Governor Phil Murphy • Lt. Governor Tahesha Way

Department of Transportation

What's New

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) continues to work with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the consultant community to update and refine the Project Delivery process.

April 2023
Problem Screening Project Delivery Guideline Update
The Problem Screening phase process has been revised to eliminate Field Investigations and Division of Project Management involvement.

January 2022
New Limited Scope Concept Development Intersection Improvement Checklist
The Limited Scope Project Delivery Approach has been revised to include a new Limited Scope Concept Development Intersection Improvement Checklist. The checklist will enable the Department to programmatically assess and improve intersections as needed.

September 2021
FHWA’s new Risk-based Project Involvement Identification Process
The FHWA is instituting a new “Risk-based Project Involvement Identification Process” to assist in the identification, determination and oversight of projects. The NJ Division will utilize a three-step process in identifying risk based project involvement that will include: #1 Screening, #2 Risk Based Assessment, and #3 Stewardship and Oversight Project Involvement Plan. This process will become effective on October 1, 2021 and will replace the existing “Project of Division Interest (PoDI) Evaluation Process”.

July 2020
Final Design Project Delivery Guideline Update
The Final Design Network Diagram, The Final Design Activity Descriptions and The Final Design Phase Guideline have been revised to reflect projects over $12.5M, the Designer provides the Project Manager with the final specifications, estimated construction amount and proposed advertisement date who forwards to the Director of Construction Services and Materials thirty (30) days prior to the proposed advertisement date to seek the Office of the State Comptroller's approval.

October 2019
Limited Scope Project Delivery Guideline Update
The Limited Scope Project Delivery Guideline has been revised to add a new Thin Surface Treatment Type II product, Cape Seal. Cape Seal is a surface treatment that involves the application of slurry seal or microsurfacing over a newly constructed surface treatment.

April 2019
Constructability Update
The Capital Project Delivery website has been updated to include revisions and additions to the Constructability/Risk Analysis efforts. This includes changes to CD Activity 2330 “Preform Risk Assessment on Alternatives”, PE Activities 3055 “Conduct Utility Risk Analysis”, and 3145 “Conduct Preliminary Engineering Constructability–Risk Analysis Workshop”. As well as the addition of CD activity 2415 “Conduct Concept Design Constructability-Risk Analysis Workshop”, and FD activity 4225 “Conduct Final Design Constructability-Risk Analysis Workshop”.

February 2019
Cost Estimating Guideline Revision
The Cost Estimating Guideline has been revised to reflect that the Project Manager, with the assistance of the project’s designer, are to update a project’s Capital project construction cost estimate either annually or when a significant change in the project has occurred that effects the estimate, whichever is soonest.

January 2019
Concept Development (CD) Phase Guidance Revision
The Concept Development (CD) guidance has been revised to reflect additional guidance details regarding activity, Review Draft CD Report and Address Comments (2580).

January 2019
Concept Development (CD) Phase Guidance Revision
The Concept Development (CD) guidance has been revised to reflect additional guidance details regarding activity, Conduct Value Engineering Review (2435).

December 2018
Projects of Division Interest (PoDI) and Individual Project Oversight Plan (IPOP) Update
The FHWA has updated the list of active PoDIs and their corresponding IPOPs to include New Jersey Weather Savy Roads. These documents are available in the Process Summaries - Stewardship and Oversight Agreement area.

October 2018
Projects of Division Interest (PoDI) and Individual Project Oversight Plan (IPOP) Update
The FHWA has updated the list of active PoDIs and their corresponding IPOPs to include Route 206 Bypass Contract B. These documents are available in the Process Summaries - Stewardship and Oversight Agreement area.

October 2018
Concept Development (CD) Phase Guidance Revision
The Concept Development (CD) guidance has been revised to reflect additional guidance details regarding activity, Investigate Need for Traffic Regulation Orders (2485).

September 2018
Projects of Division Interest (PoDI) and Individual Project Oversight Plan (IPOP) Update
The FHWA has updated the list of active PoDIs and their corresponding IPOPs to include Rt23/I-80/Rt 46 Interchange. These documents are available in the Process Summaries - Stewardship and Oversight Agreement area.

April 2018
Projects of Division Interest (PoDI) and Individual Project Oversight Plan (IPOP) Update
The FHWA has updated the list of active PoDIs and their corresponding IPOPs to include I-80 WB, McBride Ave to Polify Rd. These documents are available in the Process Summaries - Stewardship and Oversight Agreement area.

April 2018
Construction Phase Activity Description Revision
The description for “Prepare Contractor Claims” (5150) has been revised to replace “Regional Dispute Board” with “Regional Claims Review Board.”

February 2018
New Limited Scope Concept Development Guide Rail Replacement Checklist
The Limited Scope Project Delivery Approach has been revised to include a new Limited Scope Concept Development Guide Rail Replacement Checklist.  The checklist will enable the Department to programmatically assess and replace deficient guide rail.

January 2018
Project Assignment Contract Activity Update
The CD Phase Activity Descriptions have been updated to add a new activity Executive Project Assignment Contract (2565) to indicates that a Roadway Design Group and/or Structural Design and Geotechnical Engineering have accepted the assignment of delivering Preliminary and /or Final Design for a Capital project

December 2017
Projects of Division Interest (PoDI) and Individual Project Oversight Plan (IPOP) Update
The FHWA has updated the list of active PoDIs and their corresponding IPOPs to include Job Order Contracting North 2017 (ITS Maintenance) & Job Order Contracting South 2017 (ITS Maintenance). These documents are available in the Process Summaries - Stewardship and Oversight Agreement area.

November 2017
Project Management & Reporting System (PMRS) Link
The Capital Project Delivery website has been updated to include a link to the PMRS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). The link is located within the “Helpful Links” tab, under “Project Management”.

August 2017
Amended Stewardship and Oversight Agreement
The existing Stewardship and Oversight Agreement on Project Assumption and Program Oversight has been amended to include Mutual Service Standards. These standards have been developed and agreed upon by the FHWA & the NJDOT in order to establish expectation levels of each agency, to assist in meeting goals, and to deliver our mutual services for the benefit of the public.

July 2017
Elimination of PM Plan from CPD Guidance
In an effort to streamline the process, the CPD guidance has been revised to eliminate the Project Management (PM) Plan.

July 2017
CD Report Guidance Revision
The CD Report related guidance was revised to reflect that all CD Reports will be submitted to the respective FHWA Area Engineer for review and concurrence.

July 2017
Projects of Division Interest (PoDI) Evaluation Process
The FHWA and NJDOT have agreed to a revised PoDI Evaluation Process. The revised process continues to rely significantly on the Capital Program Screening Committee (CPSC) meetings to screen the project pool for risks that would qualify the project as a PoDI. The new process and appendixes are available in the Process Summaries - Stewardship and Oversight Agreement area.

June 2017
Projects of Division Interest (PoDI) and Individual Project Oversight Plan (IPOP) Update
The FHWA has updated the list of active PoDIs and their corresponding IPOPs. These documents, along with a list of “Projects that are no longer PoDIs” are available in the Process Summaries - Stewardship and Oversight Agreement area.

May 2017
Value Engineering Webpage
The CPD website has been revised to include the addition of a Value Engineering Webpage. The webpage is accessible through the Process Summaries tab. The webpage provides access to the new NJDOT Value Engineering Process Guideline and the Value Engineering Process Flow Chart.

April 2017
Limited Scope Project Delivery Guideline Revision
The Limited Scope Project Delivery Guideline has been revised to include the NJDOT Pavement Preservation Guidance (PPG). The PPG describes the Department's systematic approach to selecting and advancing Pavement Preservation projects as part of its strategic Pavement Preservation Program.

January 2017
Concept Development (CD) Activity Description Revision
The description for the CD Activities "Obtain Management Systems Input" (2015) and "Obtain Shareholder Input" (2025) have been revised to reflect the addition of a new Project Input Contact table. The table contains the most recent Contact Name along with the Unit and Management System and what information should be requested from each unit. The table will be updated quarterly to coincide with the Capital Project Delivery (CPD) and Subject Matter Experts (SME) information.

January 2017
Capital Project Delivery (CPD) Overview Web Page Revision
The CPD Overview web page was revised to reflect the addition of the Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Limited Scope Project Delivery Process guidance. This new process is to be used for all limited scope design projects led by TSM.

Last updated date: April 24, 2023 2:00 PM