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Answers to Part 1: General Information
a.) INCORRECT
b.) CORRECT
c.) INCORRECT. This is the Concept.
d.) INCORRECT
TRUE is INCORRECT
FALSE is CORRECT
FALSE, although many are. The Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) is a requirement, and sometimes a creation, of the State of California, and there is one for every part of the state. The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is a requirement of the Federal Government and exists only where there is a region with a urbanized population over 100,000. In those regions where both the RTPA and the MPO are required, they may be the same organization, but sometimes are not.
(PDPM pages 1-24, 1-25, 1-30 and 4-8)
a.) INCORRECT. The Geometric Reviewer assists the PD Coordinator.
b.) INCORRECT. The Traffic Operations Liaison Engineer assists the PD Coordinator.
c.) CORRECT. The Project Development (PD) Coordinator provides technical expertise and assistance to district engineering staff. The primary purpose of the PD Coordinator is to facilitate the project planning process through early preliminary review, liaison and coordination. The PD Coordinator is the district's main contact with the Design and Local Programs Program (DLPP) in Headquarters on overall project development matters and procedures pertaining to planning, design, traffic, and environmental issues. The PD Coordinator also provides a channel through which any problem in a district can be brought to the attention of the proper party in Headquarters.
d.) INCORRECT. The ESC Project Functional Engineer assists the PD Coordinator.
a.) INCORRECT. Commercial maps do not provide the scale and detail needed.
b.) INCORRECT. This would be a source of old mapping.
c.) INCORRECT. Caltrans Photogrammetry would make any necessary contact.
d.) CORRECT. Caltrans Photogrammetry includes the district Surveys Unit, the district Photogrammetry Coordinator and the Photogrammetry Section of the headquarters Engineering Service Center Geometronics Branch, and secures assistance from private photogrammetry contractors. The primary focus of Caltrans Photogrammetry is to provide engineers with mapping services for project development.
a.) CORRECT. A Certificate of Sufficiency is requested of the Design Unit by the Right of Way Appraisals Unit when each appraisal report is completed stating that (1) all right of way and access control needs are required for the project and correctly shown on the appraisal maps and that (2) all properties have been cleared of hazardous waste.
b.) INCORRECT
c.) INCORRECT
d.) INCORRECT
The Office of Structure Design (OSD) of the Engineering Service Center (ESC) is responsible for preparing Advanced Planning Studies as part of the Project Study Report (PSR) process. These studies should encompass all aspects of structure work, such as new structures, widening or lengthening of existing structures, raising existing structures, rehabilitating and/or retrofitting existing structures, removing existing structures, etc. These studies can be extensive, as they have to be performed for all viable project alternatives. Efforts should be made to submit to OSD as much accurate data as possible to help achieve a reasonable assessment of cost and constructability. The district submits profiles, typical cross sections, and span and clearance controls for all project alternatives. OSD responds with alternative structural solutions and cost estimates.
a.) INCORRECT. These are planning documents.
b.) INCORRECT. These are planning documents.
c.) CORRECT. The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), the State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP), the Traffic Systems Management (TSM) Plan, and the Toll Bridge Program.
d.) INCORRECT. These are project status and scheduling tools.
a.) CORRECT. ISTEA now classifies federal funding programs as follows :
* Interstate Completion (IC)
* Interstate Maintenance (IM)
* National Highway System (NH)
* Surface Transportation Program (STP)
* Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ)
* Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation (BR) or Discretionary BR (DBR)
* Hazard Elimination and Safety (HES)
* Emergency Relief (ER)
* Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA)
* Other, such as Minimum Allocation, etc.
b.) INCORRECT
c.) INCORRECT
d.) INCORRECT
a.) INCORRECT. The Project Planning Phase, the Project Design Phase, and the Construction Phase.
b.) CORRECT. Programming is not a phase used to broadly define the process.
c.) INCORRECT. The Project Planning Phase, the Project Design Phase, and the Construction Phase.
d.) INCORRECT. The Project Planning Phase, the Project Design Phase, and the Construction Phase.
a.) INCORRECT
b.) INCORRECT
c.) INCORRECT
d.) CORRECT. XPM (eXpert Project Management).
TRUE is INCORRECT
FALSE is CORRECT
With the exception of SHOPP program amendments which are approved by the Programming Program Manager, programming changes are approved by the CTC either by amendment or through the normal programming process.
1) Project Change Request (PCR), for cost change, and scope and/or schedule change, as needed.
2) In addition to the current approved cost and the new estimated cost, the PCR needs to identify a source of available funds to cover the cost increase - ie. cost savings from another project within that same county.
a.) INCORRECT
b.) INCORRECT
c.) CORRECT. Projects that are staged into separate contracts for construction (e.g., for grading, paving, or structures) should share the same project file. Material should be duplicated for the respective Resident Engineer's file, but the Project History File (permanent project file) should not be assembled until after completion of all stages.
Projects considered to be initial development for an ultimate future project (e.g., initial two-lane expressway to be expanded to full freeway) should have their own, completed Project History Files. The files should include sufficient data to allow for the future project development ­ even if the work is not yet programmed. Projects that are split from larger projects into more manageable segments, should stand on their own: a Resident Engineer's file and a permanent Project History File should be assembled for each segment. It is prudent to break out or duplicate material at an early date, for use as a working file for the PE, and as a source for subsequent files.
d.) INCORRECT
a.) CORRECT, PARTLY
b.) CORRECT, PARTLY
c.) CORRECT, PARTLY
d.) CORRECT. The PHF consists of selected project development records and final project construction records. These are to include all letters, memos, reports, exceptions to design standards with supporting fact sheets, etc. that document project decisions, or that would be useful (or required) to develop a subsequent project. The PHF column in Section 2 of Chapter 7 indicates if the record should be filed in the Project History File.
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