TETP Insights Videos

2023 CDOT Roadway Design Guide

The 2023 CDOT Roadway Design Guide is a major revision to the existing 2018 Roadway Design Guide. It introduces new concepts to defining and implementing all modes of transportation, with guidance on how planners, engineers, and designers can exercise greater latitude when scoping and delivering projects throughout Colorado. To support the rollout and adoption of the new Roadway Design Guide, CDOT Design Area Engineer, Jerome Estes, has created a series of videos to provide Colorado practitioners with the latest guidance on multimodal design, context sensitive solutions, and performance-based practical design. This release contains seven videos. Two more sets of videos will be released later. 

This video introduces the content that will be covered in the 2023 Roadway Design Guide video series created by Jerome. Links to the rest of the videos in this release can be viewed by clicking on the links below the video.

Presenter:
Jerome Estes, P.E.
Design Area Engineer
Division of Project Support

Advanced Geotechnical Methods of Exploration (A-GaME)

Every Day Counts 5 (EDC-5) is an FHWA initiative to push new techniques and technology. Advanced Geotechnical Methods of Exploration (A-GaME) is one of the initiatives for EDC-5.

FHWA - Center for Accelerating Innovation: A-GaME

This presentation was part of a FHWA "lightning round" of presentations to show how CDOT has implemented A-GaME. Multiple DOTs sent in 2-3 minute videos to be shared as part of the Every Day Counts 5 (EDC-5) initiative.

Presenter:
David Thomas
Soils & Geotechnical Services Manager, PG, PE

Automated Flagger Assistance Device (AFAD)

An Automated Flagger Assistance Device (AFAD) is a remotely operated traffic control device that allows one operator to direct and control traffic. In this video Thomas Di Nardo describes the two types of AFADs approved by the MUTCD, explains how to utilize AFADs in traffic control zones, and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of using AFADs.

Resources:

• CDOT Approved Products List

• Project Special Provisions

• Traffic & Safety Engineering Services

Presenter:
Thomas DiNardo
Professional Engineer
Traffic Control, Standards, and Specification Services

Bluebeam Studio Sessions

Bluebeam provides a versatile and robust environment for document review and markup that is supportive of plan review. In this video Rob Beck demonstrates a step-by-step guide on how to set up Studio Sessions in Bluebeam, one of Bluebeam’s many features that allows users to collaborate in real-time. This video also illustrates how to use Bluebeam’s Review Tools - learn how to create markups in Bluebeam and how to navigate the Comments and Markups Log that is generated anytime a markup is added.

Resources:

• Bluebeam Training on Learning Lane

• Bluebeam Support & Training Website

Presenter:
Rob Beck
Resident Engineer - Region 3

Construction Change Orders & Adobe Sign eSignatures

CDOT is changing the way construction project documents are managed. In this TETP Insights video CDOT Area Engineers examine what these changes are and why they are being implemented. They discuss when to use Adobe Sign in place of Adobe DC Pro, as well as available resources for learning to use Adobe Sign effectively. You’ll also learn what to discuss with the Construction Area Engineer before finalizing an agreement with the contractor, and what to do with a completed draft of a change order. Lastly, the Area Engineers explain how to archive change orders in ProjectWise.

Resources:

• Procedural Directive 21.1 - Requirements for the Retention of Records for Specified Design, Construction, Engineering, and Specialty Groups (Paper and Electronic)

• Procedural Directive 508.1 - Requirements for the Use of the Professional Engineer’s Seal

Design Bulletin for the Utility Conflict Matrix

The Utility Conflict Matrix, or UCM, is used to identify utility conflicts with new roadway design features and helps CDOT and utility companies determine cost-effective solutions to these conflicts. In this Insights video CDOT's Utility Program Manager, Rob Martindale, explains what the UCM is, where to find it, how and when to document conflicts during the life of a project, and the benefits of using the UCM process to reach project completion.

Resources:

• Design Bulletin - Utility Conflict Matrix (UCM) - Utility Conflict List

• Utility Program Contacts

Presenter:
Rob Martindale
Railroad/Utility Program Manager

Downloading LiDAR Data from the Colorado Hazard Mapping & Risk Map Portal

In this TETP Insights video Kalli Wegren, a Certified Floodplain Manager and project engineer in the Region 4 Boulder Residency, showcases how to download LiDAR data from the Colorado Water Conservation Board’s (CWBC) Colorado Hazard Mapping & Risk Map Portal. This portal has valuable flood hazard information and LiDAR data. LiDAR data is topography information gathered from remote sensing used for project planning, design, and delivery.

Presenter:
Kalli Wegren
Project Engineer
R4 Boulder Residency

Introduction to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

NEPA, or the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 USC 4321-4335), promotes a national policy for protection of the environment and raises awareness of the importance of natural resources. The mission of CDOT's NEPA Program is to support CDOT's 5 Regions with the preparation of high quality National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents. The staff reviews statewide transportation projects to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies. They also develop guidance and provide training to help CDOT employees and contractors meet the requirements of NEPA. In this Insights series the former NEPA Program Manager, David Singer, introduces NEPA and explores the NEPA Process in detail.

Resources:

• CDOT's NEPA Program

• CDOT NEPA Manual

• CDOT NEPA Tools

• Helpful NEPA Links

Presenter:
David Singer
Environmental Policy and Biological Resources Section Manager

Any questions about CDOT's NEPA Program should be directed to Troy Halouska, CDOT's current NEPA Program Specialist. 

Plan Reading & Interpretation

This 11-part TETP Insights video series is a recording of a Plan Reading Lunch & Learn hosted by Keith Wakefield, CDOT Construction Area Engineer, and Eric Salemi, CDOT Resident Engineer. In this series Keith and Eric discuss and answer questions related to items included in CDOT plan sets, such as the Title Sheet, Typical Sections, General Notes, Summary of Approximate Quantities (SAQ), Tabulations, Views, Symbols and Stationing, and more.
Resources:

• Plan Reading Powerpoint Presentation

• Sample Plan Set

• Skeleton for Sample Plan Set

• Plan Reading FAQ

ProjectWise Active Project Cloud Migration Outreach Sessions

CDOT is currently migrating its ProjectWise data from an on-premise system to a Bentley-hosted cloud environment. Since the process of migrating active projects to the cloud requires the participation of Project Owners and Project Managers, Bentley organized five Outreach Sessions to explain the migration process and inform CDOT ProjectWise users what will be expected of them to assist with this transition. 

This video is a recording of the final Outreach Session and ends with a Q&A discussion. Links to Q&A segments from other Outreach Sessions can be viewed by clicking on the links below the video.

Presenter:
Chad Lauderbaugh
Senior Project Manager
Bentley Systems

Risk & Resilience Excel Spreadsheet Tool

In this TETP Insights series Kalli Wegren, CDOT PE & Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM), introduces CDOT’s Risk & Resiliency Spreadsheet tool. CDOT created the Risk & Resiliency Tool, also known as the R&R Tool, to determine benefit/cost ratios of different assets based on threat type, the likelihood of an event occurring, and the consequence to the owner and user. The tool is a quantitative risk assessment to estimate the potential loss to an asset from a given risk and calculate the reduction in risk or benefit to the asset for mitigating that risk. 

Presenter:
Kalli Wegren, PE, CFM
Project Engineer
Region 4 Boulder Residency

Resources:

• CDOT Resilience Program Website

• Risk and Resilience Excel Spreadsheet Tool

• CDOT Detour Identification Tool