California State Department of Transportation Project Development Workflow Tasks (PDWT)

000 Identify Project Need and Begin Project Studies
(Planning Tasks P001-P044)

Date district identifies project need and begins project studies

010 Approve Project Study Report
(Planning Tasks P045-P075)

Date district approves Project Initiation documents

020 Initiate Environmental Studies
(Planning Tasks P076-P141)

Date district initiates environmental studies

040 Initiate Draft Project Report and Draft Environmental Document
(Planning Tasks P142-P155)

Date district initiates Draft Project Report and Draft environmental document

060 Circulate Draft Project Report and Draft Environmental Document in District
(Planning Tasks P156-P160)

Date district circulates Draft Project Report and Draft environmental document within the district

100 Approve Draft Project Report
(Planning Tasks P161-P172)

Date district approves Draft Project Report

120 Circulate Draft Environmental Document
(Planning Tasks P173-P179)

Date district approves circulation of the Draft environmental document to local agencies, clearing-houses, etc.

140 Conduct Public Hearing
(Planning Tasks P180-P186)

Date district conducts public hearing

160 Approve final Environmental Document
(Planning Tasks P187-P211)

Date district approves the Final environmental document

200 Approve Initiation of PS&E
(Design Tasks D212-D265)

Date district approves initiation of PS&E

220 Complete Geometric Base Maps
(Design Tasks D266-D307)

Date district completes the geometric base maps

221 Send Bridge Site Data to Structures Design
(Design Tasks D308-D312)

Date district submits bridge site data to Office of Structures Design

222 Initiate Structures Design
(Design Tasks D313-D315)

Date Division of Structures initiates structures design

224 Send Maps to Right of Way Engineering
(Design Tasks D316-D321)

Date district sends maps to Right of Way Engineering

225 Initiate Right of Way Appraisals
(Design Task D322)

Date District Right of Way initiates Right of Way appraisals

260 Distribute Skeleton Layouts to Functional Units
(Design Tasks D323-D364)

Date district distributes skeleton layouts to functional units

265 Send Final Maps to Right of Way
(Design Tasks D365-D378)

Date district sends final maps to Right of Way

275 Send Structures General Plan to District
(Design Tasks D379-D387)

Date Office of Structures Design sends structures General Plan to district

300 Circulate Plans for Review
(Design Tasks D388-D416)

Date district circulates plans for review

360 Complete Environmental Reevaluation
(Design Task D417)

Date district complete the environmental reevaluation

*377 Complete PS&E and send to District Office Engineer
(Design Tasks D418, D420, D421)

Date district completes PS&E and sends to District Office Engineer

378 Send Structures PS&E to District
(Design Task D419)

Date Office of Structures Design sends Structures PS&E to district

380 Send District PS&E to Office of Office Engineer
(Design Tasks D422-D425)

Date district sends PS&E to Office of Office Engineer

410 Obtain Right of Way Certification
(Design Tasks D426-D427)

Date district obtains Right of Way Certification

*420 Complete Special Provisions
(Design Tasks D428-D429)

Date Office of Office Engineer complete Special Provisions

460 Determine Contract is Ready to List for Advertising
(Design Task D430)

Date Office of Office Engineer determines contract is ready to List for advertising

480 Advertise Contract
(Design Tasks D431-D434)

Date Office of Office Engineer advertises contract

500 Approve Contract
(Design Tasks D435-D436)

Date Caltrans approves contract

600 Complete Construction Project
(Design Task D437)

Date district accepts completed construction project

700 Prepare Final Project Files
(Design Tasks D438-D439)

Date district completely prepares final project files

* Milestones 377 and 420 are not PYPSCAN Milestones. They were added to reflect the Office Engineer function in the Districts and Headquarters.

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