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Compatibility Statement
The Nebraska Department of Transportation has standardized on Bentley MicroStation 2023 and has released their CAD standards and subsequent documentation to support this environment. All current standards are deployed through the ProjectWise managed workspaces. The standards and applications have been tested and deployed for production use at NDOT running within the following environment:
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Windows 10 Enterprise/64 bit
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Microsoft .NET Framework 4
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Microsoft Office 365
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ProjectWise Explorer CONNECT Edition 10.00.03.453
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OpenRoads Designer 23.00.00.129
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MicroStation Connect 23.00.01.044
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OpenBridge Modeler 23.00.01.24
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OpenBridge Designer 23.00.01.24
Road Design & Construction Glossary
Planimetric Guidelines
- Imperial Mapping Guidelines // Updated 8-22-24
- LiDAR Mapping Guidelines // Updated 8-22-24
- Preliminary Survey CAD Levels - Imperial Units // Updated 2-15-13
Design Documentation
- Standard Notes
- Plan Development Guidance // Updated 6-28-23
- CADD Policy // Updated 10-8-24
- Design Process Outline // Updated 4-15-24
- Contacts // Updated 9-16-24
- Level Names // Updated 4-25-17
- Lighting Details // Updated 9-9-21
- MS Print // Updated 10-2-18
- MS Print Organizer // Updated 3-20-19
- Highway, Bridge, and Local Projects
- Standard/Special Plans Manual
Right of Way Design Documentation
- Standard ROW Legal Description Statements - Word | PDF
- Legal Description Word Template
- Condemnation Legal Description Template
- LPA Condemnation Plat and Description Resource Guide
- LPA Condemnation Plat Border Autocad
- Retrieving Existing ROW Archived Plans from OnBase
- LPA Declaration As To Use Guide and Templates
- LPA Condemnation Plat Border
Floodplain Certification Documentation
- Floodplain Certification Guidelines
- Floodplain Certification Memo - Template
- Certification of Compliance - Template
- Floodplain Mapping Guidance
- Floodplain Certification Memo Guidance
- Certification of Compliance Guidance
- Certification of Compliance - Example
Custom Applications