LADOTD Highway Plan Reading I Questions and Answers 2026–2027 | Construction and Transportation Program | Comprehensive Highway Plan Interpretation Exam Review with Rationales | A+ Grade

LADOTD Highway Plan Reading I questions and
answers 2026\2027 A+ Grade


Written agreement
- correct answer 1-1a: The CONTRACT covering the construction project is a(n) _____ between LADOTD
and the contractor.



Invitation to Bid
- correct answer 1-1b: Which document asks the contractor to submit a cost bid for a project?



Plans
- correct answer 1-1c: Contractors base their bid on the materials and labor necessary to construct the
highway project. Which document tells the contractor WHAT to construct and WHERE to construct it?



Standard, Supplemental, Special
- correct answer 1-1d: List the three categories regarding specs for a project



Proposal
- correct answer 1-1e: After the contractor completes an estimate, they fill out and submit a _____



Notice to Proceed
- correct answer 1-1f: The Dept issues a(n) _____ allowing the contractor to start a project.



Plan Changes/Special Agreements
- correct answer 1-1g: What can change the contract after the start of the project?



Plans
- correct answer 1-1h: Which documents are the most referenced when used to inspect; what, where,
and how the contractor builds?

,Change Orders
- correct answer 1-1i: Record the name of the document the project engineer prepares when a change
in plans is required.



Change order
- correct answer Occasionally, a contractor must preform extra work, to complete the project. Prior to
the contractor performing the work, the Chief Engineer signs a _______.



Special Provisions
- correct answer 1-2a: Which specs apply to only a specific project under contract?



Standard Specs
- correct answer 1-2b: What specs apply to all projects?



Special Specs
- correct answer 1-2c: Special directions applicable to specific projects are _____.



Supplemental Specs
- correct answer 1-2d: A revision or amendment to the Standard Specs is a ______.



1. Special, 2. Plans, 3. Supplemental, 4.Standard
- correct answer 1-3a (1-4): List the PROCEDURAL ORDER TO FOLLOW with regard to the clarification of
possible contract discrepancies.



Interpret
- correct answer 1-4a: To read a set of plans it is important to accurately _____ and understand what is
meant by each drawing an notation.



What and Where
- correct answer 1-4b: The plans indicate ____ to build and _____ to build a project.

, Relate
- correct answer 1-4c: Sheets within a set of plans _____ to each other. Info pertaining to a particular
feature of the project often appears on more than one sheet.



Clean and in order
- correct answer 1-4d:It is very important to keep a plan set _____ and in _____.



Federal, State
- correct answer 2-2a. There are two types of project numbers used to identify a project. (DRAIN CANAL
BRIDGES ON US HWY 90)



State Project #, Federal Project #, Project Name
- correct answer 2-4a. List the three things on the Title Sheet that identify a project. (DRAIN CANAL
BRIDGES ON US HWY 90)



Project Caption, Title Block, Layout Map
- correct answer 2-6a. List three places on the Title Sheet that indicate the State Project Number. (DRAIN
CANAL BRIDGES ON US HWY 90)



Federal-funding categories
- correct answer 2-8. Prefix Acronyms such as STP, I, BR, etc are ______.



Surface Transportation Program
- correct answer STP



Interstate
- correct answer I



Bridge Replacement
- correct answer BR



Interstate Maintenance
- correct answer IM