Glossary

KDOT, like any other industry, often uses technical language or department-specific words that may not be immediately familiar to all people. Below is a glossary to help clarify frequently used terminology.

Abbreviation/Word	Description
A	Project jurisdiction for building construction/remodeling involving an architect
AA	Affirmative Action
AAA	American Automobile Association
AADT	Average Annual Daily Traffic
AAP	Affirmative Action Plan
AAPT	Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists
AAR	American Association of Railroads
AARP	American Association of Retired People
AASHTO	American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials
ABC	Activity Based Costing
ABS	Automated Budget System
AC	Acre
ACPA	American Concrete Paving Association
AD	Project jurisdiction for special administrative initiatives or Active Directory
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act
ADT	Average Daily Traffic
ADW	Application Development Workbench
AE	Area Engineer
AFSCME	American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees
AGC	Association of General Contractors
AHU	American Highway Users Association
AI	Asphalt Institute
AIC	Aggregate for Ice Control
AICPA	American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
AIDS	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
ALT	Alternate
AO	Administrative Officer
AOM	Area Office Manager
APA	Applications Programmer Analyst
APE	Advanced Preliminary Engineering
APO	Agency Purchase Order
APTA	American Public Transit Association
APWA	American Public Works Association
A/R	Department of Administration's Division of Accounts and Reports
AREA	American Railway Engineering Association
ARTBA	American Road and Transportation Building Association
AS	Application System
ASAP	As Soon As Possible
ASCE	American Society of Civil Engineers
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interface
ASK	Analysis System for KDOT
ASLRA	American Short Line Railroad Association
ASTM	American Society for Testing and Materials
ASTRA	Agency Stars Reporting Association
ATA	American Trucking Association
ATSSA	American Traffic Safety Services Association
AQCR	Air Quality Control Region

Abbreviation/Word	Description
B	Project Jurisdiction for Communication System
BAA	Business Area Analysis
BAC	Blood Alcohol Content
BAMS	Bid Analysis Management System
BAPP	Behavioral Accident Prevention Program
BAT	Breath Alcohol Technician
BC/BS	Blue Cross/Blue Shield
BCS	KDOT's Bureau of Computer Services
BD	Building (Capital Inventory Item ID Type)
BEST	Basic Effective Supervisory Training
BIA	Bureau of Indian Affairs
BM	Bench Mark Elevation
BM	Bituminous Mix
BM	Bridge Maintenance (Capital Inventory Item ID Type)
BMP	Best Management Practices
BMS	Bridge Management System
BP	Basis Point
BPC	Business Procurement Card
BPR	Business Process Review
BPS	KDOT's Bureau of Personnel Services
BR	Bridge
BRO	Off-System Bridge Replacement
BROMS	Bridge Office Management System
BRS	On-System Bridge Replacement
BRUD	Bureau of Rural and Urban Development
BUS	Business
BTR	Budget Transfer Request

Abbreviation/Word	Description
C	Project Jurisdiction for County Design/Construction Projects
CADD	Computer-Aided Design & Drafting
CADRE	Critical Automated Data Reporting Elements
CAM	Computer-Aided Mapping
CANSYS	Control Section Analysis System
CAO	Chief Administrative Officer
CASE	Computer-Aided Software Engineering
CAT	Category
CBPI	Composite Bid Price Index
CBS	Cost Breakdown Structure
CCFB	Cost Center Feedback System
CD	Conservation District or Compact Disc
CDBG	Community Development Block Grant
CDL	Commercial Drivers License
CE	Civil Engineer or Construction Engineer
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CEQ	Counsel on Environmental Quality
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CHP	Comprehensive Highway Program
CICS	Customer Information Control System (Mainframe)
CIOW	Controlling Item of Work
CIP	Comprehensive Improvement Program
CL	County Line or City Limits
CLIPPER	Processing Chip for Intergraph RISC Workstations
C/L	Centerline
CM	Coding Manual
CMAQ	Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program
CMS	Contract Management System or Construction Management System
COBRA	Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COLA	Cost of Living Adjustment
CONST	Construction
COR	Corner
CPA	Certified Public Accountant
CPI	Cost Performance Index
CPI-U	Cost Price Index for All Urban Consumers
CPM	Critical Path Method
CPM	Certified Public Manager
CPMS	Comprehensive Program Management System
CPU	Central Processing Unit
CQI	Continuous Quality Improvement
CRP	Cross-Road Pipe or Concrete Reinforced Pipe
CTP	Comprehensive Transport Program
CVO	Commercial Vehicle Operations
CVISN	Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Network

Abbreviation/Word	Description
DA	Department of Administration (D of A) or District/Area
DAF	Described as Follows
DASD	Direct Access Storage Device
DB	Decibel
DBA	Doing Business As
DB2	Data Base Programing Language
DBE	Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
DCAG	Design Computer Advisory Group
DE	District Engineer
DEIS	Draft Environmental Impact Statement
DFD	Data Flow Diagrams
DHV	Design Hourly Volume
DISC	Dept. of Administration's Division of Information Systems & Communication
DISOSS	Test Management Software
DME	District Maintenance Engineer
DOS	Disk Operating System
DOT	Department of Transportation
DOT#	Capital Inventory Number
DUI	Driving Under the Influence
DPS	Dept. of Administration's Division of Personnel Services
DWP	Department of Wildlife and Parks

Abbreviation/Word	Description
E	Project Jurisdiction for Equipment Preparation, Maintenance & Repair
E	East
EA	Environmental Assessment or Environmental Agency or Engineering Associate
EAC	Estimate at Completion
EAP	Employee Assistance Program
EB	Eastbound
EBT	Evidential Breath Testing (Device)
ED	Economic Development
EEO	Equal Employment Opportunity
EEOC	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EIS	Executive Information System
EIS	Environmental Impact Statement
EIT	Engineer in Training
E/L	East Line
E/LY	Easterly
E-Mail	Electronic Mail
EMS	Emergency Management System
EN	Project Jurisdiction for Non-Construction Engineering Projects
ENT	Entrance
EO	Equipment Operator
EP	Edge of Pavement
EP	Entrance Pipe
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
EQ	Heavy Equipment (Capital Inventory Item ID Type)
ERD	Entity Relationship Diagram
ET	Engineering Technician
EWS	End of Wearing Surface
EXIT	Executive Information Technology Committee (KDOT Executive Staff)

Abbreviation/Word	Description
FA	Project Jurisdiction for Field Administrative Support Functions
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
FAR	Federal Acquisition Regulations
FARS	Fatal Accident Records System
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
FAX	Facsimile
FC	Project Jurisdiction for Field Construction Support Activities
FCA	Field Construction Administrators
FCC	Federal Communications Commission
FEIN	Federal Tax ID Number
FEIS	Final Environmental Impact Statement
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management System
FFY	Federal Fiscal Year
FHPM	Federal Highway Program Manual
FHWA	Federal Highway Administration
FIMS	Financial Information Management System
FL	Funeral Leave
FLSA	Fair Labor Standards Acts
FM	Project Jurisdiction for Field Materials Activities
FMLA	Family Medical Leave Act
FNA	For Necessary Action
FONSI	Finding of No Significant Impact
FRA	Federal Railroad Administration
FSA	Flexible Spending Account
FTA	Federal Transit Administration
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
FY	Fiscal Year
FYI	For Your Information

Abbreviation/word	Description
G & A	General & Administrative
GAAP	Generally Accepted Accounting Principals
GASB	Governmental Accounting Standards Board
GFOA	Governmental Finance Officers Association
GHI	Group Health Insurance
GI	Geometric Improvement
GIS	Geographic Information System or Government Inventory Subcommittee
GPS	Global Positioning System
GUI	Graphical User Interface
GW	Groupwise

Abbreviation/word	Description
HA	Highway Agency
HAC	Highway Advisory Commission
HAZMAT	Hazardous Materials
HBRRP	Highway Bridge Rehabilitation & Replacement Program
HCM	Highway Capacity Manual
HEEP	Highway Engineering Exchange Program
HMO	Health Maintenance Organization
HMMS	Highway Maintenance Management System
HPMS	Highway Performance Monitoring System
HR	Human Resources
HRB	Highway Research Board
HRP	Human Resource Professional
HSM	Highway Sign Manual
HTF	Highway Trust Fund
HUD	Department of Housing & Urban Development
HW	Highwater Mark

Abbreviation/word	Description
ICC	Interstate Commerce Commission
IDE	Integrated Design Environment
IE	Information Engineering or Internet Explorer
IFIS	Integrated Financial Information System
IGUG	Intergraph Users Group
IM	Instruction Manual
IMMS	Integrated Maintenance Management System
IMSA	International Municipal Signal Association
INGRES	ASK's Relational Data Base Programing Language
IRMA	High-Speed File Transfer Software
IRP	International Registration Plan
INK	Information Network of Kansas
ISP	Information Strategy Plan
ISTEA	Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
IRC	Internal Revenue Code
IT	Information Technology
ITA	Information Technology Architecture
ITC	Information Technology Consultant
ITE	Institute of Transportation Engineers
ITS	Intelligent Transportation System
IVHS	Intelligent Vehicle Highway System of America

Abbreviation/word	Description
JAD	Joint Application Development

Abbreviation/word	Description
K	Project Jurisdiction for State Funded Construction Projects On the State Highway System
KACE	Kansas Association of County Engineers
KAPA	Kansas Aggregate Producers' Association or Asphalt Pavers Association
KAPE	Kansas Association of Public Employees
KAR	Kansas Administrative Regulations
KARS	Kansas Accident Records System
KCC	Kansas Corporation Commission
KCI	Kansas Correctional Industries
KDOT	Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOR	Kansas Department of Revenue
KDOC	Kansas Department of Corrections
KES	Kansas Engineering Society
KGS	Kansas Geological Survey
KHP	Kansas Highway Patrol
KIB	Kansas Industry for the Blind
KLINK	City Connecting Link Resurfacing
KMCA	Kansas Motor Carriers Association
KPERS	Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KSA	Kansas Statues Annotated
KSPE	Kansas Society of Professional Engineers
KQM	Kansas Quality Management
KTA	Kansas Turnpike Authority

Abbreviation/word	Description
LAN	Local Area Networks
LAPA	Limestone Aggregate Producers Association
LC	Local Construction
LCC	Life Cycle Cost
LCV	Longer Combination Vehicle
LD	Liquidated Damages
L & DC	Location & Design Concepts
LOA	Leave of Absence
LOE	Level of Effort
LPA	Local Public Authority
LRFA	Local Rail Freight Assistance
LRS	Location Referencing System
LTPP	Long-Term Pavement Performance
LOWP	Leave Without Pay

Abbreviation/word	Description
M	Management Information System or Major Investment Study
M	Metric
MARC	Mid-America Regional Council
MCSAP	Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
MIS	Management Information System or Major Investment Study
ML	Military Leave
MM	Major Modification
MMS	Maintenance Management System
MOE	Maintenance of Effort
MPO	Metropolitan Planning Organization
MPS	Management & Productivity Study
MQ	Minimum Qualifications
MRA	Maintenance Repair Aggregate
MRO	Medical Review Officer
MSDS	Material Safety Data Sheet
MTAP	Multi-State Technical Assistance Program
MUTCD	Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
MVC	Mississippi Valley Conference (AASHTO)

Abbreviation/word	Description
N	Project Jurisdiction for Projects Initiated by Metropolitan Areas or Cities
N	North
NACE	National Association of County Engineers
NAGHSR	National Association of Governor's Highway Safety Representatives
NAPA	National Asphalt Paving Association
NASHTO	Northeastern Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials
NB	Northbound
NBIS	National Bridge Inspection Standards
NBIP	National Bridge Inspection Program
NCAT	National Center for Asphalt Technology
NCHRP	National Cooperative Highway Research Program
NCSA	National Crushed Stone Association
N/LY	Northerly
NE/LY	Northeasterly
NEPA	National Environmental Police Act
NGA	National Governors Association
NHI	National Highway Institute
NHS	National Highway System
NHTSA	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NICET	National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology
NLA	National Lime Association
N/L	North Line
NRC	National Research Council
NSC	National Safety Council
NSF	National Science Foundation - National Geotechnical Sites
NSPE	National Society of Professional Engineers
NT	New Technology (PC Operating System)
NTSB	National Transportation Safety Board
NW/LY	Northwesterly

Abbreviation/word	Description
OA	Office Assistant
OBS	Organizational Breakdown Structure
OBSE	Organizational Breakdown Structure Element
OCAG	Operations Computer Advisory Group
OEP	Office of Environmental Policy (FHWA)
OF	Office Equipment-Computers, etc. (Capital Inventory Item ID Type)
OIG	Office of Inspector General
OJT	On-the-Job Training
OMB	Office of Management & Budget
OOE	Other Operating Expenses
OSIG	Operations System Inventory Group
OSHA	Occupational Safety & Health Association
OT	Overtime

Abbreviation/word	Description
PA	Purchase Authority
PAR	Personal Action Request
PASS	Professional Administrative Support Staff
PB	Priority Bridge
PC	Personal Computer or Program Council or Point of Curvature
PCA	Portland Cement Association
PCA	Program Cost Account aka Subprogram
PCAG	Planning Computer Advisory Group
PCE	Professional Civil Engineer
PCP	Primary Care Physician
PD	Position Description
PDR	Property Damage Report
PE	Preliminary Engineering or Professional Engineer
PEG	Professional Engineers in Government
PERB	Public Employees Relations Board
PI	Public Involvement or Point of Intersection
PICM	Procurement and Inventory Control Manual
PIL	Public Involvement Liaison
PM	Project Management
PMC	Procurement Management Committee
PMIB	Pooled Money Investment Board
PMS	Pavement Management System
PO	Purchase Order
POB	Point of Beginning
POT	Point on Tangent
PPE	Pay Period Ending
PPE	Personal Protective (Safety) Equipment
PPM	Policy & Procedures Manual or Parts per Million
PPO	Preferred Provider Organization (Health Insurance)
PR	Purchase Request or Public Relations
PRB	Performance Review Board
PSA	Public Service Administrator
PSE	Public Service Executive
PS & E	Plans, Specifications & Estimates
PSST	Perforated Square Steel Tubing
PPP	Point-to-Point Protocol
PT	Point of Tangency
PVT	Planning Value Table or Pavement

Abbreviation/word	Description
QA	Quality Assurance
QC	Quality Control

Abbreviation/word	Description
R	Project Jurisdiction for Routine Maintenance Activities
R	Range
RA	Radio (Capital inventory Item ID Type)
RAC	Research Advisory Council
RAID	Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
RAM	Responsibility Assignment Matrix or Random Access Memory
RC	Route County (Capital inventory Item ID Type)
RCB	Reinforced Concrete Box
RCRS	Road Condition Reporting System
RDD	Requirements Definition Document
RFB	Rigid Frame Box
RFP	Request for Proposal
RFQ	Request for Quotation
RMS	Resource Management System
RN	Reinstatement
ROD	Record of Decision
ROM	Read Only Memory
ROW	Right-of-Way
RR	Railroad
RS	Project Jurisdiction for Special Maintenance Activities
RT	Right
R/W	Right-of-Way
RWIS	Road Weather Information Systems
RWM	Records and Workflow Management
RY	Railway

Abbreviation/word	Description
S	South
SAP	Substance Abuse Professional
SAS	Statistical Analysis System
SASHTO	Southeastern Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
SB	Southbound
SB	Standby (Task)
SCCHF	Special City/County Highway Fund
SCOA	Standing Committee on Aviation (AASHTO)
SCOAD	Standing Committee on Administration (AASHTO)
SCOH	Standing Committee on Highways (AASHTO)
SCOPT	Standing Committee on Public Transportation (AASHTO)
SCOR	Standing Committee on Research (AASHTO)
SCORT	Standing Committee on Rail Transportation (AASHTO)
SE	System Enhancement
SEC	Section
SEIS	Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
SE/LY	Southeasterly
SEP	System Enhancement Project
SHA	State Highway Agency
ShaRP	Statewide Human Resources and Payroll (System)
SHPO	State Historic Preservation Office
SHRM	Society for Human Resource Management
SHRP	Strategic Highway Research
SIB	State Infrastructure Bank
SIP	State Implementation Plan
SL	Sick Leave
S/L	South Line
SM	Substantial Maintenance
SMP	Strategic Management Plan
SMS	Shop Management System
SNICE	Snow and Ice Operations
SOM	Standard Operation Manual or Subcommittee on Materials (AASHTO)
SP	Shop (Capital Inventory Item ID Type)
SPR	State Planning and Research
SPWG	Straight Posts with Gates
SRA	Safety Rest Area (Capital Inventory Items ID Type)
STA	Station (measuring)
STARS	Statewide Accounting & Reporting System
STB	Surface Transportation Board
STIP	State Transportation Improvement Program
STP	Supervisory Training Program or Surface Transportation Program

Abbreviation/word	Description
T	Township
TC	Technical Committee
TDD	Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
TE	Project Jurisdiction for Transportation Enhancement Projects
TE	Transportation Enhancement or Temporary Employee
TEA-21	Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TIAC	Transportation Inventory Action Committee
TIP	Transportation Improvement Program
TMG	Traffic Monitoring Guide
TMS/H	Traffic Monitoring System for Highways
TQM	Total Quality Management
TR	Transfer
TRB	Transportation Research Board
TRIP	The Road Information Project
TTD	Temporary Total Disability
TWA	Transfer Within Agency

Abbreviation/word	Description
U	Project Jurisdiction for Projects Initiated by Cities and Smaller Urban Areas
UI	Unemployment Insurance
UMTA	Urban Mass Transit Administration
USGS	United States Geological Survey

Abbreviation/word	Description
VES	Voucher Entry System
VL	Vacation Leave

Abbreviation/word	Description
W	West
WAN	Wide Area Network
WASHTO	Western Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
WB	Westbound
WC	Worker's Compensation
Win	Windows
W/L	West Line
W/LY	Westerly
WORM	Write Once - Read Many Times
WP	Without Pay or Kansas Dept. of Wildlife & Parks

Abbreviation/word	Description
X	Project Jurisdiction for Non-State Construction (ex: Rail Crossing)
XP	Windows XP Operating System

Abbreviation/word	Description

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