- (1) The Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways, 2023 edition, is hereby incorporated by this rule at HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-17817"http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-17817, and available at http://www.fdot.gov/roadway/FloridaGreenbook/FGB.shtm.
(2) The following documents also are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule:
- (a) AASHTO LRFD (Load and Resistance Factor Design) Bridge Design Specifications, 9th Edition (2020). A copy of the manual may be ordered from the AASHTO Bookstore website: https://bookstore.transportation.org. A copy is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Florida Department of Transportation, Office of Design, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)414-4255, and at the Florida Department of State, Administrative Code and Register Section, Room 701, the Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)245-6270. Posting of the preceding materials on the internet for purposes of public examination would violate federal copyright law.
- (b) AASHTO LRFD Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires and Traffic Signals, 1st Edition (2015) and Interim Revisions for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. A copy of the 1st edition (2015) manual may be ordered from the AASHTO Bookstore website: https://bookstore.transportation.org. A copy of the 1st Edition (2015) manual is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Florida Department of Transportation, Office of Design, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)414-4255, and at the Florida Department of State, Administrative Code and Register Section, Room 701, the Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)245-6270. Posting of the 1st Edition (2015) manual on the internet for purposes of public examination would violate federal copyright law. The 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 Interim Revisions for AASHTO LRFD Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires and Traffic Signals, 1st Edition (2015) are hereby incorporated by this rule at HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15960"http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15960, HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15961"http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15961, HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15962"http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15962, HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15963"http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15963, and available at the AASHTO website, https://store.transportation.org/search?q=specifications%20for%20structural%20supports&categoryCode=&index=storeitem&type=All&pageNum=1&pageSize=10&sortBy=Relevance&itemType=All, at no cost to the public.
- (c) Department of Transportation Structures Manual (2023), Volume 3 – FDOT Modifications to Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires and Traffic Signals (LFRD LTS-1). A copy of the specification modifications can be downloaded from HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15959"http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15959, or https://www.fdot.gov/structures/structuresmanual/currentrelease/structuresmanual.shtm.
Rulemaking Authority 334.044(10)(a), 334.048(3), 336.045(1) FS. Law Implemented 334.044(10)(a), 336.045 FS. History–New 1-22-76, Amended 7-13-81, 6-24-84, Formerly 14-15.02, Amended 8-25-86, 11-29-89, 11-1-94, 5-15-01, 7-9-02, 11-24-05, 10-16-07, 6-4-12, 9-7-15, 6-19-17, 7-20-21, 3-13-25.