The South Dakota Department of Transportation Standard Plates are available only in U.S. Customary units. Drawings are not always drawn to scale; use the dimensions on the drawings for correct measurements. Every effort has been made to assure their correctness. If there are any discrepancies between these standard plates and other contract documents, Section 5.4 of the
will govern.
For general information or if you have comments or wish to make changes to a standard plate, please make a copy of the standard plate showing your revisions and send it to Randy Brown, 700 E. Broadway Ave., Pierre, SD 57501 or by email noted below.
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The annual Standard Plate Update will be published during the month of May each year. All plates published as part of the annual update will state 1
st Edition of the proceeding calendar year and should be incorporated into construction plans for any project bid August 15
th or later.
Warranted revisions or additions to the 1
st edition plates may be released at any point between annual releases at the discretion of the Standards Engineer. These revised or added plates will include a 2
nd Edition (or 3
rd, etc.) label and should be incorporated into construction plans as soon as practical. A brief description of all standard plate revisions since the time of the last update are also available for viewing.
The standard plates may be downloaded and included in the plans. Instructions on how to create plans sheets with standard plates is available in the Office of
Road Design's CADD Procedures Manual under "Supplemental Information - Electronic Plans (How to create a PDF)", page 4.