Manuals

Manuals provide policy and guidance to staff, local agencies, contractors, and consultants to help us deliver an efficient and effective multimodal system.

Our manuals are continuously updated with periodic revisions. Make sure you have the current version, regardless of the manual format or means of transmission. Manuals on this page are the most recent versions and can be downloaded and printed without charge.

Ordering printed manuals and publications

Agency employees need to place orders through WSDOT Printing Services using the internal order form (PDF 292KB).

Contractors, consultants, local agencies, and the general public can obtain printed copies of WSDOT’s most requested manuals and publications from the Washington State Department of Printing’s myPrint.

Manuals

Title Publication Number
Commercial Vehicle Guide M 30-39
2015 EEO Assurances Part II – Internal Program M 3121
Active Transportation Programs Design Guide
ADA Field Guide for Accessible Public Rights of Way N/A
Advertisement and Award Manual M 27-02
Airport Guide M 3049
Bicycle Racing Guidelines M 3050
Bridge Design Manual
Bridge Inspection Manual
Bridge List
Communications Manual M 3030
Community Aviation Loan Program Procedures Manual M 3140
Consolidated Grant Guidebook M 3130
Construction Manual M 41-01
Consultant Services Manual
Cost Estimating Manual for WSDOT Projects M 3034
Design Manual M 22-01
Design-Build Manual M 3126
Development Services Manual M 3007
Electronic Engineering Data Standards M 3028
Environmental Health and Safety Manual M 46-04
Environmental Manual M 31-11
Ethnobotany and Cultural Resources Field Guide M 3120
Ferry Terminal Inspection Procedures Manual M 3105
Field Tables for Engineers Spirals 1984 M 3087
General Special Provisions N/A
Geotechnical Design Manual M 46-03
Highway Advertising Control M 22-95
Highway Engineering Field Formulas M 22-24
Highway Engineering Field Tables 1984 M 22-23
Highway Runoff Manual M 31-16
Highway Surveying Manual M 22-97
Highways Over National Forest Lands M 22-50
Hydraulics Manual M 23-03
Joint Operations Policy Statement N/A
Local Agency Guidelines (LAG) M 36-63
Maintenance Manual M 51-01
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) N/A
Materials Manual M 46-01
Open Data Publication Manual M 3231
Organizational Conflicts of Interest Manual
Partnering Field Guide M 3143
Pavement Policy
Pavement Surface Condition Field Rating Manual for Asphalt Pavements N/A (working document)
Permit Desk Guide M 3037
Planning Study Guidance M 3033
Plans Preparation Manual M 22-31
Pre-Apprenticeship and Support Services Program Guidebook M 3160
Prime Contractor Performance Report M 41-40
Rail Safety Oversight Program Standard M 3138
Right of Way Manual M 26-01
Roadside Manual
Roadside Policy Manual M 3110
Safety Procedures and Guidelines Manual M 75-01
Sign Fabrication Manual M 55-05
Standard Highway Signs and Markings N/A
Standard Plans M 21-01
Standard Specifications for Road, Bridge, and Municipal Construction M 41-10
State Management Plan M 3078
State-Managed Airport Handbook M 3072
Station Stop Policy Guidance Document M 3125
Streetwise: A Simplified Local Agency Pavement Management System N/A
sUAS User’s Manual M 3134
Techniques of Right of Way Plans Preparation M 3104
Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control Manual M 3109
Temporary Traffic Control Flagging Operations Manual M 3146
Terminal Design Manual M 3082
Traffic Manual M 51-02
Transportation Structures Preservation Manual M 23-11
Utilities Accommodation Policy M 22-86
Utilities Manual M 22-87
Vehicle Operator's Handbook M 3032
Vehicle Operator's Handbook and Fuel Station Locations M 53-55
Washington State Public Transportation Plan M 3122
Washington State Summary of Public Transportation M 3079
Work Zone Traffic Control Guidelines for Maintenance Operations M 54-44
WSDOT Model Comprehensive Tribal Consultation Process for the National Environmental Policy Act

Contact information

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April is work zone safety awareness month - learn more

1,557 work zone-related crashes

were recorded on state highways in 2025.

542 people were injured

in 2025 due to work zone-related crashes. 

29% increase in fatality collisions

in work zones from 2024 to 2025.