GENERAL NOTES
(ROADS, DRAINAGE CROSS-DRAINS, AND SLOPE PROTECTION STRUCTURES)
1.0 - ROADWAY :
1. STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS : 9.) MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES :
a.) ALL WORKS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE DPWH STANDARDS SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, a.) LOCATION AND LENGTH OF SLOPE PROTECTIONS, GUARDRAIL, STONE MASONRY, RETAINING WALL AND OTHER
VOLUME IV, 2015 EDITION, AASHTO A POLICY ON GEOMETRIC DESIGN STANDARD OF HIGHWAYS AND STREETS, STRUCTURES MAY BE ADJUSTED BY THE CONTRACTOR TO SUIT ACTUAL FIELD CONDITIONS WITH THE
2018, 7TH EDITION, AASHTO GUIDE ON PAVEMENT DESIGN, 1993 EDITION, AND HIGHWAY SAFETY DESIGN
STANDARDS: PART 1 - ROAD SAFETY DESIGN AND PART 2 - ROAD SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS, 2012 EDITION. APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER.
2. DIMENSIONS : b.) CONSTRUCTION OF SIDE SLOPE SHALL FOLLOW THE STEPS OF EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION METHOD TO
a.) LINEAR MEASUREMENTS OF STRUCTURES IN DETAILED DRAWINGS ARE IN MILLIMETERS WHILE AVOID SLIDING OF FILL MATERIALS.
DISTANCES AND ELEVATIONS ARE IN METERS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. c.) SLOPE STAKED SHALL DEPEND ON THE STABILITY OF MATERIALS.
3. STATIONING: d.) PROVISIONS OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 344 (ACCESSIBILITY LAW AND ITS IMPLEMENTING RULES AND
a.) THE ROAD STATIONS & ELEMENTS OF CURVES ARE RELATIVE TO THE ULTIMATE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD. REGULATIONS) MUST BE OBSERVED WHENEVER NECESSARY.
b.) EQUATION OF STATIONS WHEN USED (BACK STATION/AHEAD STATION) ARE PROVIDED AT THE BEGINNING 10.) PAVEMENT MARKINGS :
OR END OF THE CURVE AND/OR AT FULL STATION. a.) REFLECTORIZED THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS TO BE USED IN THE PROJECT SHALL BE IN
c.) THE STATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT WAS ESTABLISHED AND RECKONED FROM THE EXISTING ACCORDANCE WITH THE DPWH - DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 202, SERIES OF 1992 BEARING THE SUBJECT "USE OF
CONTROL ALONG SOGOD-TABUELAN ROAD. REFLECTORIZED THERMOLPASTIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS."
d.) STATIONINGS ARE RECKONED FROM THE NEAREST EXISTING SOGOD-TABUELAN ROAD, SOGOD, CEBU 11.) RIGHT OF WAY :
4. HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT & GRADES: a.) ROAD CLASSIFICATION SHALL DICTATES THE RIGHT OF WAY LIMITS. AS FOR THIS PROJECT, IT HAS BEEN VALIDATED
IN ACCORDANCE TO THE DPWH STANDARDS AND IS FREE FROM ANY ROAD RIGHT OF WAY PROBLEM.
a.) THE HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT SHOWN IN THESE DRAWINGS FOLLOWS THE LONGITUDINAL JOINT OF PCCP.
PAVEMENT (WHICH IS DEFINED AS THE EXISTING CENTERLINE) WITH MINOR DEVIATION DUE TO MAINLY SOME 12.) CONCRETE :
CONSTRUCTION ERRORS DURING ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION STAGE. MINOR ADJUSTMENT OF THE HORIZONTAL a.) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON PLANS, THE CONCRETE CLASS AND STRENGTH SHALL BE IN
ALIGNMENT MAY BE MADE AS DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER TO SUIT TO THE EXISTING CENTERLINE, ACCORDANCE WITH THE HIGHWAYS and BRIDGES SPECIFICATIONS.
PARTICULARLY FOR THE A.C OVERLAY SECTIONS. 13.) REINFORCING STEEL BARS :
b.) HORIZONTAL TRANSITIONS FOR ROADWAY TAPERINGS / WIDENINGS SHALL BE APPLIED AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS. a.) REINFORCING STEEL SHALL CONFORM TO AASHTO M31 (ASTM A615), GRADE 40 FOR
BARS 16mm AND SMALLER (40 000psi) fy=275.80 Mpa, AND FOR BARS GREATER THAN 16mm Ø
5.) UNSUITABLE MATERIALS:
GRADE 60 (60,000psi) Fy = 414 Mpa
a.) UNSUITABLE MATERIALS BELOW THE SUB GRADE SHALL BE EXCAVATED TO A REQUIRED DEPTH & WIDTH
BAR BENDING, SPLICING AND PLACING
AS INDICATED IN THE PLANS OR AS DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEERS, BASED ON THE LABORATORY TEST RESULT
(i) THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT TO THE ENGINEER FOR APPROVAL OF
& BE REPLACED WITH APPROVED MATERIALS. SHOP DRAWINGS INDICATING THE BENDING, CUTTING, SPLICING AND
INSTALLATION OF ALL REINFORCING BARS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL
6.) DRAINAGE STRUCTURES:
CALCULATE THE EXACT CUTTING LENGTH OF STEEL BARS USING WELL
a.) EXACT LOCATIONS, SLOPES, OUTFALLS & INVERT ELEVATIONS OF DRAINAGE STRUCTURES SHALL BE CHECKED KNOWN FORMULA ( SUCH AS BS 8666 : 2005 FOR INSTANCE )
IN THE FIELD BY THE ENGINEER, MINOR ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE MADE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER (ii) BARS SHALL BE BENT COLD. BARS PARTIALLY EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE
TO SUIT FIELD CONDITIONS. SHALL NOT BE FIELD BENT UNLESS PERMITTED BY THE ENGINEER.
b.) ANY REVISIONS, REMOVAL AND/ OR RELAYING DRAINAGE STRUCTURES AS DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEERS TO
14.) EMBANKMENT FROM BORROW (COMMON MATERIALS)
SUIT EXISTING FIELD CONDITIONS SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS SUBSIDIARY WORK PERTAINING TO OTHER
CONTRACT ITEMS. NO DIRECT PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE FOR THIS WORK UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY (i) EMBANKMENT SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE TO THIS SPECIFICATIONS AND CONFIRMITY WITH THE LINES,
GRADES AND DIMENSIONS SHOWN ON THE PLANS OR ESTABLISHED BY THE ENGINEER. IT SHALL BE
IDENTIFIED FOR PAYMENT IN THE SCHEDULE.
CONSTRUCTED OF SUITABLE MATERIALS FOR WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE WITH THE CONTRACT AND WHICH
c.) EXISTING DRAINAGE STRUCTURES OR PART THEREOF REMOVED BY THE CONTRACTOR THAT ARE STILL CAN BE COMPACTED IN THE MANNER IN ITEM 104.
SERVICEABLE SHALL BE TURNED OVER TO THE GOVERNMENT & SHALL BE DEPOSITED AT A PLACE WITHIN THE
(ii) EMBANKMENT AND BACKFILLS SHALL CONTAIN NO MUCK, PEAT, SOD, ROOTS, OR OTHER DELETERIOUS
PROJECT SITE DESIGNATED WITHOUT ANY EXTRA COMPENSATION. EXTREME PRECAUTION SHALL BE MATTER. ROCKS BROKEN CONCRETE OR OTHER SOLID BULKY MATERIALS SHALL NOT BE PLACED IN
EXERCISED BY THE CONTRACTOR NOT TO DAMAGE THESE MATERIALS DURING THE REMOVAL & HANDLING. EMBANKMENT AREAS WHERE PILING IS TO BE PLACED. THE SURFACE OF THE EXISTING GROUND SHALL
BE COMPACTED TO A DEPTH AS SHOWN IN THE PLAN.
7.) DESIGN DATA / REFERENCES:
15.) BICYCLE FACILITIES: REQUIREMENTS / GUIDELINES USE
a.) FIELD DATA OF THIS PROJECT IS BASED ON ACTUAL SURVEY CONDUCTED ON OCTOBER 17, 2025 BY THE
ENGINEERING SURVEY AND INVESTIGATION TEAM UNIT OF THE DPWH CEBU 5TH DEO. a.) CLASS-III (SHARED ROADWAY)
USING GPS/GNSS RTK CHC i80 SN:1026372 AS BASE AND ROVER CHC i80 SN:1005790
AND TOTAL STATION SN: SD23733. THE BENCH MARK FOR THIS SURVEY IS AT (i) SHARED ROADWAY TYPE WILL BE USED ALONG SECTIONS WITH ROADWAY LANE WIDTH BETWEEN 3.35M
ELEVATION 385.856 M, NORTHING 1171210.8530 M. AND EASTING 606301.6210 M. AND 4.20M BEYOND THIS WIDTH. BIKE LANES OR SHOULDERS MAY BE PROVIDED. SHARED ROADWAY IS
APPROPRIATE FOR LOW VOLUME OF TRAFFIC WITH OPERATING SPEED OF 40 KPH AND BELOW,
b.) GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND REPORTS WAS UNDERTAKEN BY QAS OF THE DPWH SOMETIMES IT MAY BE USED AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS UNTIL ADDITIONAL ROAD-RIGHT-OF-WAY CAN
CEBU 5TH DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE. BE ACQUIRED BUT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS PERMANENT SOLUTION IN THIS CONDITION.
8.) ROAD SIGNS : (ii) AN OPTIONAL SHARED BIKE LANE USING BROKEN WHITELINES (150MM (W) x 1000MM WITH 1M GAP WITH
A MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH OF 1.50M MAY BE USED TO LIMIT THE MOVEMENT OF THE CYCLISTS IN A
a.) ROAD SIGNS SHALL CONFORM WITH THE HIGHWAY SAFETY DESIGN STANDARD PART 1 & 2, ROAD SIGNS AND
NARROW TRAVELLED WAY OR CARRIAGEWAY TO IMPROVES COMFORT AND SAFETY ON CYCLISTS
PART 2 - ROAD SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS MANUAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THROUGH A HIGH DEMAND CORRIDORS ENROACHMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES ALONG THE SAID LANE
HIGHWAYS, SERIES OF 2012. MAY BE ALLOWED IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
PROJECT TITLE AND LOCATION SHEET CONTENTS PREPARED: REVIEWED: SUBMITTED: RECOMMENDED: APPROVED SET NO. SHEET NO.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES CONVERGENCE AND SPECIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM - SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS ROAD FUND - MOTOR VEHICLE USER'S CHARGE (MVUC) AS
REGIONAL OFFICE VII 03 06
PER R.A 11239 - PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE - SECONDARY GENERAL NOTES AND
CEBU 5TH DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE ROADS - CEBU NORTH HAGNAYA WHARF RD - K0039+000 - JOSEPH S. ABRIO JONATHAN C. LACTUAN CRESYL M. CANONIGO CESAR T. TABASA, JR. MA. JANNET B. NERO
BRGY. POBLACION, DANAO CITY, CEBU SPECIFICATIONS 01 03 22
K0040+700, K0045+000 - K0045+699 ENGINEER II ENGINEER II CHIEF, PLANNING AND DESIGN SECTION OIC - ASSISTANT DISTRICT ENGINEER DISTRICT ENGINEER
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