Notice: The processing of Unique Special Provisions for INDOT construction contracts is changing.  USPs will be submitted into our new SharePoint portal October 1, 2020.  Virtual training sessions will begin on August 27th and end on September 17th.  The link to training is posted on the Contract Letting Information Page as well as other information about the change.

The INDOT Standards and Policy Division maintains this webpage to provide resources that support the design and development of INDOT bridge and road projects.

General Design

• Indiana Design Manual (IDM)
• INDOT Standards and Specifications
• Design Memos (IDM, Standards, and policy updates)
• Design Manual Editable Documents
• Maps for Designers (Traffic Statistics, NHS and more)
• INDOT Research & Archive Request Form Historical construction plans and right of way information from INDOT's archives. This request form is not to be used for the contract bidding process. 
  • Obsolete standard drawing requests must be made seperately. Send the request to DesignManualInquiries@indot.in.gov and include the title sheet or appropriate plan sheet with the standard identified. 
• INDOT Technical Applications Pathway (ITAP)
  • ​Design Submittal (ERMS)
  • Project Commitments Database

Plan Production

• INDOT Typical Plans (Bridge)
• INDOT CAD Support
• INDOT CAD Standards Manual
  • CAD Standards Style Sheet
  • Sample INDOT Borders, Full-Size (added Mar. 2014)
  • Sample INDOT Custom Linestyles (added Mar. 2014)

Design Submittal 

• ERMS Information
• ERMS Naming Convention
• Example Email Notification
• INDOT Consultant Performance Evaluation Guidelines (Consultants Homepage)

Road Design

Highway Design Homepage

• Hot Topics and Practice Pointers
• RoadHAT Practice Pointers for Design Exceptions
• ADA Design 
  • United States Access Board, Home Page
  • Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG)
  • Shared Use Paths, Supplement

IHSDM Update with INDOT Specific Files

• Indiana IHSDM Calibration Guide
• config.cd.cpm.local_1.xml
• config.md.cpm.local_1.xml
• INDOT Approved Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) / Crash Modification Factor (CMF) Values

Bridge Design and Bridge Management

Bridges Homepage

• Bridge Design Practice Pointers
• Concrete Beam Detail .DGN Files (added May 2015)
• INDOT Bridge Aesthetics Policy (added July 2018) 
  • Bridge Aesthetics Routing Form (Revised July 2019)
• INDOT Bridge and Culvert Preventative Maintenance Agreement
• INDOT Sample Scour Report (Design Manual Editable Documents, under Hyrdaulics)
• Indiana Historic Bridges Inventory Summary and Results
• Inventory of Bridges Book
• Pipe Material Selection Program

Engineering Assessment

• Engineering Assessment Manual

Survey

Land & Aerial Survey Homepage

Pavement Design

Pavement Design Homepage

• INDOT Pavement Preservation Initiative

Traffic and Traffic Safety

Traffic Engineering Homepage

• Intersection Decision Guide
• Interstate Access Request Procedures
• Interstate Access Programmatic Agreement
• Intersection Traffic Analysis Procedures (New)
• INDOT Guidelines for Portable Changeable Message Signs 
• Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (IMUTCD)
• Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
• Standard Highway Signs and Markings

Work Zone Safety

Work Zone Safety Homepage

• INDOT Interstate Highways Congestion Policy
• INDOT Work Zone Safety & Mobility Policy (New in 2015)
• Additional Work Zone Safety Resources
  • National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse
  • Guidelines on the Use of Positive Protection in Temporary Traffic Control Zones
  • Applying ADA in Work Zones - A Practitioner's Guide
  • Portable Positive Protection: A Guide for Short Duration and Short Term Work Zones
  • Guidance: Use of Work Zone Clear Zones, Buffer Spaces, and Positive Protection Deflection Distances
  • Work Zone Positive Protection Toolbox

Environmental

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Environmental Services Division Homepage

• Stormwater Quality Manager Level Determination Guidelines
• Noise Policy
• Waterway Permit Manual
• Approved list of Wetland Delineators for INDOT Project Contractors
• Project Commitment Documents. The project commitments database provides documentation regarding project commitments and their resolution from inception through design and onto construction. The project commitments report is required for all projects.
  • Database Procedure
  • Environmental Commitments Guidelines
  • "Getting Started" Help Document
  • Import Spreadsheet - Commitments Database

Right-of-Way

• Right-of-Way Engineering Manual, 1998

Utilities and Railroad

• Utility Coordination
• Railroad Coordination

Project Management

Capital Program Management Homepage

Geotechnical  

Geotechnical Division Homepage

• Geotechnical Manuals & Guidelines

Contact Information

DesignManualInquiries@indot.in.gov