Published standards, specifications, documents and forms
The standard details, specifications, and documents listed below are published by the County of Santa Clara Department of Roads and Airports. They specify the methods and requirements for projects constructed for the Roads and Airports Department. Other useful forms are also available here. You can either read or download the documents by using the links below. Some documents are large PDF files that might take a while to download.
The "Standard Details" were most recently amended on Jun 30, 2014.
The "Standard Specifications Amendments" were most recently amended on January 7, 2011.
Standard Details Manual, September 1997
The Standard Details Manual and its amendments provide standard drawings describing construction standards used for County of Santa Clara Department of Roads and Airports projects. The manual is divided into the following sections. Click on the links below to read or download the sections of interest.
- Cover page and notice of changes #5
Amended Jun 30, 2014.
Title page, foreword page, and table of contents - Notes and table of common conversion factors
to metric - Section A - Typical road sections
Amended Jun 30, 2014. - Section B - General road improvements
Amended Jun 30, 2014. - Section C - Storm drain improvements
Amended Jun 30, 2014. - Section E - Signal and lighting improvements
Amended Jun 30, 2014. - Section U - Underground utility improvements
Amended Jun 30, 2014.
Standard Specifications Manual, May 2000
The Standard Specifications Manual and its amendments delineate the requirements for projects constructed for County of Santa Clara Department of Roads and Airports projects. Click on the links below to read or download the documents.
- Standard Specifications, May 2000 - Sections 1 to 95
- Standard Specifications amendments (Dated January 7, 2011)
Traffic Control Plans (TCPs) for local roads
A Traffic Control Plan (TCP) to demonstrate traffic handling during construction is required for all work that will or may impact the traveling public (vehicular, pedestrian, and bicyclist). The TCP may be site specific or a “Typical Application” from Part 6 Temporary Traffic Control, of the 2012 Edition of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) as appropriate. Below are the typical applications from the MUTCD that will usually suffice for projects located along County of Santa Clara roads classified as local urban and local rural. Applicants may download the appropriate TCP plan sheet(s) for their project to incorporate into their improvement plans for encroachment permit applications.
(Note: TCPs for projects along roads classified as Arterials and Collectors will usually, but not always, require a site specific TCP. In addition, projects on local roads that are adjacent to intersections and/or along blind curves may also require a site specific TCP.)