Local Assistance Division
Locally Administered Projects Manual
The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance and direction to all stakeholders, outline federal requirements for those localities choosing to administer VDOT-funded projects with an emphasis on federal aid, and provide guidance to VDOT staff assigned an oversight role for locally administered projects.
The Highway Laws of Virginia has been recodified effective October 1, 2014. Section 33.1 of the laws of Virginia has been re-numbered to Section 33.2.
If you have questions, comments, or suggested changes regarding the Locally Administered Projects Manual, contact Russ Dudley at 804-786-6663 or russ.dudley@vdot.virginia.gov.
To download Parts I-III of the manual (this enables cross-chapter links), click here.
(PDF, 6 MB)
To download Part IV of the manual (submittal samples), click here (PDF, 16 MB)
Click the PDF icons in the table below to access the manual chapters.
Locally Administered Projects Manual
| Part | Last updated | |
| Table of contents | Oct. 1, 2014 | 554 KB |
| Preface | Oct. 1, 2014 | 602 KB |
| Index | Oct. 1, 2014 | 484 KB |
| Part 1- Program development | n/a | n/a |
| 1. VDOT policy | Oct. 1, 2014 | 106 KB |
| 2. Qualifications for federal and state-aid project administration | Oct. 1, 2014 | 584 KB |
| 3. Roles and responsibilities | Oct. 1, 2014 | 628 KB |
| 4. Resources for local governments | Oct. 1, 2014 | 593 KB |
| 5. State-funded projects and special programs | Oct. 1, 2014 | 795 KB |
| 6. Certification program (Reserved) | Oct. 1, 2014 | 100 KB |
| 7. Assessment/audit program requirements | Feb 25, 2014 | 715 KB |
| 8. Project initiation and authorization | Feb 25, 2014 | 610 KB |
| 9. Project development overview/summary | Feb 25, 2014 | 990 KB |
| Part 2- Project management | n/a | n/a |
| 10. Project administration and agreements | Oct. 1, 2014 | 729 KB |
| 11. Consultant procurement | Oct. 1, 2014 | 1.4 MB |
| 12. Project development | Oct. 1, 2014 | 1.4 MB |
| 13. Project delivery (construction administration) | Oct. 1, 2014 | 2 MB |
| 14. Project close-out | Oct. 1, 2014 | 762 KB |
| Part 3- Standards and practices for locally administered projects | n/a | n/a |
| 15. Environmental requirements | Oct. 1, 2014 | 1.3 MB |
| 16. Right of way | Oct. 1, 2014 | 1 MB |
| 17. Civil rights and disadvantaged business enterprises | Oct. 1, 2014 | 752 KB |
| 18. Structure and bridge | Oct. 1, 2014 | 827 KB |
| 19. Financial management / reimbursement processing | Oct. 1, 2014 | 1 MB |
| Part 4 - Submittal samples | July 1, 2009 | 15.6 MB |
