Design guidance
General
This section contains a few of the presentations that have been given in the past. They contain some useful information and are another format for explaining some of the information for plan preparation and information as presented in the Design Scene. Please note the disclaimer before downloading files.
- Common Errors (PDF)
- SEQ Guidance (PDF)
- Earthwork Guidance (PDF)
- Tabulation Guidance (PDF)
- Drainage Guidance (PDF)
- Guardrail Guidance (PDF)
- Review Checklist (PDF)
- ADA Design Checklists and Guidance (PDF)
- Design Engineers Workshop (PDF)
Design Scene
Design Scene is a guidance document for designers, technicians and engineers to help them in their everyday work. Feel free to share ideas with us that you've developed to help improve the quality and reduce cost and time of plan preparation. Please note the disclaimer before downloading files.
- Index (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapters 1-18 — Entire Design Scene Document (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 1 — Title Sheet and General Layout (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 2 — Quantities and Tabulations (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 3 — Details and ADA (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 4 — Earthwork (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 5 — Utilities (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 6 — Staging and Bypass (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 7 — Alignment (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 8 — Inplace Topography and Removals (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 9 — Plan and Profiles (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 10 — Paving (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 11 — Walls (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 12 — Drainage (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 13 — Turf Establishment (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 14 — Guard Rail and Barriers (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 15 — Fencing (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 16 — Traffic (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 17 — Cross Section (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
- Chapter 18 — General Notes and Miscellaneous (PDF) Updated 9/12/18
Design Scene newsletter
- September 2018 Design Scene news (PDF)
- December 2017 Design Scene news (PDF)
- October 2017 Design Scene news (PDF)
- July 2017 Design Scene news (PDF)
Project rating
- Bidability and Other Critical Plan Issues Checklist (Word)
- Plan Review - Data Collection (Excel)
- Plan Review - Rating Criteria (Word)