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   Bulletin   Memo   DescriptionRelease Date

2025

RDB 25-03 

Roadway Design Bulletin 25-03

2026 FDOT Design Manual (FDM), 2026 Drainage Manual, and 2026 Flexible Pavement Design Manual and 2026 Rigid Pavement Design Manal.

11/04/25
RDB 25-02 

Roadway Design Bulletin 25-02

FY 2026-27 Standard Plans

10/31/25
RDB 25-01 

Roadway Design Bulletin 25-01

Corrosion Protection Requirements for Steel Truss Pedestrian Bridges

09/09/25
 RDM 25-01

Roadway Design Memorandum 25-01

2023 Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways (commonly referred to as the Florida Greenbook)

03/13/25

2024

RDB 24-06 

Roadway Design Bulletin 24-06

Friction Course Policy

 

12/13/24
RDB 24-05 

Roadway Design Bulletin 24-05

FY 2025-26 Standard Plans

10/31/24
RDB 24-04 

Roadway Design Bulletin 24-04

2025 FDOT Design Manual (FDM), 2025 Drainage Manual, and 2025 Flexible Pavement Design Manual

10/31/24
RDB 24-03 

Roadway Design Bulletin 24-03

This bulletin updates the Friction Course Policy in Chapter 4 of the 2024 FDOT Flexible Pavement Design Manual (FPDM).

08/16/24
RDB 24-02 

Roadway Design Bulletin 24-02

This bulletin updates the 2024 FDOT Design Manual (FDM) criteria for Community Aesthetic Features (CAF) to prohibit the use of pavement art on the state highway system.

08/07/24
RDB 24-01 

Roadway Design Bulletin 24-01

This bulletin updates the 2023 FDOT Design Manual (FDM) 251 Stormwater Runoff Control Concept (SRCC) Development and introduces new FDM 908 Stormwater Runoff Control Concept Worksheet

01/18/24

2023

RDB 23-04 

Roadway Design Bulletin 23-04

FY 2024-25 Standard Plans

10/30/23
RDB 23-03 

Roadway Design Bulletin 23-03

2024 FDOT Design Manual (FDM), 2024 Drainage Manual, and 2024 Flexible Pavement Design Manual

10/30/23
 RDM 23-01

Roadway Design Memorandum 23-01

ProjectSuite Enterprise Edition Resilience Tracker Release

8/28/23
RDB 23-02 

Roadway Design Bulletin 23-02

Revised FDM 122.1.1 Design Variations and Design Exceptions for Safety

Projects

4/19/23
 EOM 23-01

Engineering and Operations Memorandum 23-01

Added FDM Chapter 907 RFP Concept Plans

2/28/23
RDB 23-01 

Roadway Design Bulletin 23-01

Revised FDM Table 210.4.1 Standard Shoulder Widths

2/28/23

2022

 RDM 22-01

Roadway Design Memorandum 22-01

Build America, Buy America Act- Specification, FDM, and CPAM Changes

12/7/22
RDB 22-06 

Roadway Design Bulletin 22-06

FY2023-24 Standard Plans

10/28/22
RDB 22-05 

Roadway Design Bulletin 22-05

2023 Roadway Design Office Manuals

10/28/22
RDB 22-04 

Roadway Design Bulletin 22-04

Audible and Vibratory Treatments for Arterials and Collectors

10/26/22
RDB 22-03 

Roadway Design Bulletin 22-03

700-010 Single Column Ground Signs

6/8/22
RDB 22-02 

Roadway Design Bulletin 22-02

Roadway Lighting Color Temperature by Context

3/22/22
RDB 22-01 

Roadway Design Bulletin 22-01

Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation (RRR) Projects

1/27/22

2021

RDB 21-12 

Roadway Design Bulletin 21-12

2022 Roadway Design Office Manuals

10/29/21
RDB 21-11 

Roadway Design Bulletin 21-11

FY2022-23 Standard Plans

10/27/21
RDB 21-10 

Roadway Design Bulletin 21-10

Requirements for ITS Locators

8/25/21
RDB 21-09 

Roadway Design Bulletin 21-09

Safety Needs Lists Dashboard

8/20/21
RDB 21-08 

Roadway Design Bulletin 21-08

Use of Target Speed to Select Project Design Speed

7/28/21
RDB 21-07 

Roadway Design Bulletin 21-07

Wrong-Way Driving Countermeasures for Arterials and Collectors

6/1/21
RDB 21-06 

Roadway Design Bulletin 21-06

Documentation Process for Design Variations
   Fillable Form 122-B

5/20/21
RDB 21-05 

Roadway Design Bulletin 21-05

Developmental Standard Plans, Index D102-690

(Temporary Traffic Control for Roundabouts)

5/14/21
RDB 21-04 

Roadway Design Bulletin 21-04

Developmental Standard Plans, Index D521-005

(Concrete Barrier at Toll Sites)

4/27/21
RDB 21-03 

Roadway Design Bulletin 21-03

Special Sign Details

4/6/21
RDB 21-02 

Roadway Design Bulletin 21-02

FDM 117 (Monitoring Existing Structures) and FDM 917 (Stormwater Facilities)

4/5/2021
RDB 21-01 

Roadway Design Bulletin 21-01

Plan Requirements for MSE Walls

2/12/21

2020

RDB 20-11 

Roadway Design Bulletin 20-11

2021 Roadway Design Office Manuals

10/30/20
RDB 20-10 

Roadway Design Bulletin 20-10

FY 2021-2022 Standard Plans

10/30/20
 RDM 20-03

Roadway Design Memorandum 20-03

Tubular Markers

10/30/20
 RDM 20-02

Roadway Design Memorandum 20-02

Developmental Design Criteria, D217 (Diverging Diamond Interchanges)

10/30/20
RDB 20-09 

Roadway Design Bulletin 20-09

Developmental Standard Plans, Index D520-030 (Raised Crosswalk)

9/2/2020
RDB 20-08 

Roadway Design Bulletin 20-08

Adding Backplates to Existing Traffic Signals

7/8/2020
RDB 20-07 

Roadway Design Bulletin 20-07

Class 5 Coating Approval Process

6/8/2020
RDB 20-06 

Roadway Design Bulletin 20-06

Embedded Data Collector (EDC) Policy Update

5/4/2020
RDB 20-05 

Roadway Design Bulletin 20-05

FDM 124 (QA/QC Management Plan) and FDM 125 (Quality Assurance)

3/5/2020
RDB 20-04 

Roadway Design Bulletin 20-04

Revisions to Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) for FY 2020-21

2/28/2020
 RDM 20-01

Roadway Design Memorandum 20-01 

The Memorandum has been superseded by RDB 20-04

Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) Changes

2/18/2020
RDB 20-03  Roadway Design Bulletin 20-03

Design Development Documentation Module

2/17/2020
RDB 20-02  Roadway Design Bulletin 20-02
Railroad Dynamic Envelope Safety Countermeasure		 2/11/2020
RDB 20-01  Roadway Design Bulletin 20-01
Project Information Signs		 1/28/2020

2019

 RDM 19-03 Roadway Design Memo 19-03
Special Detours		 12/27/2019
RDB 19-08  Roadway Design Bulletin 19-08
FY 2020-21 Standard Plans 		 10/30/19
RDB 19-07  Roadway Design Bulletin 19-07
2020 Roadway Design Office Manuals		 10/30/19
RDB1 9-06  Roadway Design Bulletin 19-06
Sole Sourced Products or Processes
10/28/19
RDB 19-05 Roadway Design Bulletin 19-05
Directional Tactile Walking Surface Indicator (Directional Indicator)		 8/8/19 
 RDB 19-04 Roadway Design Bulletin 19-04
Community Aesthetic Feature Approvals		 7/17/19
 RDB 19-03 Roadway Design Bulletin 19-03
Wrong-way Driving Advanced Countermeasures at Interchange Exit Ramps
 7/3/19 
  RDM 19-02Roadway Design Memo 19-02
Permanent Crash Cushions		 2/5/19
  RDM 19-01Roadway Design Memo 19-01
Pedestrian Special Detours
 1/7/19

2018

 RDB 18-10 Roadway Design Bulletin 18-10
FY 2019-20 Standard Plans		 11/1/18
 RDB 18-09  Roadway Design Bulletin 18-09
2019 Roadway Design Office Manuals		11/1/18
RDB 18-08  Roadway Design Bulletin 18-08
Minimum Mounting Heights for Conventional Lighting based on Maximum Candela
(FHWA Approved: 7/17/2018)		7/18/18
 

RDM 18-02

Roadway Design Memo 18-02
Project Documentation		 

7/10/18

RDB 18-07  Roadway Design Bulletin 18-07/Program Management Bulletin 18-05
Temporary and Short-Term Raised Rumble Strip Sets
(FHWA Approved: 6/25/2018)		7/10/18
RDB 18-06  Roadway Design Bulletin 18-06
GFRP Reinforcing for Concrete Barriers Through Toll Sites
(FHWA Approved: 5/2/2018)		5/3/18
RDB 18-05  Roadway Design Bulletin 18-05/Traffic Engineering & Operations Bulletin 18-01
Emergency Shoulder Use (ESU)
(FHWA Approved: 4/9/2018)		4/26/18
RDB 18-04  Roadway Design Bulletin 18-04
Pavement Maximum Cross Slope
(FHWA Approved: 4/18/2018)		4/20/18
RDB 18-03  Roadway Design Bulletin 18-03
Audible and Vibratory Treatments (AVTs)
(FHWA Approved: 3/7/2018)		3/14/18
RDB 18-02  Roadway Design Bulletin 18-02
Program Management Bulletin 18-03
Guardrail - Flared Approach Terminals
(FHWA Approved: 2/21/2018)		3/1/18
RDB 18-01  Roadway Design Bulletin 18-01
Program Management Bulletin 18-01
Temporary Highway Lighting
(FHWA Approved: 1/5/2018)		1/10/18
 

RDM 18-01

Roadway Design Memo 18-01
Temporary Barrier		 

1/9/18

2017

RDB 17-18  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-18
Structures Design Bulletin 17-11
Program Management Bulletin 17-11
Box Culvert Summary of Quantities
(FHWA Approved: 12/14/17)		12/21/17
RDB 17-17  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-17
Construction Bulletin 04-17
Design-build (DB) Asphalt Quantities
(FHWA Approved: 12/14/17)		12/21/17
RDB 17-16  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-16
Traffic Engineering and Operations Bulletin 17-04
Office of Environmental Management Bulletin 17-03
Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) Procedure		11/1/17
RDB 17-15  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-15
2018 FDOT Drainage Design Manual
(FHWA Approved: 10/19/17)		11/1/17
RDB 17-14  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-14
2018 Flexible and Rigid Pavement Design Manuals
(FHWA Approved: 10/25/17)		11/1/17
RDB 17-13  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-13
Structures Design Bulletin 17-10
FY 2018-19 Standard Plans for Road and Bridge Construction
(FHWA Approved: 10/24/17)		11/1/17
RDB 17-12  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-12
2018 FDOT Design Manual (FDM)
(FHWA Approved: 10/31/17)		11/1/17
 

RDM 17-05

Roadway Design Memo 17-05
Traffic Engineering and Operations Memo 17-01
Use of bicycle signal faces, intersection bicycle boxes and two-stage bicycle turn boxes on the Florida State Highway System (SHS)		 

10/2/17

 

RDM 17-04

Roadway Design Memo 17-04
Office of Environmental Management Memo 17-02
Typical Section Package and Roadway Key Sheet Updates		 

9/19/17

RDB 17-11  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-11
Traffic Engineering and Operations Bulletin 17-03
DCE Memo 12-17
Manual on Speed Zoning for Highways, Roads, and Streets in Florida (Speed Zoning Manual) and associated Design Standards Revisions
(FHWA Approved: 7/27/2017)		7/27/17
RDB 17-10  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-10
Program Management Bulletin 17-03
Pedestrian Longitudinal Channelizing Devices (LCDs)
(FHWA Approved: 6/21/2017)		6/29/17
RDB 17-09  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-09
Pedestrian Lighting Retrofits at Signalized Intersections
(FHWA Approved: 6/26/2017)		6/28/17
 

RDM 17-03

Roadway Design Memo 17-03
2016 Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways (commonly referred to as the Florida Greenbook)		 

6/28/17

RDB 17-08  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-08
Structures Design Bulletin 17-07
Requirements for Existing Traffic Railings
(FHWA Approved: 6/19/2017)		6/19/17
RDB 17-07  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-07
Structures Design Bulletin 17-06
Design of Traffic Signal Span Wire Supports
(FHWA Approved: 6/19/2017)		6/19/17
RDB 17-06  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-06
Structures Design Bulletin 17-05
FDOT Standard Plans for Road and Bridge Construction - Index Crosswalk and Nomenclature
(FHWA Approved: 6/14/2017)		6/15/17
RDB 17-05  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-05
Office of Environmental Management Bulletin 17-01
PPM Updates for Implementation of NEPA Assignment		5/15/17
 

RDM 17-02

Roadway Design Memo 17-02
Release of Draft 2018 FDOT Design Manual (FDM) and Draft Complete Streets Handbook		 

4/25/17

RDB 17-04  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-04
Structures Design Bulletin 17-04
Category 2 Structures Definition
(FHWA Approved: 4/17/2017)		4/17/17
RDB 17-03  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-03
Structures Design Bulletin 17-03
Design Standards Revision for Index 11300 - Steel Overhead Sign Structures
(FHWA Approved: 4/6/2017)		4/6/17
RDB 17-02  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-02
Structures Design Bulletin 17-02
Traffic Engineering & Operations Bulletin 17-02
Signs and Sign Supports Attached to Bridges
(FHWA Approved: 3/28/2017)		 

3/30/17

 

RDM 17-01

Roadway Design Memo 17-01
Structures Design Memo 17-01
FDOT Standard Plans for Road and Bridge Construction		 

3/1/17

RDB 17-01  Roadway Design Bulletin 17-01
Traffic Engineering & Operations Bulletin 17-01
Design Standards Index 17727 - Span Wire Traffic Signal Hangers		 

1/6/17

2016

RDB 16-12  Roadway Design Bulletin 16-12
2017 Plans Preparation Manual (PPM)		 

11/1/16

RDB 16-11  Roadway Design Bulletin 16-11
Structures Design Bulletin 16-11
FY 2017-18 Design Standards eBook
(FHWA Approved: 11/1/2016)		 

11/1/16

RDB 16-10  Roadway Design Bulletin 16-10
Production Support Bulletin 16-02
Program Management Bulletin 16-05
Selective Clearing and Grubbing
(FHWA Approved: 8/25/2016)		 

9/13/16

RDB 16-09  Roadway Design Bulletin 16-09
IMPLEMENTATION -Flexible Pavement Design Manual 2016 Update
(FHWA Approved: 9/8/2016)		 

9/12/16

RDB 16-08  Roadway Design Bulletin 16-08
FHWA Controlling Design Elements
(FHWA Approved: 8/17/2016)		 

8/24/16

RDB 16-07  Roadway Design Bulletin 16-07
Rumble Striping
(FHWA Approved: 8/19/2016)		 

8/19/16

RDB 16-06  Roadway Design Memo 16-06
Structures Design Bulletin 16-08
Category 2 Structures Definition
(FHWA Approved: 8/16/2016)		 

8/18/16

 RDM 16-02Roadway Design Memo 16-02
Design Methodology for Intersection Lighting Retrofit Projects		 

8/4/16

RDB 16-05  Roadway Design Bulletin 16-05
Program Management Bulletin 16-03
Asphalt Pavement Binders
(FHWA Approved: 6/14/2016)		 

8/2/16

 RDM 16-01Roadway Design Memo 16-01
FDOT Design Manual		 

6/22/16

RDB 16-04  Roadway Design Bulletin 16-04
Single-Slope Concrete Barriers
(FHWA Approved: 6/17/2016)		6/20/16
RDB 16-03  Roadway Design Bulletin 16-03
Key Sheet		 

5/12/16

RDB 16-02  Engineering and Operations Memo 16-01
Roadway Design Bulletin 16-02
Structures Design Bulletin 16-03
Program Management Memo 16-01
DCE Memo No. 03-16
DME Memo No. 16-01
MASH-16 Implementation Plan
(FHWA Approved: 2/5/2016) 		 

2/5/16

RDB 16-01  Roadway Design Bulletin 16-01
Design Standards, Index 400 (Guardrail)
(FHWA Approved: 2/1/2016)		 

2/1/16

2015

RDB 15-16  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-16
Implementation - Plans Preparation Manual - January 1, 2016		 

12/23/15

RDB 15-15  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-15
Structures Design Bulletin 15-11
FY 2016-17 Design Standards eBook
(FHWA Approved: 12/17/2015)		 

12/23/15

RDB 15-14  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-14
DCE Memorandum 24-15
Traffic Engineering & Operations Bulletin 12-15
Design Standards Index 17727 - Span Wire Traffic Signal Hangers
(FHWA Approved: 12/17/2015)		 

12/17/15

RDB 15-13  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-13
Structures Design Bulletin 15-09
Fire Suppression Systems
(FHWA Approved: 9/23/2015)		 

9/24/15

RDB 15-12  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-12
Structures Design Bulletin 15-07
Pipes within Walled Embankment Sections
(FHWA Approved: 8/18/2015)		 

8/27/15

RDB 15-11  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-11
Materials Bulletin 11-15
Structures Design Bulletin 15-05
Estimates Bulletin 15/04
Monitor Existing Structures
(FHWA Approved: 6/29/2015)		 

7/8/15

RDB 15-10  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-10
Temporary Traffic Control - Warning Lights and Flags
(FHWA Approved: 7/02/2015)		 

7/8/15

RDB 15-09  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-09
Structures Design Bulletin 15-04
2016 Design Standards
(FHWA Approved: 6/18/2015)		7/1/15
RDB 15-08  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-08
Traffic Operations Bulletin 03-15
Signing and Pavement Marking Standards at Ramp Intersections
(FHWA Approved: 4/14/2015)		4/15/15
RDB 15-07  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-07
Traffic Operations Bulletin 02-15
Evaluation of Intersections for Roundabouts
(FHWA Approved: 4/13/2015)		4/15/15
RDB 15-06  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-06
Design Standards Index 607 and 619
(FHWA Approved: 3/30/2015)		 

4/1/15

RDB 15-05  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-05
High Tension Cable Barrier (HTCB)
(FHWA Approved: 2/26/2015)		 

2/26/15

RDB 15-04  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-04
Materials Bulletin 04-15
Structures Design Bulletin 15-02
Estimates Bulletin 15-03
Protection of Existing Structures
(FHWA Approved: 1/30/2015)		 

2/6/15

RDB 15-03  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-03
Estimates Bulletin 15-02
Rumble Striping
(FHWA Approved: 1/21/2015)		1/22/15
RDB 15-02  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-02
Pavement Marking Materials Selection
(FHWA Approved: 1/21/2015)		1/22/15
RDB 15-01  Roadway Design Bulletin 15-01
Implementation - Plans Preparation Manual - January 1, 2015 Revised Update		1/1/15

Archived Bulletins and Memos for 1998 - 2014