Design bulletins

Overview

Of interest to Engineering Consultants and the Department's Construction Contract Administrators, this section contains documents that clarify and supplement information contained in the Engineering Consultant Guidelines for Highway, Bridge and Water Projects (Volume 1) – Design and Tender as well as other transportation technical documents.

Superseded and obsolete Design Bulletins can be found below, following the Active Design Bulletins.

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Active design bulletins

No.	Bulletin	Section	Category	Date
3	Revised Standards for Pavement Marking and Signing of Passing & Climbing Lanes	Highway Operations Standards	Highway Pavement Marking Guide	2001-08
4	Guidelines for Service Roads along Provincial Highways	Road Geometric Design	Highway Geometric Design Guide	2001-11
6	Typical Traffic Controls for Highway Transitions	Highway Operations Standards	Traffic Control Standards	2002-05
13	Revisions to Pavement Design Manual for the Selection of ACP Mix Types and Asphalt Binders	Surface Engineering	Pavement Design Manual	2018-10
15	Pavement Design Manual - Revisions - Recommended Minimum Thickness First Stage Asphalt Concrete Pavement	Surface Engineering	Pavement Design Manual	2003-07
17	Urban Highway Geometric Design Guide – Draft	Road Geometric Design	Highway Geometric Design Guide	2023-03
18	Rumble Strip Placement Practices	Road Geometric Design	Highway Geometric Design Guide	2018-03
23	Slip-Formed Concrete Barrier F-Shape	Road Geometric Design	Roadside Design Guide	2007-09
32	LED Lamp Usage in Traffic Signals, Pedestrian Signals and Beacons	Highway Operations Standards	Traffic Control Standards	2006-01
33	Engineering Drawing Submission Requirements on Transportation Projects	Professional Services	Engineering Consulting Guidelines	2012-02
35	New Guidelines for the Design of Roadway Lighting	Highway Operations Standards	Highway Lighting Guide	2006-06
36	Clearview Hwy Font for Positive Contrast Legends on Guide Signs	Highway Operations Standards	Traffic Control Standards	2006-07
44	Second Set of DO NOT ENTER and WRONG WAY Signs on Interchange Loop Off-Ramps - Ring Roads	Highway Operations Standards	Traffic Control Standards	2007-02
45	Use of Retaining Wall Structures for Bridges and Roadways in Active Watercourse Environments	Bridge Engineering	Bridge Conceptual Design Guideline	2007-02
47	Paving and Upgrading of Highway Intersections with Gravel/Paved Roadways at the Time of Grading or First Stage Paving and Final Paving or Pavement Rehabilitation	Road Geometric Design	Highway Geometric Design Guide	2007-04
51	Safety Rest Area and Roadside Turnout Signage 2007	Highway Operations Standards	Traffic Control Manual	2007-07
52	Use of Highmast Lighting Systems on Alberta Highways 2007	Highway Operations Standards	Highway Lighting Guide	2007-06
55	Enrollment (Energize) and De-Enrollment (De-Energize) of Highway Lighting and Traffic Control Systems - AT Enrollment Form	Highway Operations Standards	Highway Lighting Guide	2014-07
56	Placement of Stop Lines 2007	Highway Operations Standards	Highway Pavement Marking Guide	2007-08
58	Distances Displayed on Interchange Sequence Signs 2007	Highway Operations Standards	Highway Guide and Information Sign Manual	2007-11
59	Tourism Highway Signage Program – Brown Sign Conversion as a Result of Highway Construction/Rehabilitation Projects 2008	Highway Operations Standards	Traffic Control Manual	2008-01
60	Survey Requirements to Support GPS Machine Control Construction	Surface Engineering	Engineering Consulting Guidelines	2008-12
61	Errata to the Roadside Design Guide, November 2007	Road Geometric Design	Roadside Design Guide	2009-07
62	Guardrail Reflectors and Reflective Strips on Guide Posts	Highway Operations Standards	Highway Pavement Marking Guide	2016-03
63	Revisions/Updates to the Alberta Transportation "Roadside Design Guide", November 2007	Road Geometric Design	Roadside Design Guide	2019-10
64	Alberta Weak Post W-Beam Barrier System	Road Geometric Design	Roadside Design Guide	2012-11
65	Standard Use of Oversize Signs on High-Speed Multi-Lane Divided Highways 2012	Highway Operations Standards	Traffic Control Manual	2012-12
68	Roundabout Design Guidelines on Provincial Highways	Road Geometric Design	Highway Geometric Design Guide	2016-06
71	Engineering Consulting Guidelines for Highway, Bridge, and Water Projects Vol. 1-2011 Appendix H – AT Hydrovac Agreement Form	Utilities and Land	Engineering Consulting Guidelines	2013-07
74	Fluorescent Sheeting for Warning Signs	Highway Operations Standards	Traffic Control Standards	2012-08
75	High Tension Cable Barrier System - Median and Roadside Installation Alberta Transportation, "HTCB Basic Dimensions Drawing"	Road Geometric Design	Roadside Design Guide	2022-08
76	Ramp Advisory Speed Signage	Highway Operations Standards	Traffic Control Standards	2012-02
77	Amendments to Pavement Design Manual	Surface Engineering	Pavement Design Manual	2017-03
78	Alberta Transportation MicroStation CAD Standards and InRoads Workspace Settings for Highway and Bridge Projects	Road Geometric Design	Engineering Drafting Guidelines	2013-01
80	Highway Pavement Marking Guide Clarifications for Intersection Markings	Highway Operations Standards	Highway Pavement Marking Guide	2013-05
81	Updated "Alberta" Signature for Highway Signs	Highway Operations Standards	Traffic Control Standards	2013-05
82	Longitudinal Sign Placement at Highway Intersections	Highway Operations Standards	Traffic Control Standards	2014-10
86	Release of the Alberta Transportation Benefit Cost Model AT Benefit Cost Model and User Guide	Road Geometric Design	Benefit Cost Model	2018-11
87	Eliminating Screw-in Base as a breakaway lighting standard from the Highway Lighting Guide	Highway Operations Standards	Highway Lighting Guide	2016-02
88	Adoption of Light Emitting Diode (LED) Luminaires for New Lighting Systems Along Provincial Highways	Highway Operations Standards	Highway Lighting Guide	2017-09
89	Bridge Load Evaluation Manual	Bridge Engineering	Bridge Design Guide	2015-06
90	Environmental Regulatory Tracking Application	Environmental Management Services	Environmental Regulatory Tracking Application	2016-12
92	Process for Handling Tourism Highway Signage Program (THSP) Signs in Construction Projects	Roadway Engineering	Traffic Control Standards	2020-06
93	Bridge Load Evaluation Manual	Bridge Engineering	Bridge Load Evaluation Manual	2016-12
95	Precast Concrete Inspector Certification Requirements	Bridge Engineering	Bridge Engineering	2018-08
96	Construction Sequencing and Gap Tolerances For Standard Finger Plate and Cover Plate V-Seal Deck Joints	Bridge Engineering	Bridge Decks	2018-04
99	Revisions/Updates to the Alberta Transportation "Highway Geometric Design Guide" and CB6 Highway Standard Plates	Road Geometric Design	Highway Geometric Design Guide	2023-04
100	Median Acceleration Lane Design Guidelines	Road Geometric Design	Highway Geometric Design Guide	2019-01
105	Naming and Submitting Roadway Drawings	Road Geometric Design	Engineering Drafting Guidelines	2022-01
108	Implementation of Authentication for Electronic Submission of Engineering Documents	Bridge Engineering	Engineering Consulting Guidelines	2020-01
109	Engineering Consulting Guidelines/Project Administration Manual Update	Professional Services	Engineering Consulting Guidelines	2021-08
110	Fish Passage Requirements For Culverts	Bridge Engineering	Engineering Consulting Guidelines	2020-02
113	Engineering Consultant Guidelines for Highway, Bridge and Water Projects, Volume 2-2013, Section 5.4 – Final Details	Project Management Office	Engineering Consulting Guidelines	2021-07
114	Engineering Consultant Guidelines for Highway, Bridge and Water Projects, Volume 2, 2013 (Various Sections) and Various Design Bulletins - (effective June 1, 2023)	Project Management Office	Engineering Consulting Guidelines	2023-02
115	Additional Guidance for Roundabout Design on Economic and High Load Corridors	Road Geometric Design	Highway Geometric Design Guide	2023-08

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