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Design guides and manuals

MassDOT issues guides and manuals for use by our project designers.
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Design guides and manuals

2006 Project Development and Design Guide (PDF 16.29 MB)
Plan Preparation Guidelines for Consultants Preparing Right-of-Way Plans (Version 2.0) (PDF 12.54 MB)
State ROW QA/QC Form (PDF 888.49 KB)
Municipal ROW QA/QC Form (PDF 904.37 KB)
Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide 
Roundabouts 
LRFD Bridge Manual - 2013 Edition 
CAD Standards 
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (FHWA) 
Massachusetts Amendments to the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the Standard Municipal Traffic Code 
Accessible Pedestrian Signal Installation Policy 
1996 Survey Manual (PDF 34.12 MB)
Landscape Design and Roadside Maintenance 
Historic Parkway Preservation Treatment Guidelines (DCR) 

Superseded editions

2005 Bridge Manual with August 2007 revisions (PDF 35.23 MB)
Addenda to the 1997 Highway Design Manual (PDF 2.64 MB)
1997 Highway Design Manual (Metric Edition) (PDF 6.65 MB)
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