BC Supplement to TAC (Transportation Association of Canada)
Geometric Design Guide 2007 Edition


 

BC Supplement to TAC Geometric Design Guide 2007 Edition

BC Supplement to TAC Geometric Design Guide 2007 Edition (Revision 1)
  (Entire Guide: June 29, 2007 PDF 24,527 KB - 510 pgs)

Individual Chapters

  • Individual chapters are provided to facilitate easier downloading

Printing Instructions for Entire Guide and Individual Chapters

  • This provides information on which pages are to be printed on 8.5"x11" or 11"x17", single sided or double sided, and colour or black and white.
    (July 3, 2007 PDF 51 KB - 3 pgs)

Purchase Hard Copy

The following contact for the Queen’s Printer is provided for ordering copies of the above version of the BC Supplement to TAC. The Queen’s Printer copy will come in a red D-ring binder with numbered tabs for each chapter. It is the responsibility of the Manual Holder to acquire updates from this web page to maintain the currentness of the BC Supplement to TAC:

Queen’s Printer Online Publications
ID Stock Number is 7610003312

Web Page address is: www.publications.gov.bc.ca

 

Updates

Major revisions to chapters or sections within the BC Supplement to TAC Geometric Design Guide will be issued as updates. The updates may include new or revised guidelines, errata corrections, and may incorporate previously issued Technical Bulletins.

ERRATA Revised Figures 1420.B, 1420.C, and 1420.D (August 27, 2007)

There have been corrections to Figures 1420.B, 1420.C, and 1420.D regarding the fill slopes. Replace pages 1420-3 to 1420-6, inclusive, in the BC Supplement to TAC Geometric Design Guide. There has not been any revision to page 1420-6; it has merely been included to preserve the duplex pagination.

ERRATA (July 20, 2007)

There have been two corrections to the BC Supplement to TAC. If you downloaded the manual or individual chapters prior to July 20, 2007, then the following pages must be replaced:

Acknowledgements, Page i (page 5 of the 510 page version of the entire guide or page 5 of the Preface under the individual chapters).

Chapter 700, Section 720, Page 720-1 (page 129 of the 510 page version of the entire guide or page 19 of Tab 7 under the individual chapters).

The July 20, 2007 errata do not affect the hard copy version ordered through the Queen’s Printer. The corrections were made to the document before going to print. The errata only affect the original version that was available for downloading on this web page before July 20, 2007. All downloads done after July 20, 2007 contain the corrections to the two pages mentioned in this errata.

 

Technical Bulletins for BC Supplement to TAC Geometric Design Guide

New guidelines or instructions for the BC Supplement to TAC Geometric Design Guide that are necessary prior to a major update are done with Technical Bulletins to provide for a more speedy distribution process.

NEW! Technical Bulletin DS04004 - Wire Rope Safety Fence (June 2, 2008)
This is a re-issue of the bulletin that is part of Technical Circular T-15/04.

 

Additional Information

  1. News about CAiCE (April 22, 2008 PDF 27 KB)
  2. CAiCE Project Data Format Terms of Reference Sample Project
  3. A sample CAiCE project has been posted by the Ministry to assist designers with their understanding of the Section 1270 requirements. The sample CAiCE project (named "TOR") not only provides examples of Section 1270 compliance, but it also provides some CAiCE design examples of rural design fragment usage, urban design fragment usage, intersections, walls, bridge abutments etc.
    (March 17, 2006 ZIP 11,129 KB)

  4. Barrier Warrant Index Calculation Spreadsheet
  5. This spreadsheet is a mathematical replication of the Barrier Warrant Index Nomograph (Fig. 610.A in the BC Supplement) and is extracted from the MDS (Metric Design System) program.
    (Nov. 8, 2002 Excel Spreadsheet)

  6. Snow Storage Calculation Spreadsheet
  7. This spreadsheet may be used to calculate snow storage requirements as outlined in Section 1520.05
    (June 15, 2005 Excel Spreadsheet)

 

Individual Chapters of BC Supplement to
TAC Geometric Design Guide 2007 Edition

Preface

All material before Table of Contents (PDF 535 KB – 8 pgs)

TOC

Table of Contents (PDF 23 KB – 2 pages)

Tab 1

100 Design Process Chapter   (PDF 13 KB – 2 pgs)

Tab 2

200 Classification Chapter (No contents at this time)

Tab 3

300 Alignment Chapter   (PDF 1144 KB – 18 pgs)

Tab 4

400 Cross Sections Chapter   (PDF 3912 KB – 18 pgs)

Tab 5

500 Low-Volume Roads Chapter   (PDF 958 KB – 18 pgs)

Tab 6

600 Safety Elements Chapter   (PDF 2182 KB – 44 pgs)

Tab 7

700 Intersections and Access Chapter   (PDF 2672 KB – 40 pgs)

Tab 8

800 Interchanges Chapter (No contents at this time)

Tab 9

900 Auxiliary Facilities Chapter   (PDF 350 KB – 24 pgs)

Tab 10

1000 Hydraulics Chapter   (PDF 1696 KB – 54 pgs)

Tab 11

1100 Railway Crossings & Utilities Chapter(PDF 740 KB – 28 pgs)

Tab 12

1200 Contracts and Drawings Chapter
(without Fig. 1220.A to 1220.R) (PDF 3290 KB - 130 pgs)

Fig. 1220.A to 1220.R
(All figures 11"x17" except Fig. 1220.O) (PDF 3821 KB - 18 pgs)

Tab 13

1300 Geometric Improvements Chapter   (PDF 312 KB – 50 pgs)

Tab 14

1400 Subdivision Roads Chapter   (PDF 2166 KB – 26 pgs)

Tab 15

1500 Alpine Ski Village Roads Chapter   (PDF 1440 KB – 30 pgs)