| Term | Acronyms |
| 1G Trucking permits and Trucker questions - Truck Permits: If someone has a question about overweight, oversized, harvest, agricultural or escort/pilot car permits ... | Freq, 09 |
| 1N Damage Claim to my Automobile or Property - How do I file a claim for damage done to my vehicle on a state route? If a caller says their vehicle or property was damag... | Freq, 09 |
| 1U Roadside Memorials - What is Louisiana's policy on roadside memorials? Roadside memorials are encroachments on DOTD right of way and are illegal. Ho... | Freq, 09 |
| American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials - The American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing... ... website | AASHTO |
| Army Corps of Engineers - The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is made up of approximately 34,600 Civilian and 650 military members. Military... ... website | USACE |
| Association of Levee Boards in Louisiana - Association of Levee Boards Post Office Box 2961Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225) 243-4452 faxlouisianalevee@live.comFrom the nort... ... website | ALBL |
| Average Daily Traffic Count - Contact: (225) 242-4560 or joshua.albritton@la.gov ... website | ADT |
| Bridge Management Systems - Contact: (225) 242-4578 Bridge and Pavement Management Systems Provide information on existing condition for the State... ... website | BMS, 21 |
| Capital Area Transit System - CATS ; City Bus; 225-389-8282 OR 389-8920 (Location: 2250 Fla.... ... website | CATS |
| Cold In-place Recycling - A process in which a portion of an existing bituminous pavement is pulverized or milled, and then the reclaimed material is mixe... | CIR |
| Commercial Drivers License - Commericial drivers licenses (CDL) are handled by Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV). Commercial drivers employed in the transportat... ... website | CDL |
| Concrete Pavement Restoration - A series of repair techniques used to preserve or improve the structural capacity or functional characteristics of a PCC pavemen... | CPR |
| Consultant Contract Services - Contact: (225) 379-1989 Our Mission: To provide customer driven services through teamwork and partnership for consultant serv... ... website | CCS, 80 |
| Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement - PCC pavement constructed with sufficient longitudinal steel reinforcement to control transverse-crack spacings and openings in l... | CRCP |
| Disadvantaged Business Enterprises - Contact: (225) 379-1382 How can I obtain a certification application? Where can I obtain a list of Certified DBE's? On the Co... ... website | DBE, 37 |
| Emergency Preparedness, Office of Homeland Security ... website | GOHSEP |
| Engineering Directives & Standards ... website | EDSM, 1 |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s mission within the Department of Homeland Security is to lead the effort to prepare... ... website | FEMA |
| Federal Highway Administration - At the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), we strive every day to improve transportation for a strong America. Our top priori... ... website | FHWA |
| Geographical Information Systems/Mapping - 225-379-1283website | GIS |
| Hot In-place Recycling - A process which consists of softening the existing asphalt surface with heat, mechanically removing the surface material, mixing... | HIR |
| Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete - A thoroughly controlled mixture of asphalt binder and well-graded, high quality aggregate thoroughly compacted into a uniform de... | HMAC |
| HOV Lanes for CCC - The hours are the same on the weekend and during the week: Eastbank bound: 5a-Noon Westbank bound: 1p-Mid, Mid-4a This ... | CCC, 59 |
| Human Resources - Contact: (225) 379-1259 ... website | HR, 16 |
| Intelligent Transportation Systems - Contact: (225) 379-2516 ITS is a national initiative aimed at using state-of-the-art technology to increase the safety and effi... ... website | ITS |
| International Friction Index - A measure of pavement macrotexture and wet pavement friction at 60 miles per hour determined using measured friction at some tes... | IFI |
| International Roughness Index - A measure of a pavement's longitudinal surface profile as measured in the wheelpath by a vehicle traveling at typical operating ... | IRI |
| Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement - PCC pavement constructed with regularly spaced transverse joints to control all natural cracks expected in the concrete. Dowel b... | JPCP |
| Jointed Reinforced Concrete Pavement - Portland cement concrete pavement containing regularly spaced transverse joints and embedded steel mesh reinforcement (sometimes... | JRCP |
| Louisiana Associated General Contractors - Contact: LAGC Headquarters 666 North St. Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (225) 344-0432 Louisiana Associated General C... ... website | LAGC |
| Louisiana Division of Administration - Contact: 1-800-354-9548 or (225) 342-7000 Louisiana Division of Administration: We hope to provide easy access to informat... ... website | DOA |
| Louisiana Employees Online - LEO- Louisiana Employee Online - providing State employees a universe of infomation. ... website | LEO |
| Louisiana Offshore Oil Port - Contact Us: Phone (337) 262-6114 Fax (337) 262-6214 All About LOOP: BATON ROUGE - LOOP is America's first and only deep-wa... ... website | LOOP |
| Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors - Contact: (225) 765-2301 The purpose of the legislature in enacting this Chapter is the protection of the health, safety, and ... ... website | LSLBC |
| Louisiana State Police - Louisiana State Police 1-800-469-4828 or * LSP or *577 on a Cell Phone ... ... website | LSP |
| Louisiana Transportation Authority ... website | LTA |
| Louisiana Transportation Research Center - Contact: (225) 767-9139 Since its creation by the legislature in 1986, Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC) has grown... ... website | LTRC, 19 |
| Louisiana Unified Certification Program ... website | UCP |
| Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices - The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, or MUTCD defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to install and ma... ... website | MUTCD |
| Materials and Testing - Contact: (225) 248-4131 The mission of the Materials and Testing Section is to develop, administer, and regulate the departm... ... website | Mat Lab, 22 |
| Metropolitan Planning Organizations - Capital Region Planning Commission - Baton Rouge MPO Imperial Calcasieu Regional P & DC - Lake Charles MPO ... | MPO |
| Motorist Assistance Patrol - Internally, Check out this information: How to handle call How to handle a complaint Other information. ... website | MAP |
| National Environmental Policy Act - The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision mak... ... website | NEPA |
| National Flood Insurance Program - Contact: (225) 274-4347 or (225) 274-3452 The Department of Transportation and Development is the State Coordinating Agency f... ... website | NFIP, 64 |
| Office of Risk Management - Contact: (225) 219-0168 Our mission is to develop, direct, achieve and administer a cost effective comprehensive risk ... | ORM |
| Open-Graded Friction Course - A thin HMA surface course consisting of a mix of an asphalt binder and open-graded (also called uniformly graded) aggregate. An ... | OGFC |
| Pavement Management Systems - Contact: (225) 242-4577 or ChristopheFillastre@la.gov | PMS, 21 |
| PERBA Express - Permit Office hours are weekdays 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Internet permits received after 3:00 p.m. may not be processed u... ... website | PERBA, 43 |
| Projectwise - David Ringuett... | none, 04 |
| Qualified Products List - Contact: (225) 248-4131 ... website | QPL, 22 |
| Rideshare Companies Permit - Regulation of transportation network companies (TNCs) throughout the state has begun. Act 286 from the legislature's 2019 reg... | Uber, 72 |
| Right-of-Way - Right-of-way permit If you are calling for a for a right-of-way permit please click this link District Right-of-Way Contacts. I... ... website | ROW, 23 |
| Sabine River Authority - Toledo Bend LakeThe Toledo Bend Project was constructed by the Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana and the Sabine River A... ... website | SRA, 60 |
| Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges - Copies of our 2016 Louisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges (LSSRB) "Purple Book" manual can be purchased from ou... ... website | LSSRB |
| State Transportation Improvement Program - Contact: (225) 242-4572 The STIP is the document that outlines all activities for which DOTD anticipates requesting federal fun... | STIP |
| Stone Matrix Asphalt - A mixture of asphalt binder, stabilizer material, mineral filler, and gap-graded aggregate. SMAs are used as a rut resistant we... | SMA |
| Stress Absorbing Membrane Interlayer - A thin layer that is placed between an underlying pavement and an HMA overlay for the purpose of dissipating movements and stres... | SAMI |
| Transportation Alternatives Program - Contact: (225) 379-1585 The Transportation Alternatives Program is a Federally funded program administered through LaDOTD. The ... ... website | TAP |
| Transportation Management Plans - A Transportation Management Plan (TMP) lays out a set of coordinated transportation management strategies and describes how they... ... website | TMP |
| Traveler Information - The 511 Travel Information Service gives updates on road conditions and emergency closures 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. ... ... website | 511, 56 |
| Ultra-thin Whitetopping - A thin (2 to 4 inch [50 to 100 mm]) PCC overlay over an existing HMA pavement. UTW is a functional overlay that provides a stabl... | UTW |