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District Garage Equipment Technician Charles Toler tapes the wiring underneath a replacement dump bed he has installed on a truck frame after making several electrical, hydraulic and mechanical modifications. MoDOT has made great strides to build a good transportation system and increase taxpayers' trust in its ability to deliver what was promised. Innovative concepts, such as practical design and design-build, were used to deliver those commitments and have made MoDOT a leader in the transportation industry. These forward-thinking, innovative concepts are reflected in the ENGINEERING POLICY GUIDE (EPG). This document provides a single reference for all engineering and engineering-related guidance by combining the former Right of Way, Design, Bridge, Construction, Traffic and Maintenance manuals. MediaWiki, the engine behind the Wikipedia on the World Wide Web, is the software delivering the EPG. Millions of hits on the EPG endorse this format to be easy to navigate and pleasing to read. A small HELP ARTICLE is included to assist with helpful hints on how to use the EPG as well as other points of interest.

EPG 402 Bituminous Surface Leveling 8/6/10: All 3 sheets of the Contract Level Course Plan Template have been revised. New Way to Log into the EPG; No More EPG UserIDs 8/3/10: All MoDOT employees can now log into the EPG and access a number of capabilities including viewing the history of an article, leaving comments on a discussion page, tracking revisions through "my watchlist", accessing a printable version of an EPG article and viewing the "what links here" (that shows all the other articles linked to the chosen article). EPG 109.12 Change Orders 7/29/10: Would you like additional details on change order approval levels? It is available in the new Change Order Approval Level Determination Chart. Type 3 Offset Left Turn Lanes 7/26/10: EPG 233.2.5 has updated and expanded guidance for the Type 3 Offset Left Turn Lane median opening. Contractor's Payroll Rate of Pay Guidance 7/15/10: Mo Dept of Labor rules require a contractor's employee's base plus fringe pay to be equal to or greater than the designated prevailing wage. TA-26 7/14/10: TA-26 has been updated. Turbidity Control and Chemical Stabilizers in the SWPPP 7/13/10: EPG 806.8 Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan now has guidance for turbidity removal and chemical stabilizers. Work Zone Technician Training 7/12/10: EPG 616.21 now contains the latest Work Zone technician training info. Diverging Diamond Interchanges 7/9/10: Guidance for this new, innovative interchange is now available in EPG 234.6. Calendar Days 7/7/10: Contract time should be governed by calendar days on most projects. New Jobsite Federal Poster 7/7/10: The Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act poster is now required at jobsites, as listed at EPG 110.2. EPG 110.3 Prevailing Wages and Records 7/6/10: Guidance for prevailing wages and records was clarified to meet Dept. of Labor requirements. EPG 109 Measurement and Payment 7/2/10: EPG 109 Payment Documentation Policy was retitled EPG 109 Measurement and Payment. EPG 106 Control of Material 7/2/10: Almost all of the articles in EPG 106 have been rearranged to better align with Sec 106. Some have been slightly updated and one, the current EPG 616.27, was moved out of EPG 106. EPG 751.10.4 Conduit Systems 6/25/10: Expanded guidance has been provided for conduit systems. Roundabouts 6/16/10: Guidance for deflection (a horizontal curve in the road that slows approaching traffic) has been added to EPG 233.3 Roundabouts. Life-Cycle Cost Adjustments 6/14/10: Required travelway information for determining the Life-Cycle Cost Adjustment has been clarified and expanded in Alternate Pavement. Easily Printable EPG 903.13 Figures 6/9/10: EPG 903.13's figures are now presented in a more easily printable manner at the top of this article. EPG 750.7.3.3 Environmental Requirements for Multi-Cell Box Culverts 6/4/10: New guidance for the center cell to have a depressed flowline to conduct aquatic life during low-flow in order to comply with US Army Corps of Engineers requirements. Change Intervals for Signals 6/3/10: The change interval formula input (that determines the value for yellow and red to input into the signal controller when evaluating the signal timing) was adjusted for new yellow and red Mobility Plan requirements.