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<div><font color="navy"><b>Please pass this message along to all designers, consultants, local government employees, and those involved in public works projects in Oregon. </b><font color="red"><b>To continue getting these updates you must subscribe on the
Oregon Standard Drawings webpage (see link below).</b></font></font></div>
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<div><font color="navy">Greetings,</font></div>
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<div><font color="navy">The Oregon Standard Drawings on the web are now updated with the July 2014 revisions. These drawings are for all projects with a scheduled bid opening on or after <b>February 1, 2015 and that use the new 2015 edition of the Oregon Standard
Specifications for Construction.</b> For projects with a bid opening date between now and including <b>January 31, 2015 </b>you will still find them on the web page. <b>Special Note: Projects that let in December and January will need to include in the special
provisions a note to use the standard drawings with effective date of June1, 2014 – November 30, 2014. These drawings are to be used with the 2008 edition of the Oregon Standard Specifications for Construction.</b></font></div>
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<div><font color="navy">We have included links to PDF files to download a full series of drawings. These files get quite large in size but should help those that wish to print their own copies. The July 2014 update file includes the subject index, a list
of the drawings that are revised, and all <b>104</b> revised drawings.</font></div>
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<div><font color="navy">All of the 366 standard drawings are now available in both PDF and DGN formats on the web at <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/ENGSERVICES/standard_drawings_home.shtml"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/ENGSERVICES/standard_drawings_home.shtml</u></font></a>
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<div><font color="navy">We no longer provide printed copies of the Oregon Standard Drawings. To assist practitioners in finding the drawings that are revised, we have put the name in <font color="black"><b>BOLD</b></font> and black. </font></div>
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<div><font color="navy">If you wish to read background information about the change, please refer to the <b>Baseline Report</b> for the drawing. The link for the Baseline Report is provided in PDF format next to the title of the drawing on the webpage.</font></div>
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<div><font color="navy">If you have any questions, please contact me at 503-986-3738 or Dan McMillen at 503-986-3752.</font></div>
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<div><font size="1" color="teal"><span style="font-size:8pt;">Senior Standards Engineer | <font face="Wingdings" color="#C00000">(</font>: 503/986-3738<br>
Oregon Department of Transportation | 4040 Fairview Industrial Dr SE, MS#5 Salem, Oregon 97302-1142<br>
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