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Roadside Manual - EO

Description: The Roadside Manual supplements the Roadside Classification Plan by explaining how to implement the policies found in the plan. The Roadside Manual links partners working on WSDOT roadsides. Chapters include: laws and policies, visual functions, wetlands, wildlife, safety rest areas, soil amendments, contour grading, soil bioengineering, vegetation, restoration, and design enhancement.

Individual Chapters

  • Date Originally Published: July, 2003
  • Publication Number: M 25-30
  • Last Modified: July, 2003
  • Version:
  • Manual Manager: Sandy Salisbury
  • Originators: Design Office, Engineering and Regional Operations Divisions
  • # of Pages: 342
  • Subject: Roadside policies
  • Keywords: Roadside Manual, roadside restoration, vegetation restoration, soil bioengineering, roadside functions
  • Related Publications: Roadside Classificiation Plan M 25-31

Roadside Manual Individual Chapters toptop

Comments (pdf 78 KB)

Foreword (pdf 122 KB)

Contents (pdf 122 KB)


Chapter 100
Manual Description (pdf 122 KB)

Chapter 110 Roadside Functions (pdf 210 KB)

Chapter 120 Sustainable Roadside (pdf 130 KB)

Chapter 200 Roadside Policy (pdf 166 KB)

Chapter 210 Federal Legislation & Policy (pdf 184 KB)

Chapter 220 State Legislation & Policy (pdf 194 KB)

Chapter 230 Department of Policy & Planning (pdf 233 KB)

Chapter 300 Operational Functions (pdf 162 KB)

Chapter 310 Roadside Safety (pdf 250 KB)

Chapter 320 Signing (pdf 149 KB)

Chapter 400 Environmental Functions (pdf 151 KB)

Chapter 410 Designated Areas (pdf 194 KB)

Chapter 420 Wetlands (pdf 270 KB)

Chapter 440 Water Quality (pdf 292 KB)

Chapter 450 Wildlife (pdf 240 KB)

Chapter 460 Noise Abatement (pdf 373 KB)

Chapter 500 Visual Functions (pdf 258 KB)      toptop


Chapter 600
Auxiliary Functions (pdf 106 KB)

Chapter 610 Safety Rest Areas (pdf 543 KB)

Chapter 620 Universal Access (pdf 198 KB)

Chapter 630 Parking Area Design (pdf 1.16 MB)

Chapter 700 Soil & Soil Amendments (pdf 390 KB)

Chapter 710 Erosion Control (pdf 322 KB)

Chapter 720 Contour Grading (pdf 292 KB)

Chapter 740 Soil Bioengineering (pdf 1.1 MB)

Chapter 800 Vegetation (pdf 725 KB)

Chapter 810 Vegetation Restoration (pdf 256 KB)

Chapter 820 Irrigation (pdf 241 KB)

Chapter 910 Design Enhancement (pdf 343 KB)


Appendices
(pdf 391 KB)

Glossary (pdf 336 KB)

Index (pdf 208 KB)                                       toptop


This abstract was last modified November 12, 2009