This page includes resources that are related to pedestrian accommodations during road construction.
- Laws and Regulations
- State/Agency Standards, Guidelines and Policies
- Research Publications
- Training Courses and Workshops
Laws and Regulations
- 23 U.S.C. 217 – Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways
- 23 CFR Part 630 Subpart J – Work Zone Safety and Mobility
- 23 CFR Part 655.603 – Standards
- 28 CFR Part 35 – Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services
- 49 CFR Part 27 – Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
- 23 U.S.C. 134 – Metropolitan Transportation Planning
- 23 U.S.C. 135 – Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation planning
State/Agency Standards, Guidelines and Policies
FHWA
- MUTCD, 2009 Edition, Part 6. Temporary Traffic Control (See Chapter 6D. Pedestrian and Worker Safety starting on Page 15 of 184)
- Federal Highway Administration Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning, Program, and Project Development
- FHWA Planning and Environment Publications
- FHWA Office of Safety Publications
AASHTO
ARTBA Work Zone Safety Consortium
ATSSA
- Applying the Americans with Disabilities Act in Work Zones: A Practitioner Guide
- Guidance Sheet – Temporary Traffic Control Zone Pedestrian Access Considerations
- Pedestrians Checklist and Considerations for Temporary Traffic Control Zones
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory
Alabama Department of Transportation
California Department of Transportation
- Design Information Bulletin Number 82-06 – Pedestrian Accessibility Guidelines for Highway Projects
- Memo SUBJECT: Implementation of Temporary Pedestrian Access Route (TPAR)
- Pedestrian Considerations for California Temporary Traffic Control Zones
Colorado Department of Transportation
Delaware Department of Transportation
District Department of Transportation
Georgia Department of Transportation
- Pedestrian and Streetscape Guide (See Chapter 7. Pedestrian Safety in Work Zones starting on Page 195 of 245)
Illinois Department of Transportation
- Bureau of Design and Environment Manual, Chapter Fifty-five – Work Zone Traffic Control
(See 55-2.01(d) Pedestrians/Bicyclists starting on Page 11 of 55) - Bureau of Design and Environment Manual, Chapter Seventeen – Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodations (See 17-4.09 Pedestrian Accommodations During Construction on Page 109 of 115)
Indiana Department of Transportation
- Work Zone Traffic Control Guidelines (See Pedestrian and Worker Safety starting on Page 81 of 87)
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Missouri Department of Transportation
Montana Department of Transportation
New Jersey Department of Transportation
- Pedestrian Compatible Planning and Design Guidelines (See Table 7 Guidelines for Pedestrian Accommodations at Work Zones on Page 62 of 72)
Nevada Department of Transportation
- Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (See Section 624 – Accommodations for Public Traffic on Page 427 of 610)
New Mexico Department of Transportation
- NMDOT Design Manual, 900 Work Zone Safety (See 900.10 – Accommodation for Pedestrians, Bicyclists and Other Vehicle Types on Page 47 of 106)
- Designing Pedestrian Facilities for Accessibility: Module 8 Maintenance of Pedestrian Facilities and Alternate Pedestrian Access Routes in Work Zones
New York Department of Transportation
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Ohio Department of Transportation
Oregon Department of Transportation
- ODOT Temporary Pedestrian Accessible Routes (TPAR)
- Portland Bureau of Transportation: Pedestrian Accessibility Around Work Zones
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Texas Department of Transportation
- Project Development Process Manual, 20480: Develop bicycle and pedestrian accommodation
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation Toolkit
Utah Department of Transportation
Vermont Agency of Transportation
- Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Work Zone Traffic Control Guide
- Technical Memorandum #1: Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Policy Plan
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Planning and Design Manual
Virginia Department of Transportation
- Work Zone Pedestrian and Bicycle Guidance
- Policy for Integrating Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodations
Washington State Department of Transportation
- Design Manual, Chapter 1510 – Pedestrian Facilities (See 1510.17 Work Zone Pedestrian Accommodation starting on Page 47 of 48)
- Field Guide for Accessible Public Rights of Way [See Accessibility Criteria Checklists: Alternate Pedestrian Circulation Path (APCP) (Work Zone) and Pedestrian Detour on Existing Pedestrian Circulation Paths (Work Zone) on Page 12 of 36]