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Design Memos issued prior to January 1, 2013, except those listed below, have been archived.

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Number	Memo Date	Effective Date	Affected Design Manual Section	Subject	PDF Files
Number	Memo Date	Effective Date	Affected Design Manual Section	Subject	Policy	Advisory	Attachments
13-10	04/15/13	Immediately	51-12.0	Roundabouts		Advisory	Roundabout Design Checklist
13-09	04/12/13	Preliminary Field Check on or after 06/01/13 or as noted	Chapters 49 & 55	Small Structure Replacement, Guardrail Runout Length		Advisory	RDG Table 5-10(b)
13-08	03/27/13	Immediately	Chapter 18	Indiana Design Manual Rewrite		Advisory
13-07	03/27/13	Letting on or after 09/01/13	77-4.05	Signal Display		Advisory	Section 77-4.05
13-06	03/27/13	Letting on or after 09/01/13	77-5.05	Signal Electrical System		Advisory	Section 77-5.05
13-05	03/04/13	Immediately	203-2.02(02)	In-Kind Replacement Policy	Policy		Section 203-2.02(02)
13-04	03/04/13	Immediately	203-2.02(10) 201-1.05 thru 1.08 Figs 201-1A thru 201-1G	Flowline Elevation, Pipe Material Selection		Advisory	Section 203-2.02(10) Section 201-1.05 thru 1.08 and figures
13-03	02/08/13	Ready for Contracts on or after 04/01/13	82-6.03	2013 Interstate Highways Congestion Policy (IHCP)	Policy
13-02	01/25/13	Stage 1 Submission on or after 03/31/13	Ch. 15	INDOT CAD Standards Manual		Advisory	CAD Standards Style Sheet
13-01	01/07/13	Immed	See memo	Indiana Design Manual 2013		Advisory	IDM Chapter Reorganization
Number	Memo Date	Effective Date	Affected Design Manual Section	Subject	PDF Files
Number	Memo Date	Effective Date	Affected Design Manual Section	Subject	Policy	Advisory	Attachments
12-21	10/05/12	Stage 2 Submission on or after 12/21/12	409-9.0	Use of AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications	Policy
12-15	06/08/12	09/12/12, Letting	52-11.01, item 4	Microsurfacing		Advisory	RSP 411-R-432
12-10	06/06/12	09/12/12, Letting	83-2.03(01)	Work-Site Speed Limit		Advisory	RSP 801-C-228
12-09	06/06/12	09/12/12, Letting	Figs 404-4B, 404-4C	Bridge Railings		Advisory	RSP 706-B-197 Fig 404-4B Fig 404-4C
12-08	05/17/12	09/12/12, Letting	410-5.01(06), 410-5.01(07)	Mechanically-Stabilized-Earth Retaining Wall Design		Advisory	RSP 731-R-597 Fig 410-5(0)A Fig 410-5(0)B
12-07	05/15/12	09/12/12, Letting	83-2.06	Portable Changeable Message Sign		Advisory	RSP 801-C-229 Fig 83-2E
12-02	02/16/12	Immed	31-4.05(06)	Pipe Lining		Advisory
Number	Memo Date	Effective Date	Affected Design Manual Section	Subject	PDF Files
Number	Memo Date	Effective Date	Affected Design Manual Section	Subject	Policy	Advisory	Attachments
11-25	12/22/11	04/13/12, Letting	52-11.01 item 5	Ultrathin Bonded Wearing Course		Advisory	RSP 414-R-590
11-09	04/05/11	05/11/11, Letting	49-5.01(04)	High-Tension Cable-Barrier System (CBS)		Advisory	RSP 627-R-546 RPD 627-R-546d
Number	Memo Date	Effective Date	Affected Design Manual Section	Subject	PDF Files
Number	Memo Date	Effective Date	Affected Design Manual Section	Subject	Policy	Advisory	Attachments
09-33	12/14/09	03/03/10, Letting	51-1.08	Modification Project Which Requires American Disability Act (ADA) Component Upgrades	Policy
09-13	05/08/09	09/10/09, Letting	75-6.01	Overhead Box-Truss Sign Structures & Foundations		Advisory
07-10	07/26/07	Immed	82-3.05	Worksite Increased-Penalty Signs		Advisory	RPD Eng. 801-R-542d RPD Eng. 801-R-543d R RPD Eng. 801-R-544d RPD Met. 801-R-542d RPD Met. 801-R-543d RPD Met. 801-R-544d
03-07	7/02/03	Immed	unknown	Policy for Context Sensitive Solution	Policy
01-14	12/10/01	Immed	unknown	Water Main & Sanitary Sewer Construction in Contracts		Advisory