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• TEOS Standards Engineer• Operations Engineer

– Region Traffic Engineers• www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/Region_Traffic_Engineers.shtml

• District Sign Supervisors– Oregon Travel Information Council– Oregon State Parks – Sign Program

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• Design Standards– ODOT Sign Design Manual

• www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/• Click on “Publications”• Click on “Signing Information”

– ODOT Traffic Manual• www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/• Click on “Publications”

– 2003 MUTCD with Oregon Supplements• mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov• www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/• Click on “Publications” • Click on “Oregon Supplements to the MUTCD, 2003

Edition”

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• Design Standards– Standard Highway Signs Manual

(Companion Document to MUTCD) • mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov • Click on “SHS Book”

– ODOT Sign Policy and Guidelines for the State Highway System

• www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/• Click on “Publications”• Click on “Signing Information”

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• Specifications – Website & Contents• www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/SPECS/• Click on “Standard Specifications”• Click on “00900 – Permanent Traffic Control and

Illumination Systems”

• Special Provisions • www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/SPECS/• Click on “Special Provisions (SP)”• Click on “Part 00900”

• Standard Drawings – Examples & Website • www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/ROADWAY/• Click on “Standard Drawings”• Click on “Traffic Drawings”• Click on “Traffic 200 – Perm Signing”

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• ODOT Digital Video Log• egov.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/• Click on “Digital Video Log”• Click on “External Digital Video Log (DVL)”• Click on “Digital Video Log”

• As Constructed Signing Plans in Traffic Section

Formal Training Available for Sign Formal Training Available for Sign DesignersDesigners

• ODOT Traffic Sign Design – (Under Development)

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• Sign Design Information• www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/Signing.shtml/

• Click on “Microstation Plan Sheets”• Click on “Sample Sign Plans in Microstation (English

Units)”• Need Microstation to open files

• Sign and Post Data Table• Shop Drawings – Sign Designs Sign

Supports• www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/Signing.shtml/

• Click on “Steel Support Shop Drawings”• Click on “Consultant English Drawings”

Latest Technologies, Practices & Latest Technologies, Practices & ProcessesProcesses

• Assigning Sheet Numbers• Using GuidSign