QuestionsQuestions (DPWH DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 31, S. 2010)
It is titled “DPWH Standard Specification for Reflectorized Thermoplastic Rumble Strips, Item 618,” prescribing standard specifications for reflectorized thermoplastic rumble strips for DPWH infrastructure projects.
It was adopted on 15 June 2010 and signed by Victor A. Domingo, Acting Secretary of the DPWH.
The text states it was in line with DPWH’s mandate to provide effective standards for infrastructure projects and the need to set standard specifications for reflectorized thermoplastic rumble strips.
The standard specification is for “Reflectorized Thermoplastic Rumble Strips, Item 618.”
It indicates the specification is mandatory or binding on concerned parties involved in compliance, not merely advisory.
It forms part of the revised edition of the DPWH Standard Specifications (Volume II – Highways, Bridges and Airports).
It means the Department Order’s requirements become enforceable right away upon issuance (subject to publication/registration requirements, if any, though the text expressly states immediate effect).
The text notes the full specification text is available at the Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Complex, Diliman, Quezon City—linking the issuance to the NAR repository for administrative rules.
The text appears in the “NAR” (Official Gazette’s/Administrative registers publication) as: NAR Vol. 22 No. 3, July–September 2011.
It aims to ensure effective and consistent standards in infrastructure implementation by setting standard specifications for such rumble strips.
All parties involved in DPWH-related projects are expected to follow the Item 618 specifications when applying reflectorized thermoplastic rumble strips.
The order incorporates the Item 618 specification into the revised edition of DPWH Standard Specifications specifically in Volume II for Highways, Bridges, and Airports.
It identifies the exact technical specification within DPWH’s Standard Specifications framework, allowing users to locate and apply the correct standards.
It reflects the nature of administrative issuances as binding regulatory rules with immediate operational effect and intended mandatory compliance by regulated parties.