Guidance for designers, technicians and engineers
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 6/23/14
- Chapter 1 — Title Sheet and General Layout (PDF) Updated 7/21/14
- Chapter 2 — Quantities and Tabulations (PDF) Updated 7/21/14
- Chapter 3 — Details (PDF) Updated 6/5/14
- Chapter 4 — Earthwork (PDF)Updated 7/21/14
- Chapter 5 — Utilities (PDF) Updated 7/21/14
- Chapter 6 — Staging and Bypass (PDF) Updated 7/21/14
- Chapter 7 — Alignment (PDF) Updated 6/5/14
- Chapter 8 — Inplace Topography and Removals (PDF) Updated 7/21/14
- Chapter 9 — Plan and Profiles (PDF) Updated 9/10/13
- Chapter 10 — Paving (PDF) Updated 7/21/14
- Chapter 11 — Walls (PDF) Updated 9/10/13
- Chapter 12 — Drainage (PDF) Updated 6/5/14
- Chapter 13 — Turf Establishment (PDF) Updated 6/23/14
- Chapter 14 — Guard Rail/Barriers (PDF) Updated 6/5/14
- Chapter 15 — Fencing (PDF) Updated 9/10/13
- Chapter 16 — Traffic (PDF)
- Chapter 17 — Cross Section (PDF)
- Chapter 18 — General Notes and Miscellaneous (PDF) Updated 7/21/14
- Download complete Design Scene document (PDF) Updated 6/23/14
Design Scene updates
The Design Scene updates below have been incorporated into the documents above. Note that these newsletter updates have been discontinued and you'll need to sign up for our email updates to receive notice of future changes.
- July 2014 (PDF)
- June 2014 - 3rd edition (PDF)
- June 2014 - 2nd edition (PDF)
- June 2014 (PDF)
- September 2013 (PDF)
- August 2013 (PDF)
Design guidance
General
- Design Support Guidance and Information for Designers (PDF)
- Design tools
- Earthwork Guidance (PDF)
- Funding Guidance (PDF)
- Guardrail Guidance (PDF)
- Drainage Guidance (PDF)
- Drainage Checklist (Word)
- Guardrail Checklist (Word)
- Review Checklist (Word)
Project rating
- Bidability and Other Critical Plan Issues Checklist (Word)
- Plan Review - Data Collection (Excel)
- Plan Review - Rating Criteria (Word)