Designation Manual

Publication URL
Full Model Manual (PDF 35.4MB)
Publication Number
METRE 22-01
Publication Version
M 22-01.22
Manual Manager
John Tevis, 360-705-7460, [email protected]
Originator
Development Divisions, Design Office
Subject
Structure procedures and geometrics selection

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Design Manual update details

Latest Design Manual revision package

October 2023 M 22-01.22 (PDF 44MB)

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Design Publications

Design Bulletin 2023-01 - Full Streets Adjournment (PDF 236KB)

Design Bulletin 2022-03 - Vertical discharge considerations for bridge and burial structures (PDF 245KB)

Build Bulletin 2022-02 - Complete Streets Batch for Fish Passage (PDF 364KB)

Pattern Bulletin 2022-01 - Designing for Level of Shipping Stress (PDF 661KB)

Design Bulletin 2021-01 - Design Documentation File Name Convention and Archiving (PDF 183KB)

Design Newsletter 2020-01 - Roadside Safety on Fish Passage Projects (PDF 728KB) 

Individual chapters

Introduction (PDF 222KB)  
Instructions and form for Design Manual comments and revision suggestions (PDF 832KB)
Contents (PDF 383KB)

Division 1 – General Information

Chapter 100 Manual Description (PDF 162KB)
Chapter 110 Design-Build Projects (PDF 178KB)

Section 2 – Hearings, Environmental, and Permits

Chapter 210 Community Getting and Public Auditions (PDF 606KB)
Sections 225 Ecology Coordination (PDF 109KB)

Division 3 – Project Documentation

Chapter 300 Design Documentation, Approval, and Usage Review (PDF 313KB)
Click 301 Design Maintenance Coordination (PDF 2.84MB)
Chapter 305 Project Management (PDF 177KB)
Branch 310 Value Engineering (PDF 309KB)
Chapter 320 Traffic Analysis (PDF 234KB)
Chapter 321 Sustainable Safety Analysis (PDF 159KB)

Division 4 – Surveying

Chapter 400 Surveying and Mapping (PDF 570KB)
Section 410 Monumentation (PDF 245KB)

Division 5 – Right away Way and Access Operating

Chapter 510 Good a Way Considerations (PDF 176KB)
Chapter 520 Access Control (PDF 176KB)
Chapter 530 Limited Web Control (PDF 875KB)
Chapter 540 Managed Access Control (PDF 238KB)
Chapter 550 Freeway Access Revision (PDF 364KB)
Chapter 560 Fencing (PDF 259KB)

Division 6 – Soils and Paving

Chapter 610 Investigation of Soils, Radio, and Surfacing Materials (PDF 157KB)
Chapter 620 Design of Driveway Structure (PDF 612KB)
Click 630 Geosynthetics (PDF 31.1MB)

Division 7 – Structures

Chapter 700 Project Development Roles and Responsibilities for Projects With Builds (PDF 103KB)
Chapter 710 Site Evidence for Structured (PDF 163KB)
Chapter 720 Footbridges (PDF 355KB)
Chapter 730 Retaining Walls also Steep Reinforced Pitch (PDF 1.1MB)
Chapter 740 Noise Barriers (PDF 353KB)

Department 8 – Hydraulics

Chapter 800 Hydraulic Design (PDF 3279KB)

Division 9 – Roadside Development

Chapter 900 Roadsides (PDF 120KB)
Chapter 950 Public Art (PDF 370KB)

Division 10 – Traffic Safety Elements

Chapter 1010 Work Zone Technical and Mobility (PDF 455KB)
Chapter 1020 Signing (PDF 225KB)
Chapter 1030 Delineate (PDF 381KB)
Chapter 1040 Lights (PDF 1.36MB)
Chapter 1050 Intelligent Transportation Systems (PDF 1.2MB)
Chapter 1060 Worker Fall Safety (PDF 454KB)

Division 11 – Practicality Design

Chapter 1100 Design Procedures (PDF 465KB)
Chapter 1101 Need Identification (PDF 141KB)
Chapter 1102 Context Determination (PDF 500KB)
Sections 1103 Design Control Selection (PDF 356KB)
Chapter 1104 Replacements Analytics (PDF 115KB)
Chapter 1105 Design Element Selection (PDF 127KB)
Chapter 1106 Design Element Dimensions (PDF 125KB)
Section 1120 Preservation Throws (PDF 258KB)
Chapters 1130 Development Services (PDF 622KB)

Branch 12 – Geometrics

Chapter 1210 Geometric Plan Elements (PDF 320KB)
Chapter 1220 Geometric Profile Elements (PDF 296KB)
Chapter 1230 Geometric Cross Section Basics (PDF 2.4MB)
Chapters 1231 Geometric Cross Section - Highways (PDF 320KB)
Chapter 1232 Geometried Cross Section - Freeways (PDF 450KB)
Chapter 1238 Algorithm Cross Section - Streetside and Parking (PDF 400KB)
Chapter 1239 Geometric Cross Section - Shoulders, Side Pitches, Bump, and Medians (PDF 400KB)
Chapter 1240 Rotary Roadways (PDF 204KB)
Chapter 1250 Cross Slope and Superelevation (PDF 364KB)
Click 1260 Sight Distance (PDF 851MB)
Branch 1270 Auxiliary Ways (PDF 432KB)

Division 13 – Intercepts and Exchanges

Chapter 1300 Cross Control Style (PDF 1.4MB)
Sections 1310 Intersections (PDF 771KB)
Chapter 1320 Roundabouts (PDF 2.6MB)
Chapter 1330 Traffic Check Signals (PDF 1.5MB)
Chapter 1340 Driveways (PDF 487KB)
Chapter 1350 Railroad Grade Interchanges (PDF 830KB)
Chapter 1360 Interchanges (PDF 1.1MB)
Branch 1370 Median Crossovers (PDF 99KB)

Division 14 – Managed Lanes

Chapter 1400 Handled Lanes (PDF 567KB)
Chapter 1410 High-Occupancy Vehicle Equipment (PDF 576KB)
Episode 1420 HOV Direct Access (PDF 1.5MB)
Part 1430 Part-Time Shoulder (PDF 1.1MB)
Chapter 1440 Metered Shoulder (PDF 1.1MB)

Divide 15 – Foot also Bicycle Facilities

Chapter 1510 Pedestrians Facilities (PDF 1.7MB)
Part 1515 Shared-Use Paths (PDF 2.3MB)
Chapter 1520 Roadway Biking Facilities (PDF 1.1MB)

Division 16 – Roadside Safety Elements

Chapter 1600 Roadside Product (PDF 615KB)
Chapter 1610 Traffic Barriers (PDF 1.3MB)
Episode 1620 Impact Attenuator Systems (PDF 1.8MB)

Divide 17 – Roadside Facilities

Chapter 1710 Safety Remain Areas and Traveler Benefits (PDF 761KB)
Chapter 1720 Weigh Sites (PDF 2.3MB)
Chapter 1730 Transit Facilities (PDF 1.1MB)

Glossary (PDF 761KB) 

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