Pavement Design
ADOT performs pavement design using the following methods:
- The 1993 AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures*
- The Structural Overlay Design for Arizona (SODA) procedure*
*Upon approval, ADOT uses "AASHTO’s Mechanistic – Empirical Pavement Design Guide" in parallel with the design methods mentioned above.
Pavement Design Resources
Pavement Design Memorandums
- Roadway Design Memorandum Turnout Paving in PM10 Non-Attainment Areas (Nov. 3, 2017)
- 17-01: Revised Pavement Design Manual
- 17-02: Use of Portland Cement Concrete (PCCP) at Traffic Interchanges (TI)
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