FDOT Standard Plans · FY 2026-27 · Series 520: Incidental Construction
FDOT Standard Plans Index 520-010: Median Opening Flume
Short answer
Index 520-010 is the FDOT Standard Plan for Median Opening Flume, 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 Assumptions and Limitations
Design Assumptions and Limitations Place flume at the points of low grade. Provide a minimum 0.20% grade on gutter in the direction of the flume.
Payment
Payment Item number Item Description Unit Measure 520-1 Concrete Curb and Gutter LF 520-2 Concrete Curb 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.
- Detail length and location of flume in Plans.
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Related indexes in Series 520
- Index 520-001 — Curb and Gutter
- Index 520-005 — Concrete Shoulder Gutter Spillway
- 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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Start for FreeText extracted from FDOT Standard Plans FY 2026-27, a public-domain Florida state publication. Always verify against the current edition at fdot.gov. PDFDepth is not affiliated with FDOT.