The Highway Design Division is responsible for the design of a variety of mobility, safety, and pavement projects, the development and maintenance of roadway-related standard drawings and policies as well as roadway plan review, pavement design, and survey.
Design Team
The Highway Design and Design Review Teams are responsible for delivering quality road contract documents according to state and federal policies and guidelines in a cost effective and efficient manner. Our team offers the following services:
- Develop quality construction plans for the INDOT Districts, including right-of-way plans for land acquisition, hearing presentation plans, accurate quantity calculations and accurate cost estimate and special provisions.
- Coordinate with internal staffs
- Coordinate with external agencies such as Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Federal Highway Administration as required
- Identify potential ways to reduce project construction and right-of-way costs
- Provide training to new engineers and technicians
- Plan review. Limited review to ensure compliance with state and federal policies and INDOT design guidelines
- ADA Technical Advisory Committee. Review requests for determination of technical infeasibility or inquiry for ADA facilities during project development
Pavement Design
The Pavement Design Office develops pavement designs for INDOT, focusing those pavement designs on the engineering and cost-effectiveness of the roadway pavement section. We collaborate with the district Pavement Asset Engineers and the Engineering Services Division to coordinate and synchronize the engineering data needed for pavement designs: geotechnical investigations, pavement cores, non‐destructive testing operations (e.g., falling weight defectometer, ground penetrating radar and other methods of testing).
Survey
The Land & Aerial Survey Office supports the design, planning, construction, maintenance and operation of INDOT’s transportation system, enhancing safety, mobility and economic growth for the State of Indiana. LASO is comprised of two primary functional areas: Land Surveying and Aerial Survey. Together they work as a team to provide high quality aerial imaging products and ground survey support.
Training and Resources
Highway Design Conference 2024
Highway Design Conference 2023
- Welcome 2023
- Design Exception Refresher
- Standards and Policy Updates
- Pedestrian Maintenance of Traffic
- Pavement Subgrade Treatment Options
- Pavement Design 101
- INDOT Greenfield District Creates a Traffic Project
- Contract Revisions
- IDM Chapter 43 Revisions
- Common Errors Seen in Plan Review
Highway Design Conference 2022
- Welcome and Good Decision Making
- INDOT Policy Updates
- Pedestrian MOT Pavement Marking Updates
- Design Considerations for RCI Intersections
- Work Zone Safety: Improving Safety in WZ Transition Areas
- Design Manual Chapter 204: Post-Construction Stormwater BMPs
- Contract Special Provisions
Highway Design Conference 2021
- ADA Case Studies and Trails & ADA compliance
- Drainage Design
- Environmental Impacts
- Work Zone Policy
- INDOT Updates
- Plan Review Lessons Learned
- Complete Streets and Speed Management
- Guardrail Design
Highway Design Conference 2020
Other Training
- Roundabout Prequalification Design Class PowerPoint
- Right-of-Way Plan Development Class PowerPoint
- Right-of-Way Development Class (May 30, 2018)
Related Links
- Indiana Design Manual
- Right-of-Way Engineering Manual, 1998
- Doing Business with INDOT - Designers
- ERMS (Electronic Records Management System) Information
- Sample Unique Special Provisions
- Special Provisions PowerPoint
Programmatic Proprietary Material Approvals
Traffic
- VSN240 Wireless Vehicle Detection System by Sensys Networks, Inc. Remote (Length of Approval July1, 2019 - June 30, 2022)
- Lindsay Road Zipper System manufactured by Lindsay Transportation Solution Sales & Service LLC (May 2022-Apr 2025)
- Wet Reflective Preformed Plastic Markings (2021-2024)
Contact Information
Luis A. Laracuente
Highway Engineering Director
lularacuente@indot.in.gov
Rebecca Camarata
Highway Design Team Leader
Greenfield/Ft. Wayne/Seymour
rcamarata@indot.in.gov
Alisa Bowen
Highway Design Team Leader
Crawfordsville/LaPorte/Vincennes
abowen@indot.in.gov
Mark Orton
Design Review Team Leader
morton@indot.in.gov
Kumar Dave
Manager - Pavement Design
kdave@indot.in.gov
Eric Banschbach
Manager - Land & Aerial Survey Office
ebanschbach@indot.in.gov