801 General Requirements
802 Structural Excavation, Backfill and Earth
Retaining Systems
803 Drilled Shafts
804 Piles
805 Structural Concrete
806 Deformed Reinforcing Steel
807 Structural Metals
808 Steel Grid Flooring
809 Welding
810 Bridge Railings and Permanent Roadway
Barriers
811 Painting and Protective Coatings
812 Treated Timber
813 Concrete Approach Slabs
814 Bearings
815 Joints
816 Drainage Systems
817 Temporary Works
820 Movable Bridge
821 Mechanical Systems
822 Electrical systems
823 Facilities
829 Instrumentation and Evaluation
830 Repair and Rehabilitation
801 General Requirements for Structures
802 Structural Excavation and Backfill
803 Sheet Piles
804 Driven Piles
805 Structural Concrete
806 Reinforcement
807 Structural Metals
808 Steel Grid Flooring
809 Movable Bridges
810 Bridge Railings and Barriers
811 Painting and Protective Coatings
812 Treated Timber
813 Concrete Approach Slabs
814 Drilled Shaft Foundations
815 Welding
1. Special Provisions
2. Plans
3. Supplemental Specifications
4. Standard Specifications
5. Standard Plans
1. Special Provisions
2. Plans
3. Supplemental Specifications
4. NS Items - Non Standard Items
5. Standard Specifications
6. Standard Plans
Major Revisions
Reorganized in Construction Sequence
Consolidated Submittals when Possible
Combined 803 Sheet Piles with 802 Structural
Excavation and Backfill
814 Drilled Shaft Foundation => 803 Drilled Shaft
815 Welding => 809 Welding following 807 Structural
Metalwork
New 814 Bearings
New 815 Joints
New 816 Drainage Systems
New 817 Temporary Works
New 829 Instrumentation and Evaluation
New 830 Repair and Rehab
809 Movable Bridges => 820 Movable Bridge
New 821 Mechanical Systems
Moved 730 Electrical Systems to 822 Electrical
Systems
New 823 Facilities
Separated Metric and English Tables for clarity
Consolidated Existing NS Items when Possible
Established Format for Submittals
Modernized Shop Drawing Review Process
Established New Procedures for Project Documentation
Section 809 Movable Bridges moved to Section 820
Movable Bridges for Mechanical, Electrical and
Facilities to follow
Combined 803 Sheet Piles with 802 Structural
Excavation and Backfill
Clearly Defined Sheet Piles (Correcting Current Spec)
Permanent
Construction
Temporary
Renamed section “Drilled Shafts”
Reorganized section in order of construction
Adopted and modified Dan Brown Specification from
NHI Drilled Shaft Course
Aligned with AASHTO LRFD Bridge Construction
Specification and AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design
Specification
Opened up testing methods
Standard items for Static Load Test
High-Strain Dynamic and Force Pulse (Rapid) Load
Test
Bi-Directional Load Cell Test (O-Cell)
NDT (Future Technologies)
(CSL) Cross Hole Sonic Log Testing will be performed
by DOTD
Technique Shaft replaces Trial Shaft
Contractor required to perform Drivability Analysis
(WEAP) to assist in sizing pile hammers and develop
pile driving criteria
Static Load Test – ASTM-1143, Procedure A: Quick Test
Dynamic Monitoring renamed “Dynamic Monitoring
Assistance”
Standard Item “Dynamic Monitoring Instrumentation”
Pile Penetration Requirements – Practical Refusal
broadly defined as a rate of 20 blows per inch at
maximum stroke, for 3 consecutive inches
Updated Curing and Curing Methods
Updated Form and Falsework Removal Tables
Defined Concrete Surface Finishes
Class 2A Special Surface => Class 3 Special
Pay Items for Class 2 Rubbed and Class 3 Special
Finishes (SqFt)
Bearings => 814 Bearings (all types of Bridges)
Bearing pads will be paid for separate from Beam
Expansion joints => 815 Joints
Changed Prestressed Concrete to Precast Concrete
and reorganized
Moved Anchor Bolts to 807 Structural Metals (Payment)
Reorganized to Sequence of Construction
Added a table for Concrete Tolerances
Required measuring girder camber before
constructing risers
Deleted Epoxy Reinforcing Steel. No longer used in
new bridge structures in Louisiana.
Added pay items for:
Stainless Steel
Galvanized Steel
Mechanical Splices
Removed information on Metric Bolts
Renamed 807.04 Fabrication Requirements and moved
certification of shops to beginning
Eliminated pay unit of “Pounds”
Moved Anchor Bolts from 805 to 807, (Payment and
Installation Methods)
Made DTI installation method first to indicate
preference and added Installation Requirements
Eliminated “Lock Pin-Collar Fasteners”
Eliminated punching holes full size
Cleaned up Rotational Capacity Testing
Eliminated welding on Eyebars
Moved Section 815 Welding to 809 Welding to be close
to Section 807 Structural Metals
Consolidated Sections
Updated to include current shop practices
Welder IDs
Edge Blocks – removed and rely on AWS Bridge
Welding Code.
Changed number of reports from 7 to 2.
Specified non-destructive testing for aluminum.
Moved steel pipe and tubular section testing to comply
with AWS D 1.5.
Consolidated Bridge Railing, Hand Railing and
Permanent Roadway Barriers
Moved Section 733 Roadway Barriers to Section 810
Incorporated NS-800-0026 Hand Railing
Under Development
Incorporate existing Cleaning and Painting NS Items
and Improve the Specification
Defined Levels of Surface Preparation
List Zinc Paint System first to show Preference as
Primary Paint System
Eliminated Water Borne Paint System
Add more Enforcement
Moved Joints from Section 805 to New 815
Allows for Future Expansion
Joint Seals
Strip Seals
Preformed Joint Seals
Future Joints
Describe Temporary Works
Contractors Means and Methods
Establish Reviews and Responsibilities
Detour Bridges, Construction Bridges, Falsework,
Formwork, etc.
New Section Number (820)
Added Definitions
New construction sequence information
New field testing information
New requirements for mechanical inspections during
construction
New Section (Movable Bridges and Facilities)
New submittal process
Greatly expanded mechanical specifications
New shop testing information
New requirements for mechanical shop inspections
FACILITIES:
Added Definitions
General Information concerning Mechanical Systems
Code Requirements
Outdoor Mechanical Equipment Requirements
Plumbing Systems for Buildings including:
Material Specifications
Plumbing Specialties
Pressure Testing and Sterilization of Piping Systems
Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Systems for Buildings including:
Material Specifications
Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Information
Moved from Section 730 Electrical Systems => 822
Electrical Systems
Primary Use is Movable Bridges, Roadway Lighting
(Bridge Design Section)
Added Definitions
Better Defined Responsibilities / Expectations
Format has better Organization
More Comprehensive
New Section
Consist mainly of exterior items of the Bridge
Operating Houses.
The specifications shall be used in other building
projects throughout the state.
This Section will consist of the following:
General Information concerning Facilities
Code Requirements
Requirements for building architectural components
Foundations
Roofing Systems
Storefront Systems
Doors, Louvers, etc.
New Section under Development
Performing more Bridge Evaluation through
Instrumentation and Proof Loading
Home for Non Standard Items during Development of
New Technologies