Public Infrastructure Department, Harris County, Texas

 

Engineering Design Specifications

The January 2009 Revisions to the Architecture and Engineering Division's Specifications are now available for download.  There are 3 revised specifications. 

Please note that previously, in November of 2008, there were 49 specifications revised,  2 specifications added and 2 specifications deleted.

Please click here to download a complete copy of the Specifications. The download is one, self-extracting file approximately 8 MB in size which contains 171 files.

Below is an index of all the specifications that can be viewed and/or downloaded individually.   To view, simply click the specification number.  To save to your computer, right click the specification number and select "Save Target As.." 

The files are in the Adobe .pdf format. If you do not already have this reader, it is available free for download at Adobe's web site. Please note that in the instance that a dispute should arise over the interpretation of a specification the County Engineer's determination shall be considered final.


Index of Specifications for the Year 2008

No.

Specification Section

Rev. No.

Revision Date

102

Clearing and Grubbing

5

1 November 2008

104

Removing Old Concrete

1

1 October 1990

110

Roadway Excavation

5

1 November 2008

120

Excavation for Channels, and other Drainage Facilities

4

1 November 2008

130

Borrow

5

1 November 2008

132

Embankment

5

1 November 2008

160

Topsoil

3

1 November 2008

162

Sodding for Erosion Control and Stabilization

6

1 November 2008

164

Seeding and Erosion Control Blanket

4

1 November 2008

165

Hydro-Mulch Seeding (for Erosion Control and Stabilization)

5

1 November 2008

166

Fertilizer

2

1 November 2008

200

Stripping

5

1 November 2008

205

Subgrade

3

1 November 2008

220

Lime Stabilized Subgrade

2

1 October 1999

221

Hydrated Lime and Lime Slurry

 

 

222

Portland Cement Stabilized Subgrade

2

1 October 1999

223

Lime-Flyash or Flyash Stabilized Subgrade

3

1 October 1999

224

Quicklime

1

1 October 1999

230

Crushed Aggregate Base Course

2

1 October 1997

231

Cement Stabilized Crushed Aggregate Base Course

4

1 October 1999

250

Hot Mix Asphaltic Concrete Base Course (Black Base)

5

1 October 2000

251

Base Repair with Hot Mix Asphaltic Concrete Base Course

3

1 October 1997

252

In-Place Full Depth Cold Flexible Pavement Recycling

2

1 November 2008

309

Milling Existing Pavement

 

October 2000
1st Issue

310

Prime Coat

3

1 October 2002

320

Single Course Surface Treatment

2

1 October 2002

322

Two Course Surface Treatment

3

1 October 2002

323

Emulsified Asphalt Treatment

1

1 October 1994

324

Seal Coat

1

1 October 1994

340

Hot Mix-Hot Laid Asphaltic Concrete

8

1 October 2002

341

Hot In-Place Asphalt Recycling

 

1 October 2003
1st Issue

360

Concrete Pavement

12

1 January 2009

361

Full Depth Repair of Concrete Pavement

 

1 October 2003
1st Issue

400

Structural Excavation and Backfill

2

1 October 1999

402

Bank Sand Backfill

2

1 October 1999

403

Driving Timber Piling

 

 

404

Driving Steel Piling

 

 

405

Driving Concrete Piling

1

1 October 1992

407

Treated and Untreated Timber Piling

 

 

408

Steel Sheet Piling

1

1 October 1990

409

Steel H Piling

 

 

410

Prestressed Concrete Piling

2

1 October 1990

411

Drilled Shaft Foundations

2

1 October 2001

420

Concrete Structures

 

 

421

Structural Concrete

6

1 October 1999

423

Prestressed Concrete Units

2

1 October 1990

424

Extending Concrete Structures

2

1 October 2001

429

Trench Safety System

1

1 October 1989

430

Construction of Underground Utilities (with drawings)

7

1 November 2008

431

Jacking, Boring or Tunneling Pipe

 

 

432

Tunnel Construction

 

1 October 1999

433

Cement Stabilized Sand Bedding and Backfill Material

9

1 November 2008

434

Flowable Fill

2

1 November 2008

435

Timber Ordered Left In Trench

2

1 October 1991

436

Well Pointing

 

 

437

Elastomeric Materials

 

 

438

Preformed Joint Seal

 

 

439

Polyurethane Joint Seal

1

1 October 1990

440

Reinforcing Steel

 

 

441

Steel Structures

 

 

442

Metals for Structures

1

1 October 1990

445

Structural Bolting

2

1 October 1990

446

Structural Welding

1

1 October 1990

447

Painting and Protective Coating

 

 

448

Bridge Plaque

New

1 November 2008

450

Concrete and Steel Railing

3

1 October 1995

451

Removing and Replacing Damaged Railing

 

 

452

Removing Railing

 

 

453

Temporary Railing

1

1 October 1994

454

Deleted

Deleted

1 November 2008

455

Timber for Structures

 

 

456

Timber Structures

 

 

457

Timber Preservatives and Treatment

1

1 October 1991

458

Hardware for Heavy Timber Construction

 

 

459

Timber Bents

New

1 November 2008

460

Reinforced Concrete Pipe

6

1 October 2002

461

Corrugated Metal Pipe

5

1 October 2002

462

Clay Pipe

 

 

463

Safety End Treatment (with full size drawing)

4

1 October 2001

464

PVC Pipe

1

1 November 2008

465

Remove and Dispose of Existing Concrete or Metal Pipe

 

 

470

Deleted

Deleted

1 November 2008

471

Precast Concrete Manholes (with drawings)

5

1 January 2009

472

Inlets (with drawings)

7

1 January 2009

473

Adjusting Manholes and Inlets

2

1 November 2008

476

Hydrostatic Testing of Pressure Lines

 

 

477

Low Pressure Air Test-Sanitary Sewer Line

 

 

480

Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Sewers (with drawings)

11

1 November 2008

481

Monolithic Reinforced Concrete Box Sewers

4

1 October 1999

491

Reinforced Concrete Slope Paving

1

1 October 1989

493

Riprap

2

1 November 2008

494

Geotextiles

1

1 November 2008

495

Removing Old Structures

2

1 November 2008

500

Remove & Relocate or Dispose of Traffic Signs, Mail Boxes and, Roadway Signs

2

1 November 2008

501

Tree Protection and Trimming

1

1 November 2008

510

Planing and/or Texturing Pavement

1

1 October 1998

515

Roadway Shell

 

 

516

Installation of Flex Beam Guardrail (with drawings)

7

1 November 2008

520

Weighing and Measuring Equipment

 

 

526

Membrane Curing

4

1 November 2008

530

Concrete Curb, Gutter, Curb and Gutter, Sidewalks and Driveways (with 3 drawings)

2

1 October 1999

531

Colored Concrete for Sidewalks and Wheelchair Ramps

 

 

535

Esplanades, Medians and Directional Islands

3

1 October 1999

536

Coloring Concrete Medians and Sidewalks

 

 

537

Wheel Stops (with drawings)

 

 

540

Removing and Disposing of Existing Asphaltic Surface and Flexible Base Material

1

1 October 2001

550

Existing Fencing and Gates

1

1 November 2008

551

Clearing, Grubbing and Fencing

1

1 October 1990

554

Wood Fencing

1

1 November 2008

555

Chain Link Fencing (with drawings)

3

1 November 2008

556

Four Strand Barbed Wire Fence (with drawings)

2

1 November 2008

560

Cleanup

1

1 October 2002

561

Video Recording Construction

2

1 November 2008

562

Preparing the Right-of-Way

 

 

624

Aluminum Signs

4

1 October 2000

646

Roadside Traffic Sign Support (with a drawing)

4

1 October 2000

648

Encapsulated Lens Reflective Sheeting for Traffic Control Signs (Hi-Intensity Grade)

 

 

649

Wide Angle Prismatic Retroreflective Sheeting for Traffic Control Signs (Diamond Grade)

2

1 October 2001

658

Delineators and Object Markers

 

 

660

Reflectorized Pavement Markings

2

1 October 2001

661

Traffic Paint (Solvent Based)

2

1 October 2001

662

Glass Reflective Spheres for Traffic Paint

2

1 October 1996

663

Traffic Buttons and Pavement Markers

3

1 October 2000

665

Work Zone Pavement Markings

3

1 October 2001

666

Prefabricated Pavement Markings

3

1 November 2008

669

Pavement Surface Preparation for Markings

1

1 October 2000

670

Barricades (with a drawing)

9

1 October 2001

671

Traffic Control

5

1 November 2008

672

Flagmen

6

1 November 2008

673

Constructing Detours for Maintaining Two-Way Traffic

9

1 October 2003

674

Removing Pavement Striping and Markings

2

1 November 2008

675

Traffic Paint Striping (Water Based)

2

1 November 2008

676

Traffic Paint (Water Based)

 

October 1992
1st Issue

677

Electrical Conduits for Traffic Signal Installation

2

1 November 2008

678

Zinc Coated Steel Wire Strand

1

1 November 2008

679

Insulated Jacketed Traffic Signal Cable

1

1 October 1999

680

Steel Mast Arm & Steel Strain Pole Assemblies

1

 

1 October 2002

681

Treated Timber Poles

1

 

1 October 2002 

682

Traffic Signal Supports:  Cantilever, Band-On Arm & Combination Poles

 

October 1998
1st Issue

683

Traffic Signal Supports – Pedestal Poles

4

1 October 2002

684

Deleted

 

 

685

Deleted

 

 

686

Road Illumination Assemblies (On Traffic Signal Poles)

4

1 November 2008

687

Flasher Assembly Installation

4

1 October 2002

688

Flasher Assemblies

3

1 October 2001

690

Traffic Signal Heads

4

1 November 2008

691

Twelve Inch Signal Head with Programmable Visibility of Signal Faces

1

1 November 2008

692

Symbolic Pedestrian Signal Head (Incandescent Type)

2

1 November 2008

693

Traffic Signal Lamps

1

1 October 1999

694

Down Light for Traffic Signal – Fluorescent Type

4

1 November 2008

696

Low Profile Concrete Barrier

1

1 October 2001

698

Temporary Polyethylene

Water-Filled Barrier

 

1 October 2000
1st Issue

701

Diversion Dikes

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

702

Interceptor Dikes

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

703

Diversion Swales

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

704

Interceptor Swales

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

705

Diversion Dikes with Swales

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

706

Pipe Slope Drain

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

708

Filter Fabric Fence

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

709

Triangular Filter Fabric Fence

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

711

Brush Berm

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

713

Reinforced Filter Fabric Barrier

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

714

Stone Outlet Sediment Trap

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

715

Excavated Earth Outlet Sediment Trap

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

716

Embankment Earth Outlet Sediment Trap

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

717

Sediment Basins

(Stone Outlet or Pipe Outlet)

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

719

Inlet Protection Barriers

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

722

Portable Sediment Tank

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

723

Sediment Sump Pit (with drawing)

1

1 November 2008

724

Stabilized Construction Access

(Type I – Rock)

1

1 October 2002

725

General Source Controls

2

1 November 2008

727

Level Spreader

 

1 October 2001
1st Issue

741

Inlet Protection Barrier (for Stage II Inlets, Gravel Bags) (with drawing)

2

1 November 2008

750

Rock Filter Dams

1

1 October 2002

Revised:  12/30/08

If you have a question related to the specifications contact: Jimmy McClintock.