About our Section:
The Design Resources Section is responsible for oversight of the roadway geotechnical aspects of ODOT projects. The Section reviews geotechnical deliverables (reports, soil profiles, calculations, etc.) and roadway plans for geotechnical content. We also perform in-house geotechnical explorations and designs for roadway projects and geohazard remediations. In construction, the Section makes itself available to support projects that have extraordinary geotechnical features.

In addition to project work, the Section develops and maintains specifications for the performance of subsurface explorations. We also review and develop plan notes, proposal notes, and special provisions related to earthwork and geotechnical engineering. The Section also authors Geotechnical Bulletins to provide guidance for various aspects of Geotechnical design, analysis, and instrumentation.  We also maintain an archive of past subsurface explorations performed by this office as a reference for future projects.

The Section has been active in the development of geohazard inventories and risk assessment processes, including abandoned underground mines, rockfall, and landslides.

Employees
District Geotechnical Engineers
Specifications, Manuals, and Reports