32b. QMS - HD DED Checklist (Road Widening)

Issue Date: May 2, 2023
Department of Public Works and Highways

BUREAU OF DESIGN Doc. Code: DPWH-BOD-OD-
Quality Management System Manual QMSF-32b
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR Revision No.: 1
Design Audit – Highway Project Checklist Page No. 1 of 9
(Road Widening)
Part 1. Completeness and Correctness of Drawings/Details (40%)
Yes No N/A
Drawing/Details (30%)
1. Cover sheet/title sheet
 Name of project
 Road Section ID
 Location
 Station Limits
 Net Length
 Signatory
2. Index of Drawings
3. Location plan / Vicinity Map
4. General Notes
 Design Standards
o DPWH Design Guidelines, Criteria, and Standards
(DGCS), Volume 4, 2015 Edition
o AASHTO Guide on Pavement Design, 1993 Edition
o Highway Safety Design Standards: Part 1 - Road Safety
Design, and Part 2 - Road Signs and Pavement
Markings, 2012 Edition
 Construction Requirements
o DPWH Standard Specifications for Highways, Bridges,
and Airports, 2013 Edition
o Construction Requirements (i.e. B.P. 344 Accessibility
Law, removal of existing structures & obstruction, tree
planning, pavement, drainage, slope/embankment
protection requirements/details, others vital to the
project)
5. Legend Symbols and Abbreviations
6. Summary of Quantities
 Item No., Description of Items of Work involved, Unit, and
Remarks properly indicated and in accordance with DPWH
Standard Specifications and D.O. 143 s. 2017
 Special item/s (SPL) approved by the Bureau of Research
and Standards
7. Typical Roadway Sections
 Carriageway
o Minimum of 3.35m (national arterial roads) and
3.05/2.0m (other national roads)
Yes No N/A
o Existing Carriageway
(Road Widening)
o Width of pavement (widening and superelevation)
 Cross-fall
o Paved = 1.5 - 2.0%
o Pavement cross-slope including the rate of

superelevation
 Shoulder
o Minimum shoulder width:
2.5m for primary roads (AADT = 1000-2000)
1.5m for FMR, tourism, and secondary roads (AADT =
400-1000), and
0.6m for extreme cases in mountainous terrain or areas
with ROW constraints
o Cross-slope difference at cross-over crown ≤ 8%
o Consistent with the design and location of shoulder
paving correct as per D.O. 40, series of 2012
 Sidewalk
o Minimum width: 1.2 m
o Maximum Cross slope : 1%
o Maximum Gradient/Slope: 5%
 Side-slopes
 Berm
o On embankments > 3.0m; 3.0m max height of berm
o On cuts >7.0m; 7.0m max height of berm
o 1.0m min. width with side slope of 5-10%
 Warping and rounding at the top of the cut slope
o 1.5m rounding (0 to 4.5m height of slope)
o 2.5m rounding (above 4.5m)
 Pavement Design Parameters
 Road right-of-way limit
8. Geometric Design Standard Drawings
 Superelevation
 Widening
Yes No N/A
9. Drainage and Slope Protection Schedule
(Road Widening)
 Stationing/limits
 Size/dimension and type of structures
 Quantities
10. Schedule Listings of Miscellaneous Works

 Stationing/limits
 Size/dimension and type of structures
 Quantities
11. Plan & Profile
11.1 Horizontal alignment
 Follow existing horizontal alignment
 Matchline at every sheet
11.2 Vertical alignment
 Follow existing gradient and finished grade elevation
 Interval as indicated on the profile is same as that indicated
and templated in the detailed roadway cross-sections
 Proposed drainage structures drawn indicating their
description/dimension/location/scope of work
 Profile of the proposed side drainage indicating its slope
gradient
 Ordinary and maximum flood elevation on river crossing
and flooded areas/sections
 Superelevation
o Maximum superelevation rate, emax = 8%
o Superelevation diagram
 Widening Diagram
o Minimum width of curve widening, 0.6m
o Consideration of design vehicle type
o Widening diagram
 Matchline at every sheet
Yes No N/A
(Road Widening)
12 Typical Drainage Details
 Standard/special detailed plans for RCPC and Box Culverts
o Design Parameters (Qcap, dimensions)
o 910mm min. diameter of pipe culvert (RCPC)

o 1.25m x 1.0m minimum and 3.0m x 3.0m maximum
dimension of DPWH standard box culvert (RCBC)
o 0.6m to 3.0m height of fill/embankment for standard
culverts
 Standard details for Masonry and Concrete Headwalls and
Wingwalls for RCPC and RCBC
 Standard details for Drainage Facilities including ditches
(lined and unlined), manholes, catch basins, inlets, and
curb
13 Typical Pavement details
 Typical Plan
 Spacing of dowel bars
 Spacing of tie bars
 Longitudinal joint
 Contraction joint
 Pavement Detail Notes
14 Typical Slope Protection
 Typical Cross Section Details
 Elevation
 Design Parameters
 Soil Bearing Capacity
 Slope Protection Notes
15 Detailed Cross-Sections
 20m interval
 Templating of cross-sections consistent with the standard
typical roadway section
o Cross-fall
o Shoulder
o Sidewalk
o Side-slopes
o Benching
o Warping and rounding
Yes No N/A
o Superelevation
(Road Widening)
o Widening
 Calculations/measurements of cut and fill including other
relevant work items involved
 Slope protection structures
 Coordinates of the natural ground cross-sections and

templated roadway (i.e. carriageway & shoulder width,
pavement structure, etc.) cross-section
 Other roadside facilities/structures
16 Detailed Drainage Cross-Section Showing the Following:
 Drainage structures (existing and proposed RCPC/RCBC)
indicating the scope of work and direction of flow
 Drainage structures template at the proper invert elevation
 Headwall of the drainage structures
 Scour protection works provided at outlet and inlet
17 Design of Bicycle Facilities along National Roads
 Feasible
o Bicycle Facility Classification
o Location
o Station Limits
o Length
 Exemptions *must be approved by Undersecretary Maximo
L. Carvajal
18 Roadway Lighting
 Plans signed by a Professional Electrical Engineer
 General Notes and Specifications
 Plan for Street lighting
o Lighting Layout
o Layout and Location
o Lighting Protection
 Single Line and Schematic Diagram
 Schedule of Loads and Computation
 Grounding Details
 Details of Lamp Post
 Details of Battery and Controller Box
Yes No N/A
Road Safety (10%)
1 Drainage
(Road Widening)
 Design elements adequate for satisfactory drainage and to
reduce the risk of hydroplaning
o Road grades
 (min. of 0.50% on cut section)
 (min. of 0.35% on high type pavement with

concrete curb/gutter and sidewalk)
 Design of drainage steel grating safe for pedal cycles (i.e.
gaps not parallel with wheel tracks)
 Paved shoulder provided along longitudinal drainage lined
canal/ditch, superelevated sections (7%), and gradient of
more than 6%
2 Road Safety Facilities
 Guardrails
o Connection/overlapping between guardrail and bridge
parapet, and proper end treatment (i.e. bullnose or
flared end type)
o Guardrail provided on high embankment (> 3m)
 Pavement Markings
o White
 Solid (center) lines
 Broken (center) lines
 Edge lines
o Yellow
 Along Horizontal Curves
 Along Vertical Curves
o Overlapping of centerline pavement markings and
double solid yellow lines along the curve section
 Necessary regulatory signs along the highway (i.e. ped
xing, bike lane, etc.) provided
 Necessary warning signs/hazard markers along the highway
provided (i.e. chevron signs/pavement markings, etc.)
 Lay-by turnout/climbing lane
3 Road Works
 Safety Facilities
 Traffic Management Plan
Yes No N/A
4 Provision for PWD
 Ramps
 Handrail
(Road Widening)
 Signage
Part 2. Consistency of Design Parameters with Supporting Documents (40%)
1
Pavement
 Subgrade Support Strength

o California Bearing Ratio, CBR
o Effective Modulus of Subgrade Reaction, K
 Traffic
o Traffic Demand
o Cumulative Equivalent Single Axle Load, CESAL or W 18
 Pavement Thickness, D
2 Drainage
 Hydrologic
o Runoff Coefficient, c
o Rainfall Intensity, I
o Drainage/Catchment Area, A
 Hydraulic (For cross-drains only)
o Discharge Capacity, Qcap
o Dimensions
 Cross-Sectional Dimensions
 No. of Barrels
 Length
 Slope
o Inlet Structure
o Outlet Structure
3 Earthworks/Geotechnical
 Unit Weight, γ
 Cohesion, c
 Angle of Friction, φ
 Soil Bearing Capacity
4 Detailed Quantity Calculation
Yes No N/A
Part 3. Accuracy of Design Analysis and Calculations (20%)
Verify if the following are complete, correct, consistent, and in accordance to AASHTO/DPWH
standards, and other referral codes
1 Pavement
(Road Widening)
 Pavement design parameters
o Design Traffic Load, CESAL
o Effective Modulus of Subgrade Reaction
o Reliability
o Serviceability
o Flexural Strength
o Compressive Strength
o Load Transfer Coefficient, J
 Correctness of the pavement design thickness
determination/computation
 Min. PCCP thickness of 280mm for arterial and secondary
national roads and access roads leading to ports, 230mm
for tourism roads
2 Drainage Structures
2.1 Hydrologic Analysis
 Design Storm Frequency (Design Return Period)
o Return Period of 15 years for RCPC (Design Capacity)
o Return Period of 25 years for RCPC (Check Capacity)
o Return Period of 25 years for RCBC (Design Capacity)
o Return Period of 50 years for RCBC (Check Capacity)
 Run-off Coefficient
 Consideration of 10% increase in rainfall intensity
 Design Discharge, Q (Rational Method)
2.2 Hydraulic Design
 Headwater Computation (RCPC/RCBC)
o Inlet Control, HW/D (RCPC)
o Inlet Control, HW/D (RCBC)
o Outlet Control, HW (RCPC)
o Outlet Control, HW (RCBC)
o Outlet Velocity (RCPC)
o Outlet Velocity (RCBC)
o Velocity limits (m/s) - 0.80 - 5.00
Yes No N/A
 Correctness of culvert size
 Minimum design requirements
o 0.91m Minimum Diameter of Culvert (RCPC)
o Minimum dimension of 1.25m x 1m and maximum
dimension of 3m x 3m (RCBC)
2.3 Structural Analysis (RCBC only)
(Road Widening)
 Results
o Factored Moment
o Factored Shear
 Reinforcements
o Main Reinforcements
o Shrinkage and Temperature Reinforcements
Slope Protection Structures (Overall stability and Soil bearing
3
capacity analysis)
 Factor of Safety of greater than or equal to 1.50 for
sliding
 Factor of Safety of greater than or equal to 3.0 for
overturning
 Factor of Safety for bearing capacity greater than or
equal to 3.0
4 Detailed Quantity Calculations consistent with plan
5 Settlement Analysis for High Embankment (3m and above)
 Immediate Settlement
 Primary Settlement
 Secondary Settlement
Settlement Analysis for Slope Protection Structures (i.e.
6
retaining wall, MSE wall, etc.)
mm/dd/yyyy
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Issue Date: May 2, 2023

Department of Public Works and Highways

o Paved = 1.5 - 2.0%

o Pavement cross-slope including the rate of

10. Schedule Listings of Miscellaneous Works

o Design Parameters (Qcap, dimensions)

o 910mm min. diameter of pipe culvert (RCPC)

 Slope protection structures

 Coordinates of the natural ground cross-sections and

 (min. of 0.50% on cut section)

 (min. of 0.35% on high type pavement with

 Subgrade Support Strength

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