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CONSTRUCTION MANUAL

Bureau of Field Services Construction Field Services Division

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Crews recently removed bridge beams from M-47 over US-10 near Midland

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This manual has been prepared to give information and guidance to construction project personnel associated with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). In case of conflict between the Standard Specifications for Construction or contract documents and this manual, the specifications and contract documents will have precedence.

This manual has been revised throughout to incorporate changes brought about by the release of the 2012 Standard Specifications for Construction and by progress in equipment, construction practices, and materials. The format has been established to follow the standard specification outline with divisions and sections set up to facilitate revision and addition of new information as needed.

Additional information about the Wiki Construction Manual and submitting revision suggestions is located in the Help:Contents page.

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MDOT Mission Statement

Providing the highest quality integrated transportation services for economic benefit and improved quality of life.

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General Information

Current News

With the first release of the MDOT Wiki Construction Manual there are bound to be some errors. If you find an error on a page please contact the Content Manager for that particular Division located here in the Help page. Some sections are still undergoing content revisions, most have been identified by the Content Managers and are noted as such in the Wiki Constrution Manual.

Content will be revised frequently and a way to monitor what changes have occured recently is by using the Recent changes page. This page will show all major and minor edits along with new users that were created. Pretty much everything that goes on in the Construction Manual. For a more specific listing of content changes you will want to see the Recent Major Changes page or Recent Minor Changes page which contain manually updated lists of content changes for specific sections of the Construction Manual.

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Recent Major Changes

The table below is a list of Major changes.

Division	Section	Summary
Division 8	803	Added video from Federal Aid Essentials - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements for Resurfacing Projects
Division 7	707	Complete re-write compared to the 2003 Construction Manual
Division 7	713	Complete re-write compared to the 2003 Construction Manual
Division 7	708	Complete re-write compared to the 2003 Construction Manual
Division 7	707	Complete re-write compared to the 2003 Construction Manual
Division 7	713	Complete re-write compared to the 2003 Construction Manual
Division 7	716	Complete re-write compared to the 2003 Construction Manual
Division 7	710	Complete re-write compared to the 2003 Construction Manual
Division 7	712	Complete re-write compared to the 2003 Construction Manual

A definition to the types of changes that you might see in the Construction Manual can be found under Content Revision Procedures, Types of Changes.

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Recent Minor Changes

The table below is a list of Minor changes.

Division	Section	Summary
Division 5	502	Section updated to reflect current specifications and practices.
Division 5	503	Section updated to reflect current specifications and practices.
Division 5	504	Section updated to reflect current specifications and practices.
Division 5	505	Section updated to reflect current specifications and practices.
Division 5	506	Section updated to reflect current specifications and practices.

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