Utilities Manual

Publication Number
M 22-87
Publication Version
M 22-87.10
Manual Manager
Greg Gachowsky
Originator
Design Office, Development Division
Subject
Guidelines for addressing Utilities

The Utilities Manual provides guidance in accommodating utilities within state right of way in a manner that does not interfere with the free and safe flow of traffic or impair the highway's visual quality. Information is provided about the preparation of utility agreements and utility service agreements.

February 2019 M 22-87.10 revision package (PDF 3.57MB)

Individual Chapters

Foreword (PDF 176KB)
Contents (PDF 141KB)

Chapter 1 Utility Accommodation (PDF 1.6MB)
Chapter 2 Utility Agreements (PDF 453KB)
Chapter 3 Railroads (PDF 305KB)
Chapter 4 Service Agreements (PDF 432KB)
Chapter 5 Government Agencies: State, Federal, Tribal, and Other Entities (PDF 395KB)
Chapter 6 Project Delivery and Utility Relocation (PDF 840KB)
Chapter 7 Inspection (PDF 372KB)
Chapter 8 Reimbursement (PDF 223KB)
Chapter 9 Control Zone Guidelines (PDF 939KB)

Appendix A Glossary (PDF 335KB)
Appendix B Utility Forms and Documents (PDF 6.2MB)
Appendix C Policy Guidelines (PDF 314KB)
Appendix D RCW and WAC References (PDF 304KB)
Appendix E Interim WSDOT Requirements for RSAP submittals (PDF 182KB)

Revision History

February 2019

March 2018

May 2016

November 2014

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1998

166,800 electric vehicle

registrations in Washington in 2023, up from 114,600 in 2022.

87 wetland compensation sites

actively monitored on 918 acres in 2023.

25,000 safe animal crossings

in the Snoqualmie Pass East Project area since 2014.