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The Iowa DOT ERL includes the Standard Specifications for Highway and Bridge Construction with the General Supplemental Specifications incorporated into the Standard Specifications, showing changes made since the previous GSS. The ERL also includes the Supplemental Specifications, Standard Road Plans, Standard Culvert Plans, Construction Manual, Materials Instructional Memorandums (I.M.s), Flagger Handbook, Iowa Department of Transportation Phone Book, and the SUDAS Standard Specifications. The Specifications are hypertext-based files and can be browsed by Microsoft® Internet Explorer. Autocad and Microstation Figures are included with the SUDAS Standard Specifications.
System Requirements.
- Operating system: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95/98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.0.
- Browser: Internet Explore 7.0 or higher; latest versions of browsers are recommend. If the search engine does not function properly in Internet Explorer, you may need to install or update the Java Virtual Machine. To do this, go to: http://www.microsoft.com/java/, and follow the instructions. If you are using Microsoft Windows XP, you may need to download the Java Virtual Machine at http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html.
- CD-drive.
- Hard disk: The ERL can be copied onto your hard disk and browsed from there. If this is done, 500 MB of hard disk space is required.
Before this version was released, all key functions have been tested on different operating systems and browsers. The ERL was designed for Internet Explorer 7.0 and works best when used on this browser or higher versions. Known Problems and Limitations
- When some Materials Instructional Memorandums pages are opened, an error message might pop up, saying "Unable to find or create the font 'WPIconic SymbolisB'. Some characters may not display or print correctly." If this happens, click the "OK" button on the error message box. We have not found any problem with the browsing or print results after this message has happened.
- If the autorun does not work when trying to play a CD, go to “My Computer” and double-click the CD icon. If double-clicking on the CD drive does not start the autorun, right-click on the CD icon and select "Open" in the drop-down menu and a list of the CD’s contents will appear. Click on the “Start Windows.exe” file, and then double-click on the ."exe" file to play the CD.
- For hyperlinks to work in a PDF that are linking to a web address, you must be connected to the Internet.