courses [Novachip] should be addressed.)

alternate pavement types for new or total reconstruction projects

pavement design strategies based on ESALs (chart or descriptive)

special considerations, such as:

urban designs
constructability (e.g., ACP to match curb depth)
lateral support provided by shoulders
typical section, front slope, and ditch geometry
project drainage
2R, 3R, 4R criteria
special haul routes such as logging, aggregate haul roads, or energy sector site development
sulfate-bearing and organic rich soils

use and methodology for potential vertical rise (PVR) design consideration

pavement design development and approval process