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FDOT DESIGN STANDARDS

Abbreviation Meaning

°C (degree)Celsius

µ Micro

2-L Two-Lane

2L1W One-WayTwo-Lane

2L2W Two-WayTwo-Lane

A Amperes orArea

AAA Association AutomobileAmerican

AADT Traffic Daily AverageAnnual

AASHO Officials Highway State Of AssociationAmerican

AASHTO

Officials Transportation AndHighway

State Of AssociationAmerican

ABC Course BaseAsphalt

Abd. Abandoned

ABS PipeAcrylonitrite-Butadiene-Styrene

Conc. Asph. orAC ConcreteAsphaltic

Ac.AC, Acre

Accel. Acceleration

ACI Institute ConcreteAmerican

Act. Actuated

ADA The Act, Disabilities WithAmericans

Adh. Adhesive

Adj. Adjust

ADT Traffic DailyAverage

AFAD Device Assistance FlaggerAutomated

Agg. Aggregate

Ah. Ahead

AISC Construction Steel Of InstituteAmerican

AISI Institute Steel and IronAmerican

Alt. Alternate

Al.Alum., Aluminum

AM Noon 11:59 Until Midnight12:00

ANSI Institute Standards NationalAmerican

AOS Size OpeningApparent

APL List ProductsApproved

Appl. ApplicationApplied,

Apprh. Approach

Approx. Approximate

ARTBA

AssociationBuilders

Transportation & RoadAmerican

Artf. Artificial

Asph. Asphalt

Assem. Assembly

Assn. Association

Assoc. AssociationAssociate,

ASTM Materials And Testing For SocietyAmerican

ATPB Base Permeable TreatedAsphalt

Attn. Attention

Attnuatr. Attenuator

Auxil. orAux. Auxiliary

Ave. Avenue

AWG Gauge WireAmerican

AWS Society WeldingAmerican

Az Azimuth

B toB Back toBack

B.C.B/C, Curb OfBack

Basc. Bascule

BC Circle Bolt or CapBottle

BCCMP Culvert Pipe Metal Corrugated CoatedBituminous

BCPA Culvert Arch Pipe CoatedBituminous

BCPCMP Culvert Pipe Metal Corrugated Paved And CoatedBituminous

BCPPA Culvert Arch Pipe Paved And CoatedBituminous

BCT Terminal CableBreakaway

BCWE Elevation Water ClearanceBase

Bnd. orBd. Bonded orBond

Bdr. Border

BE ElectricBuried

Beg. Begin

Bit. Bituminous

Bk. Back

� orBL LineBase

BLC Control LineBase

Bldg. Building


Blkhd. Bulkhead

BLON Need Of LengthBegin

Blvd. Boulevard

BM MarkBench

Bndry. Boundary

BO OutletBasin

BOS Survey OfBeginning

Bot. Bottom

BP PitBorrow

Bq. Becquerel

Br. Bridge

Brg. Bearing

Brkwy. Breakaway

BT Duct or Cable TelephoneBuried

Btfly. Butterfly

B/WBtwn., Between

BW Ways Both or Width Bottom Wire,Barbed

C Length Cycle or Coulomb Colorless, Cut, Length,Cantilever

G &C Gutter AndCurb

C.C. CushionCrash

C-I-PC.I.P., Place InCast

CA AggregateCoarse

CAP Pipe AluminumCorrugated

Cap. Capacity

Caps. LettersCapital

CASP Pipe Steel AluminizedCorrugated

CATV TelevisionCable

CB BasinCatch

CBC Culvert BoxConcrete

CBS Structure BoxConcrete

C to C or C/CCC, Center toCenter

CCEW Way Each Center toCenter

CCTV TelevisionClosed-Circuit

cd Candela

CD (Geotextiles) Direction Cross Drain,Cross

Cem. Cemetery orCement

Cem’d. Cemented

C.F.CF, FootCubic

CFR Regulations Federal ofCode

CFS Second Per FeetCubic

Ch. Channel

Chchg. ChangeChannel

Chg. Changeable

CI IronCast

CIP Pipe IronCast

circ. Circumference

Ckt. Circuit

¡ or C/LCL, LineCenter

Clear orCl. Clearance

CM MonumentConcrete

CMB Barrier MedianConcrete

CMP Pipe MetalCorrugated

CMPA Arch Pipe MetalCorrugated

CO OutClean

Co. Company orCounty

Col. Column

Com. Common orCommercial

COMM Committee By orCommittee

Comp. Composite

Con. Connection orConnect

Conc. Concrete

Const. Construction orConstruct

Cont. Continuation

Contr. Contractor

Contrl. Controller

Coord. Coordinate

Cor. Corner

Corr. Corrugated

Cov. Cover

CP PipeConcrete

CPE Pipe PolyethyleneCorrugated

CPT Test PenetrationCone


CR Road County or RadiusControl

CRA Area RecoveryClear

Cse. orCrs. Course

CS Spiral ToCurve

CSIP Proposal Initiative SavingsCost

CSL Logging SonicCross-hole

CSP Pipe SteelCorrugated

CT TrunkClear

Ctlvr. Cantilever

CTPB Base Permeable TreatedCement

Ctrs.Ctr., Center

Cu orCU Copper

C.Y. or CY, Yd.,Cu. YardCubic

Culv. Culvert

Cwt. Hundredweight

Cyl. Cylindrical

D

Distribution

Directional or DiameterDistance,

Density, Depth, Curvature, OfDegree

Ø or Dia.D, Diameter

DA Angle Deflection or AreaDrainage

DBH Height Breast AtDiameter

DBI Inlet BottomDitch

Dbl. Double

DCS (Spiral) Curvature OfDegree

DD DensityDry

DDHV Traffic Hour DesignDirectional

Decel. Deceleration

Deg. Degree

Delin. Delineators

Demobl. Demobilization

Dept. Department

Det. Detectable Detection,Detour,

DFE Elevation FloodDesign

Dgn. orDGN Design

DHV Volume HourlyDesign

DHW Water HighDesign

DHWE Elevation Water HighDesign

DI InletDrop

Dim. Dimension

Disp. Disposal

Dist. Distance

DLS Surveyor LocationDistrict

DMM Manual MailDomestic

DOT Transportation OfDepartment

D.P.I. orDPI Intersection PointDitch

DR ReviewDesign

Dr. DriveDrain,

Driv. Driven

Drwy. Driveway

DS SpeedDesign

DSL Life ServiceDesign

DT Ditch

DTOE Engineer Operations TrafficDistrict

Dwg. Drawing

E Distance External orEast

e rateSuperelevation

E toE End toEnd

EOP orE.P. Pavement OfEdge

Ea. orEA Each

EB Eastbound

ED DayEach

EIA Alliance IndustriesElectronic

Elev. orEl. Elevation

Elast. Elastomeric

Elec. Electric

Ellip. Elliptical

Embed. Embedment

Embk. Embankment

Emul. Emulsified

Encl. Enclosure

Engr. Engineer

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EPDM Monomer Diene PropyleneEthylene

Eq. Equal orEquation

Equip. Equipment

Esmt. Easement

Est. Established orEstablish

Estm. orEst. Estimate

etc. orEtc. Forth) So (And CeteraEt

ETP Pitch ToughElectronic

EW Endwall

Ex. ExampleExcept,

Excav. orExc. Excavation

Exist. Existing

Exp. Expansion

Ext. Extension

Exwy. Expressway

F FaradFill,

I &F Install &Furnish

Final orF QuantityFinal

F toF Face toFace

¥ or FLF.L., LineFlow

F.S. StatutesFlorida

FA Aggregate Fine or AidFederal

FAC Code AdministrativeFlorida

FAP Project AidFederal

FBT Tee BulbFlorida

FC CourseFriction

FD DrainFrench

Fdn. Foundation

FDOT Transportation Of DepartmentFlorida

FE ElevationFloor

Fed. Federal

Fert. Fertilizer

FES Section EndFlared

FETS Section Terminal EndFlared

FH HydrantFire

FHWA Administration HighwayFederal

FIB Beam IFlorida

Fig. Figure

Fin. Finish

Fla. or Fl.FL, Florida

Flex. Flexible

FNQ Burn) Slow (TypeFuse

FOC Cable OpticsFiber

FPID Number Identification ProjectFinancial

fpm orFPM Minute PerFeet

fps orFPS Second PerFeet

Fr. orFR Frame

Frang. Frangible

Freq. Frequency

FS SideFar

Ft. Feet orFoot

FTB Barrier TurbidityFloating

FTBA Association Builder TransportationFlorida

FTP Plans TrafficFlorida

Furn. Furnish

G Modulus Shear or GaussGiga,

g Gravity orGram

Ga. Gage orGauge

Gal. orGa. Gallon

Galv. Galvanized

Gar. Garage

GD DrainGutter

GFI Interrupter FaultGround

GIP Pipe IronGalvanized

GM MainGas

GP PointGrade

Gr. Grate or GuardrailGrade,

Gro. orGr. Gross

wt. gr. or Wt.Gr. WeightGross

GRC Conduit Steel RigidGalvanized

Grd. Ground


GRI Institute ResearchGeosynthetic

kmgross KilometerGross

Gttr. Gutter

h Hecto

H Henry

HSH.S., StrengthHigh

ha Hectare

HAR Radio AdvisoryHighway

HB BalesHay

HC ClearanceHorizontal

HD Duty Heavy or DensityHigh

Hd. Head

HDPE Polyethylene DensityHigh

Hdwl. Headwall

HH HexHeavy

Hndrl. Handrail

HOA Hand/Off/Automatic

Hor. orHoriz. Horizontal

HOT Tolls OccupancyHigh

HOV Vehicle OccupancyHigh

HP Horsepower or PressureHigh

Hr. Hour

Hse. House

HSHV Vertical Horizontal StrengthHigh

Ht. Height

H.W. orHW Water Hot or WaterHigh

Hwy. Highway

Hyd. Hydraulic

Hz Hertz

I Interstate (Delta), AngleExternal

I.D.ID, Identification or DiameterInside

IES Society EngineeringIlluminating

IMC Conduit MetalIntermediate

in. Inch(es)

Inc. Including orIncorporated

Inc. orIncl. Included

Ind. Industrial orIndustry

Install. Installed

Int. Interior

Ichg. orIntchg. Interchange

Inter. Intermediate

Inv. Invert

IP PipeIron

IR RodIron

Isect. Intersection

Isl. Island

ITE Engineers Transportation OfInstitute

ITS Systems TransportationIntelligent

J Joule

JB BoxJunction

Jct. Junction

Jt. Joint

K Factor HourDesign

K Kelvin

k (prefix)Kilo

kg Kilogram

kg/m Meter PerKilogram

�kg/m Meter Cubic PerKilogram

�kg/m Meter Square PerKilogram

Kilo ThousandOne

Kip Pounds1000

km Kilometer

km/h Hour PerKilometer

kN Kilonewton

kn Knot

kPa Kilopascal

ksi Inch Square PerKips

kV Kilovolt

kVA AmpereKilovolt

kWh Kilowatt-hour


L

Space Buffer plus LengthTaper

or Length Buffer Length, Taperor

Left Liter, Curve, Of LengthLength,

L/W Lightweight

L/A orLA AccessLimited

Lat. Latitude orLateral

Lb. Pound(s)

lb/sy Yard Square PerPounds

lbf forcePound

LBR Ratio Bearing rockLime

LC ChordLong

LEO

Radar AndLights

Flashing With EnforcementLaw

LF (Feet) FootLinear

LFD Design FactorLoad

Lgth. Length

Lin. Linear

LM MileLane

lm Lumen

Lmrk. rockLime

Loc. Location

Long. Longitude

LOS Sight Clear OfLimit

LRFD Design Factor ResistanceLoad

LRS Low-Relaxation

LS Spiral OfLength

LS SumLump

LT TurnLeft

Lt. Left

Ltd. Limited orLighted

Lum.LU, Luminaire

lx Lux

M Mega or Length Ordinate MiddleMass,

m Milli orMeter

�m SquareMeter

m/s Second PerMeters3

m Meter Cubic or CubedMeter

/m3

m Meter Per CubedMeter

Mach. Machine

Maint. Maintenance

MAS System AwarenessMotorist

MASH

(AASHTO)Hardware

Safety Assessing forManual

Matl. Material

Max. Maximum

MB BarrierMedian

MBM Measure Board (Feet)Thousand

MD (Geotextiles) DirectionMachine

Med. Median

Mega MillionOne

Memb. Member

MES Section EndMitered

Mess. Message

Mfg. Manufacturer orManufactured

MG Gallons1000

M.H.MH, Height Mounting orManhole

MHW Water HighMean

Mi. Mile

Micro One-Millionth

Mid. Middle

Mil Inch An OfOne-Thousandth

Mil. Military

Milli One-Thousandth

Min. Minute orMinimum

Misc. Miscellaneous

mL Milliliter

MLW Water LowMean

mm Millimeter

Mobl. Mobilization

Mod. Modified orModify

Mol Mole

Mon. Monument

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MOTC Committee Traffic OfMaintenance

MP PostMile

MPa Megapascal

mph orMPH Hour PerMiles

MSL Level SeaMean

MSTCSD

Devices SignalControl

Traffic For SpecificationsMinimum

Mtd. Mounted

MUTCD Device Control Traffic Uniform OnManual

MUTS Studies Traffic Uniform OnManual

N Newton orNorth

C &N Cap &Nail

D &N Disk &Nail

N.P. PlasticNon

N/m Meter PerNewtons

�N/m Meter Cubic PerNewtons

�N/m Meter Square PerNewtons

�N/mm Millimeter Square PerNewtons

N/A orNA Applicable Not or AvailableNot

NAVD Datum Vertical AmericanNational

NB Northbound

NC Crown Normal or CoarseNational

NCHRP Program Research Highway CooperativeNational

NDCBU Unit Box Collection And DeliveryNeighborhood

NE Northeast

NEMA Association Manufacturers ElectricalNational

kmnet KilometerNet

NGS Survey GeodeticNational

NGVD 1929 of Datum Vertical GeodeticNational

NHS System HighwayNational

NHW Water HighNormal

NIC Contract InNot

NJ JerseyNew

NM MileNet

Nm MeterNewton

No. Number

Nom. Nominal

Norm. Normal

NPS Size PipeNominal

NPT Thread PipeNational

NRCP Pipe ConcreteNon-Reinforced

NS Side Near or Suitable Not Stress,Non

N&TNT, Tin & Nail Traffic,Non

NTS Scale ToNot

NW Northwest

O.O. or o to o O, toO Out toOut

O.B.G. Group BaseOptional

OA Overall

O.C. orOC CenterOn

O.D. orOD DiameterOutside

OE ElectricOverhead

Ohd. or OHDOH, Overhead

Opass Overpass

Opt. Optically or OptionalOption,

OT TelephoneOverhead

Oz. Ounce

P Truck Delivery Light & CarPassenger

Plan orP QuantityPlan

Pa Pascal

•sPa SecondPascal

Par. Parallel

Part. Partition orParticipation

Pavt. Pavement

PC Curvature OfPoint

PCBC Culvert Box ConcretePrecast

PCC Concrete Cement Plain or Curvature Compound OfPoint

PCE Easement ConstructionPermanent

pcfPCF, Foot Cubic perPounds

PCMS Sign Message ChangeablePortable

PE EngineerProfessional

Ped Pedestal orPedestrian


Pen. Penetration

PG GradeProfile

PGL Line GradeProfile

pH Alkalinity or Acidity OfMeasure

Ph. Phase

PI Intersection OfPoint

Pkg. Parking

Pkwy. Parkway

¢ orPL Plate or LineProperty

PM Midnight 11:59 Until Noon12:00

POC Curve OnPoint

POST Semi-Tangent OnPoint

POT Tangent OnPoint

PP PolePower

PPB Barrier ProtectionPier

Pr. Pair

PRC Curvature Reverse OfPoint

Prcst. Precast

Prest. Prestressed

PRM Monument ReferencePermanent

Prob. Probability

Prod. Produced or Producer Production,Product,

Prog. Progression orProgram

Proj. Projection orProject

Prop. Proposed

Prov. Provisions

PRS Sign RegulatoryPortable

E &PS Estimates And SpecificationsPlans,

psf orPSF Foot Square PerPounds

psi orPSI Inch Square PerPounds

PSU Unit SlabPrestressed

PT Treated Pressure or Tangency OfPoint

PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene

PVC ChloridePolyvinyl

PW WaterPressure

Q Volume Flow or DischargePeak

QPL List ProductsQualified

Rad. orR Radius

Rng. orR Range

Rt.R, Right

r/s Second PerRevolution

ROWR/W, Way OfRight

rad Radian

rad/s Second PerRadian

RBAC Concrete Asphaltic BaseRock

RBST Treatment Surface BaseRock

RC CrownReverse

RCP Pipe ConcreteReinforced

RCPA Arch Pipe ConcreteReinforced

Rd. Round orRoad

Rdsd. Roadside

Rdwy. Roadway

Rec. Recovery

Rect. Rectangular orReticuline

Ref. Reference

Refl. Reflective

Reg. Regulation or Registered Regular,Region,

Reinf. Reinforcing orReinforced

Rejuv. Rejuvenation

Reloc. Relocated

Rem. Removal

Repl. Replace

Reqd. orReq. Required

Res. Residential orResidence

RGS Steel GalvanizedRigid

RHW Rubber) Resistant Heat & (MoistureInsulation

RM MonumentReference

RP PointReference

RPM Markers Pavement ReflectiveRaised

r/min orrpm Minute PerRevolution

RR Railroad

RSDU Unit Display SpeedRadar


Rsf. Resurface

RU UnitRack

RX Receive

s orS Second Or Siemens, South,Speed,

SAHM Mix HotSand-Asphalt

San. Sanitary

SB Southbound

SBAC Concrete Asphaltic BaseShell

SBRM Mix Road BituminousSand

SBST Treatment Surface BaseShell

SC CoatSeal

SC Curve ToSpiral

Sch. Schedule

SCST Treatment SurfaceSand-Clay

SD Drain Storm Drain,Side

SD DrainStorm

SE Southeast

Sec. Second

Sect. Section

Sed. Sediment

Sep. Separator

Seq. Sequential

Serv. Service

SF Fence Silt Percent, In FactorAdjustment

SG GravitySpecific

Subgr.SG, Subgrade

Sht. orSh. Sheet

Shldr. Shoulder

SHW Water HighSeasonal

SIP Place InStay

SLEO Officer Enforcement Law andSpeed

SP Superpave

Sp. or Spcg.Spa., Space(ing)(s)

Spec. Specification

SPT Test PenetrationStandard

sq Square

S.F. or SF, Ft.,Sq. FootSquare

in.sq. InchSquare

S.Y. or SY Yd.,Sq. YardSquare

S.R. orSR RoadState

SRAP Pipe Aluminum RibSpiral

SRASP Pipe Steel Aluminized RibSpiral

SRCP Pipe Concrete ReinforcedSteel

SRD Department RoadState

SRSP Pipe Steel RibSpiral

SS Steel Stainless Sewer,Sanitary

SSMD Design Modular StateSolid

ST Tangent To Spiral or TreatmentSurface

ST. orSt. Street

Sta. Station

Stab. Stabilization orStability

STB Barrier TurbidityStaked

Std. Standard

Stg. Strong

Stge. Storage

Stl. Steel

Str. Structure

Sty. Story

SU Trucks UnitSingle

Subs. orSub. Subsoil

Subst. orSub. Substitute

Suppts. Supports

Sur. Survey

Surf. Surface

Sv Sievert

SW Southwest

Swk. orSW Sidewalk

Sym. Symmetrical

Syst. orSys. System

t TonMetric

T

TeslaTrucks,

Percent Curve, Of LengthTangent,

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tan. Tangent

TBM Mark BenchTemporary

TC Curve ToTangent

TCB Barrier ConcreteTemporary

TCE Easement ConstructionTemporary

TCP Pipe CottaTerra

TCP Plan(s) ControlTraffic

TCZ Zone ControlTraffic

TDLC

Communities

Livable For DesignTransportation

Tel. Telephone

Temp. Temporary orTemperature

Theo. Theoretical

THRMPLSTC Thermoplastic

THWN orTHW

Thermoplastic) Resistant HeatAnd

Moisture Retardant, (FlameInsulation

Tk Truck

Thick. orTk Thickness

TMA Attenuator MountedTruck/Trailer

Tn. Ton

Traf. Traffic

Trans.

Transportation

or Translate Transverse,Transition,

Treat. Treatment

TS Spiral ToTangent

TSC Curve) (Spiral Tangent OfLength

TTC Control TrafficTemporary

TVSS Suppression Surge VoltageTransient

TX Transmit

Typ. Typical

UG Underground

UL LaboratoriesUnderwriters

Ult. Ultimate

Ultd. Unlimited

Unddr. Underdrain(s)

Undrdwy. roadwayUnder

unld. Unloaded

Untr. Untreated

Upass. Underpass

UPS Supply PowerUninterruptible

GS &USC

Survey) GeodeticNational

(now Survey Geodetic and CoastUS

USGS Survey GeologicalUS

USPS Service Postal StatesUnited

Util. Utilities

UV Ultraviolet

V Volume Hourly or Volume Velocity,Volt,

Var. Variance or VariableVaries,

VC CurveVertical

VCP Pipe ClayVitrified

Veh. Vehicle

Vert. Vertical

VF FootVertical

Vh Location HorizontalVerified

Vol. Volume

VP PanelVertical

Vpd. orVPD Day PerVehicles

Vph. orVPH Hour PerVehicles

Vphpl. orVPHPL Lane Per Hour PerVehicles

VRMS Square Mean RootVolts

Vv Elevation VerticalVerified

Vvh Location Horizontal And Elevation VerticalVerified

VW WidthVariable

W Watt or West Wide,Width,

W.P.I. Item ProgramWork

W/C RatioWater-Cement

WB Westbound

Wb. Weber

WB40 Intermediate Trailer,Semi

WB50 Large Trailer,Semi

WB62 Interstate Trailer,Semi


WB67D Tandem Trailer,Semi

WM MainWater

WT Weight Or TableWater

WWF Fabric WireWelded

WWR Reinforcing WireWelded

X Extra or Direction) (East-West ValueCoordinate

Rd.X RoadCross

Xing. Crossing

Xsec. SectionCross

Y Direction) (North-South ValueCoordinate

Yd. Yard

Yr. Year

O Ohm

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