Design ADA

Standard Plans

Plan Sheet Library

Section GD - Curbs, Sidewalks and Driveways / Geometric Design

Section IS - Illumination, Signals and ITS

Standard Specifications

Design requirements - General Special Provisions (GSPs)

The following GSPs are available when a project includes any ADA improvements

        Division 1 (PDF 612KB) 
             GSP 1-05.4.OPT4.GR1 - Contractor Surveying - ADA Features  
        Division 8 (PDF 535KB)
             GSP 8-14.1.INST1.GR8 - ADA Pre-meeting
             GSP 8-14.3.OPT1.GR8 -  ADA Pre-meeting
             GSP 8-14.3.OPT2.GR8 -  Timing Restrictions
             GSP 8-14.3.OPT3.GR8 -  Layout and Conformance to Grades

Construction requirements - Region Project Engineers office instructions

All ADA feature measurements need to be processed by the Project Engineer and transmitted to the region ADA Liaison.
Instructions for PEO - Transmitting Measurements (PDF 75KB) 

Qualified Products List

Pre-Construction ADA measurement form guidance

Record all measurements using the ADA measurement forms (XLSM 4.70MB) for the different project phases (Scoping and Design/Build). Contact the ADA Data Steward for further guidance if a form is not available for recording a feature's measurements.

• Scoping phase instructions (WSDOT responsibility) (PDF 283KB)
• Design Build instructions (Contractor responsibility) (PDF 557KB)

Post Construction ADA inspection form

This form, DOT 224-020 (PDF 979KB), will be used for the Contractor As-Builts documentation. The Contracting Agency will be responsible for the final submittal to the ADA Data Steward.

Project development requirements 

Follow the requirements (PDF 6.5MB) for pavement preservation projects with a PE Phase start date after December 1, 2016. 

ADA guidance memo

Below are the documents identified in the memo above providing further guidance on how ADA is to be considered in pavement preservation projects based upon the jurisdiction where the feature is found.

• Pedestrian Crossing memo template (DOCX 37KB)
• Maximum Extent Feasible (MEF) template, Version 2.0 (XLSX 1MB)
• ADA Improvement Jurisdiction Matrix (PDF 72KB)
• ADA Rights-of-Way Matrix (PDF 65KB)

These ADA Data Dictionary Diagrams (PDF 3.19MB) provide the detailed information on what measurements were collected for each ADA feature.

Other resources

Field Guide for Accessible Public Rights of Way (PDF 1.79MB)
Roadside development and facilities
Design tools and support

Federal standards

US Access Board

Training

Design training
Materials (QPL) training

ADA complaints, grievances
Shawn Murinko
OEO Compliance Manager
wsdotada@wsdot.wa.gov
1-855-362-4232 (toll free)

ADA design policy questions 

Jay Wells
WSDOT ADA Asset Manager
Jay.Wells@wsdot.wa.gov
360-705-7246

ADA self assessment forms inventory questions

adasteward@wsdot.wa.gov

ASDE Region Assignments (PDF 97KB) 

Regional ADA questions

City and County questions

All other ADA questions

1-888-259-9143