Project Legal Requirements
Overview
Delivery of a highway project in Washington State is a complex process and is dependent upon numerous entities for review, approval, cooperation, and coordination. A myriad of Federal, state, and local laws and regulations govern all aspects of project delivery - the planning process, environmental review, design, utility relocation, right-of-way acquisition, contracting, construction, maintenance, and operations. The complexity of these various regulations, and the uncertainty surrounding actual legal requirements are frequently cited as causes for delays in project delivery.
The Office of Innovative Project Delivery has developed a series of flowcharts that outline the Federal and state requirements in the project delivery process and provide references to the relevant legislation and regulations. Please note that these flowcharts contain only Federal and state requirements; WSDOT policies and procedures will still apply.
Project Delivery Process
Click on the flowchart below to get more information about the general process and the associated Federal and state project legal requirements.
Click here to download all requirements as a Microsoft Excel file.
For detailed information on the regulations, click on the links below, or those provided in the requirements tables.
– Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
– Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
– Washington Administrative Code (WAC)
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