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Bureau of Local Roads & Streets Manual - 2005 Edition


The Bureau of Local Roads and Streets publishes and maintains a manual which establishes uniform policies and procedures for the location, design and environmental evaluation of highway construction projects on the local highway system.

The purpose of this policy is to compile the policies and procedures which govern project location, design, and environmental evaluation into one comprehensive manual.

This manual will be issued electronically on April 4, 2005. Designers should begin using the manual at this time. As of January 1, 2006 all design approvals will be based on this manual unless a variance is granted.

Some pages in this manual have been left intentionally blank in order to preserve the proper format for double sided printing of the manual.

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All chapters updated 01/31/06 unless noted.

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Complete
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 Updated 12/2011
  Part I - GENERAL
COVER Cover (164 KB)
PREFACE Preface (187 KB) Updated 10/08
MANUAL FORMAT & UPDATE Manual Format and Update (101 KB) Updated 10/08
COMMENTS Comments (122 KB)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents (181 KB) Updated 12/2011
CHAPTER 1 IDOT ORGANIZATION (602 KB) Updated 2/08
CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (830 KB) Updated 12/09
CHAPTER 3 HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (444 KB) Updated 12/09
CHAPTER 4 LOCAL ROADS AND STREETS FUNDING (749 KB) Updated 10/07
CHAPTER 5 AGREEMENTS (1.2 MB) Updated 12/2011
CHAPTER 6 BRIDGE INVENTORY AND INSPECTIONS (462 KB) Updated 2/08
CHAPTER 7 PERMITS (2.8 MB) Updated 12/08
CHAPTER 8 RESERVED (102 KB)
 
Part II – POLICIES & PROCEDURES for MOTOR FUEL TAX AND STATE-FUNDED PROJECTS
CHAPTER 9 FINANCIAL PLANNING (558 KB) Updated 12/09
CHAPTER 10 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT (5.6 MB) Updated 10/08
CHAPTER 11 PLAN DEVELOPMENT (529 KB) Updated 10/09
CHAPTER 12 LETTING AND CONTRACT WORK (951 KB) Updated 12/09
CHAPTER 13 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION (1.0 MB) Updated 11/08
CHAPTER 14 MAINTENANCE (514 KB) Updated 12/2011
CHAPTER 15 MFT AUDITS (354 KB)
CHAPTER 16 RESERVED (102 KB)
 
Part III – POLICIES AND PROCEDURES for FEDERAL-AID PROJECTS
CHAPTER 17 PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING (434 KB) Updated 6/07
CHAPTER 18 GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES (425 KB)
CHAPTER 19 CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS (1.4 MB) Updated 2/09
CHAPTER 20 SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (1.5 MB) Updated 12/08
CHAPTER 21 REQUIREMENTS for PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMS (490 KB) Updated 5/07
CHAPTER 22 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT (1.8 MB) Updated 2/09
CHAPTER 23 PLAN DEVELOPMENT (295 KB) Updated 4/09
CHAPTER 24 LETTING AND CONTRACT AWARD (541 KB) Updated 10/08
CHAPTER 25 CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE (314 KB)
CHAPTER 26 RESERVED (106 KB)
 
Part IV – PROJECT DESIGN
CHAPTER 27 BASIC DESIGN CONTROLS (475 KB) Updated 12/2011
CHAPTER 28 SIGHT DESIGN (714 KB)
CHAPTER 29 HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT (1.2 MB)
CHAPTER 30 VERTICAL ALIGNMENT (492 KB) Updated 8/07
CHAPTER 31 CROSS SECTION ELEMENTS (1.0 MB) Updated 4/07
CHAPTER 32 GEOMETRIC DESIGN TABLES (NEW CONSTRUCTION or RECONSTRUCTION) (1.3 MB) Updated 10/08
CHAPTER 33 GEOMETRIC DESIGN of EXISTING HIGHWAYS (800 KB) Updated 12/2011
CHAPTER 34 INTERSECTIONS (2.3 MB) Updated 8/07
CHAPTER 35 ROADSIDE SAFETY (2.4 MB) Updated 2/08
CHAPTER 36 BRIDGE/STRUCTURE DESIGN (2.1 MB) Updated 8/09
CHAPTER 37 RESERVED (7.4 MB) Updated 12/2011
CHAPTER 38 DRAINAGE DESIGN (382 KB) Updated 4/07
CHAPTER 39 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (1.9 MB) Updated 10/08
CHAPTER 40 RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS (693 KB) Updated 12/06
CHAPTER 41 SPECIAL DESIGN ELEMENTS (4.5 MB) Updated 10/09
CHAPTER 42 BICYCLE FACILITIES (1.1 MB)
CHAPTER 43 RESERVED (91 KB) Updated 12/2011
CHAPTER 44 PAVEMENT DESIGN (997 KB) Updated 12/2011
CHAPTER 45 LOCAL AGENCY PAVEMENT PRESERVATION (5.7 MB) Updated 12/2011
CHAPTER 46 PAVEMENT REHABILITATION (602 KB) Updated 12/2011
 
Part V – APPENDIX
INDEX Subject Index (725 KB) Updated 12/2011
BLRS PMs
 BLRS PROCEDURE MEMORANDUMS (13.7 MB) Updated 12/2011
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