Roadway Design Manual
Appendix C: List of References
(Note for other official TxDOT Manuals, Guides (e.g., TMUTCD, Bridge Railing Manual, Sign Crew Field Book) the currently adopted version is applicable unless otherwise stated.)
16 TAC Part 4, §68.102
23 CFR 450
23 CFR 625.2(a)
23 CFR 625.3
23 CFR 625.4
23 CFR 630 Subpart J
23 CFR 630.1012(b)
23 CFR 752.5(d)
23 CFR 771
23 CFR 771.129
23 USC 103(c)(4)(A)
23 USC 103(c)(4)(B)
23 USC 111
23 USC 217(g)(1)
43 TAC §11.51(1)
43 TAC §11.51(20)
43 TAC §11.51(21)
43 TAC §15.54(d)(4)
43 TAC §15.122(1)(E)
43 TAC §15.122(2)
43 TAC §15.122(2)(A)
43 TAC §15.122(2)(D)
43 TAC §15.54
43 TAC §22.12
43 TAC §25.53
43 TAC §25.54
43 TAC §15.120-122
43 TAC, Part 1, Chapter 21, Subchapter M
TTC §201.902(c)
TTC §203.031
TTC §541.302
TTC §551.002
TTC §551.351
TTC §551.352
TTC §552.002
TTC §552.003
TTC §552.005
AASHTO A Policy on Design Standards - Interstate System (2016)
AASHTO A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (2018)
AASHTO Guide for Geometric Design of Transit Facilities on Highways and Streets (2014)
AASHTO Guide for Park and Ride Facilities (2004)
AASHTO Guide for the Design of High Occupancy Vehicle Facilities (2004)
AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities (AASHTO Bike Guide) (2012)
AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities (2021)
AASHTO Highway Safety Manual (HSM) (2014)
AASHTO LFRD Guide Specifications for Design of Pedestrian Bridges (2009 and 2015 Interim Revisions)
AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications (2020)
AASHTO LRFD Road Tunnel Design and Construction Guide Specifications (2017).
AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) (2016)
AASHTO Roadside Design Guide (2011)
AASHTO Roadway Lighting Design Guide (2018)
AASHTO/FHWA Joint Implementation Agreement for Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (2016)
Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-way (PROWAG) (2023)
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., Ch 445, §1
ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) (2010)
ADA Standards (2006)
ADA Standards (2010)
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
ANSI/IES RP-8-22
August 2023 Federal Register Vol. 88, No. 151 Rules and Regulations
Austin Transportation Criteria Manual
Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Program
Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Design Flexibility Memo
Bicycle Tourism Trails Study webpage
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Design Criteria, Houston Metro
Capital Metro Service Standards and Guidelines, 2023
City of Austin Complete Streets, 2014
Complete Streets Manual, City of Dallas
Context Classification Guide - Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), 2020
Crash Records Information System (CRIS) D
DES – Project Delivery Section webpage (TxDOT Intranet only)
DES - Traffic Simulation and Safety Analysis Section webpage (TxDOT Intranet only)
Design Manual Part 2 Highway Design – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), 2020
Design Exception Request for Interstate Highways TxDOT Standard Operating Procedures
Don’t Give Up at the Intersection, NACTO
Federal Rail Administration’s Engineering Design for Pedestrian Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Federal Rail Administration’s Highway-Rail Crossing Handbook (2019)
Federal Register, Vol 88, No. 151, August 2023
FHWA Alternative Intersections/Interchanges Informational Report (AIIR) (2010)
FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodations Regulations and Recommendations (2010)
FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding webpage
FHWA Bikeway Selection Guide (2019)
FHWA Displaced Left Turn Intersection Informational Guide (2014)
FHWA Guide for Improving Pedestrian Safety at Uncontrolled Crossing Locations (2018)
FHWA Handbook for Designing Roadways for the Aging Population (2014)
FHWA Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians (2014)
FHWA Highway Functional Classification Concepts, Criteria and Procedures (2023)
FHWA Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM) (2021)
FHWA Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE)
FHWA Lighting Handbook
FHWA Media U-Turn Intersection Informational Guide (2014)
FHWA PedBikeSafe webpage
FHWA Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System (2013)
FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures webpage
FHWA Quadrant Roadway Intersection Informational Guide (2020)
FHWA Restricted Crossing U-Turn Intersection Informational Guide (2014)
FHWA Rumble Strip and Rumble Stripes guidance (2017)
FHWA Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEPS)
FHWA Safety Evaluation of Continuous Green T Intersections (2016)
FHWA Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide (2015)
FHWA Separated Bike Lanes on Higher Speed Roadways: A Toolkit and Guide
FHWA Shared Use Path Level of Service – Users Guide (SUPLOS) (2006)
FHWA Wildlife Crossing Structures Handbook Design and Evaluation in North America (2011)
FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning, Program, and Project Development Guidance (2023)
FTA Standards Development Program: Rail Transit Roadway/Pedestrian Grade Crossing, Exploratory Report (Report 0216)
Guidebook for Use of Pinned-Down Temporary Concrete Barriers in Limited Space Applications - Roadside Safety Pooled Fund (2016)
Guidelines for Implementing Super 2 Corridors in Texas
Hurricane Evacuation Routes webpage
Improving Safety for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Accessing Transit, FHWA-SA-21-130 Sep 2022
Innovative Intersections webpage
International Symbol of Accessibility
ISTEA Section 1006
ITDP Bus Rapid Transit Standard
Massachusetts DOT Separated Bike Lane Planning & Design Guide
NACTO Designing for All Ages and Abilities
NACTO Urban Bike Design Guide
National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Traffic Safety Facts 2014: A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System.
National Electric Code
NCHRP 15-76 – Designing for Target Speed (2023)
NCHRP Report 1043 Guide for Roundabouts (2023)
NCHRP Report 279 Intersection Channelization Design Guide (1985)
NCHRP Report 288 Evaluating Grade-Separated Rail and Highway Crossing Alternatives (1987)
NCHRP Report 313 Selecting Ramp Design Speeds, Vol 1 and 2 Guides (2021)
NCHRP Report 350 Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Highway Features (1993)
NCHRP Report 420 Impacts of Access Management Techniques (1999)
NCHRP Report 505 Review of Truck Characteristics as Factors in Roadway Design (2003)
NCHRP Report 562 Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings (2006)
NCHRP Report 606 Forecasting Statewide Freight Toolkit (2008)
NCHRP Report 659 Guide for the Geometric Design of Driveways (2010)
NCHRP Report 687 Guidelines for Ramp and Interchange Spacing (2011)
NCHRP Report 766 Recommended Bike Lane Widths for Various Roadway Characteristics (2014)
NCHRP Report 785 Performance-Based Analysis of Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (2014)
NCHRP Report 835 Guidelines for Implementing Managed Lanes (2016)
NCHRP Report 839 A Performance-Based Highway Geometric Design Process (2016)
NCHRP Report 855 An Expanded Functional Classification System for Highways and Streets (2018)
NCHRP Report 876 Guidelines for Integrating Safety and Cost-Effectiveness into Resurfacing, and Rehabilitation Projects (3R) (2021)
NCHRP Report 926 Guidance to Improve Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety at Intersections (2020)
NCHRP Report 948 Guide for Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety at Alternative and Other Intersections and Interchanges (2021)
NCHRP Report 959 Diverging Diamond Interchange Informational Guide (2021)
NCHRP Web-Only Document 230 Developing an Expanded Functional Classification System for More Flexibility in Geometric Design (2018)
NCRHP Web-Only Document 244 Developing Guidelines for Integrating Safety and Cost-Effectiveness into Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Projects (3R) (2017)
NFPA 130 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems
Performance-Based Practical Design Process and Design Guide – Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), 2018
PHB memo (2018)
Practical Design – Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), 2011
Practical Design Guide – Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), 2011
Protected Bikeways Practitioners Guide, Institute of Transportation Engineers (2017)
Research Report 1393-4F Procedures to Determine Frontage Road Level of Service and Ramp Spacing (1996)
RRFB
RTI Research Report 0-7047 Establish Guidelines for Designing Auxiliary Lanes on Frontage Roads (2022)
Safer by Design Tool webpage
Standard Highway Sign Designs for Texas (SHSD)
Start-Up Guide: Performance-Based Practical Design, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 2017
Statewide and Rural Connectivity Program
Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan 2035
Statewide Planning Map
Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions and Performance
Stewardship & Oversight Agreement on Project Assumption and Program Oversight with the Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division (S&O Agreement) (2024)
Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS)
Texas Active Transportation Plan Inventory
Texas Aggregate Quarry and Pit Safety Act
Texas Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Exchange
Texas Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Exchange (BP|CX)
Texas Bicycle Tourism Trails Example Network
Texas Bicycle Tourism Trails Study
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
Texas Freight Advisory Committee
Texas Government Code, Chapter 469
Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (TMUTCD)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Design Standards for Roads and Parking
TPP Traffic Forecast Analysis SOP (TxDOT Intranet only)
Transit Street Design Guide, National Association of City Transportation Officials
Transportation and Land Development, Institute of Transportation Engineers (2002).
TRB Highway Capacity Manual (HCM)
TTI Report 0-7035-R1 Examine Trade-Offs between Center Separation and Shoulder Width Allotment for a Given Roadway Width (2021)
TTI Report 0-7036-R1 Research and Findings on Roundabouts and Innovative Intersections for High-Speed and Rural Locations (2023)
TTI Report 0-7044-R1 Rural Intersections within Passing Lanes (2022)
TTI Study No. 06894 Guidelines for Design and Operation of U-Turns (2017)
TxDOT Access Management Manual (AMM)
TxDOT ADA Transition Plan
TxDOT Bridge Design Manual – LFRD
TxDOT Bridge Project Development Manual
TxDOT Bridge Railing Manual
TxDOT Bridge Standards
TxDOT Bridge Standards - Wildlife Accommodations
TxDOT Continuous Flow Intersection Fact Sheet, August 2015
TxDOT Departmental Materials Specification DMS 4350
TxDOT Freeway Signing Handbook
TxDOT Geotechnical Manual - LFRD
TxDOT Highway Illumination Manual
TxDOT Historic Bridge Manual
TxDOT Hydraulic Design Manual (HDM)
TxDOT Interstate Access Justification Report Engineering, Operations and Safety Analysis TxDOT Standard Operating Procedures (IAJR SOP)
TxDOT Landscape and Aesthetics Design Manual
TxDOT Maintenance Management Manual
TxDOT Maintenance Operations Manual
TxDOT Open Data Portal
TxDOT Pavement Manual
TxDOT Pavement Marking Handbook
TxDOT Procedures for Establishing Speed Zones Manual
TxDOT Project Development Process Manual (PDP)
TxDOT Rail Highway Operations Manual
TxDOT Roadway Standards
TxDOT Roadway Standards - Barrier Gate
TxDOT Roadway Standards - CCCG
TxDOT Roadway Standards - Pedestrian Facilities Curb Ramps
TxDOT ROW Acquisition Manual
TxDOT ROW Utilities Manual
TxDOT Sign Crew Field Book
TxDOT Sign Guidelines and Applications Manual
TxDOT Smart Work Zone Guidelines
TxDOT Special Specification 5033 - Bollards
TxDOT Specifications
TxDOT Traffic and Safety Analysis Procedure Manual (TSAP)
TxDOT Traffic Control Plan Selection Worksheet
TxDOT Traffic Signals Manual
TxDOT Traffic Standards
TxDOT Traffic Standards - Freeway Pavement Markings
TxDOT Traffic Standards – Illumination
TxDOT Traffic Standards - Pavement Marking
TxDOT Traffic Standards - RS
TxDOT Traffic Standards - Traffic Control Plan
TxDOT Transportation Planning and Programming Manual (TPP Manual)
TxDOT ArcGIS Platform
Tydlacka et. al, 2017
TTI Report 0-7047 (Establish Guidelines for Designing Auxiliary Lanes on Frontage Roads)
TTI Report 0-7136-R1 (Guidelines for Optimizing Roadway Cross-Section on Texas Highways)
TxDOT Pedestrian Facility Standards
USDOT Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation Regulations and Recommendations (2010)
Vision Zero Program in Austin