FDOT Standard Plans · FY 2026-27 · Series 520: Incidental Construction
FDOT Standard Plans Index 520-001: Curb and Gutter
Short answer
Index 520-001 is the FDOT Standard Plan for Curb and Gutter, part of Series 520 (Incidental Construction). The sections below are extracted from FDOT's Standard Plans Instructions (SPI) for this index — design criteria, assumptions and limitations, and what your plans must show.
Design Criteria
Design Criteria FDOT Design Manual (FDM) ; Drainage Manual (DM)
Design Assumptions and Limitations
Design Assumptions and Limitations For curb and gutter installations, see FDM 210, 211, and 215 . Locate Shoulder Gutter in accordance with the Drainage Manual Chapter 3 . For design and planning purposes, a “curbed” roadway is generally considered to have a continuous run of any concrete section option shown in this Index, excluding Drop Curb, Toll Header Curb, and Shoulder Gutter.
Payment
Payment Item number Item Description Unit Measure 520-1-AA Concrete Curb and Gutter LF 520-2-AA Concrete Curb LF 520-3 Concrete Valley Gutter LF 520-6 Concrete Shoulder Gutter LF See the BOE and Specification 520 for additional information on payment, pay item use and compensation.
What your plans must show
Plan Content Requirements for this index — the SPI's checklist for designers.
- Include curb and gutter in the Plans in accordance with the requirements of the Basis of Estimates Manual ( BOE ) and FDM. Detail and label the curb and gutter in Plans Views, Typical Sections where applicable, and other sheets as required. See FDM 913 and 915 .
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Related indexes in Series 520
- Index 520-005 — Concrete Shoulder Gutter Spillway
- Index 520-010 — Median Opening Flume
- Index 520-020 — Traffic Separators
- Index 521-001 — Concrete Barrier
- Index 521-002 — Pier Protection Barrier
- Index 521-005 — Concrete Barrier at Toll Sites
- Index 521-010 — Opaque Visual Barrier (OVB)
- Index 521-404 — Guardrail Transitions - Existing Post & Beam Bridge Railings (Narrow & Recessed Curbs)
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