Engineering – Transportation Checklist

• Transportation General Notes
• Transportation Standard Plan
• Approval Block
• Verify quantities in approval block
• Grading and Erosion Control Plan
• Street (Plan and Profile)
• Surface Water (Plan and Profile)
• Sanitary (Plan and Profile) – include laterals
• Water Plan – include services / hydrant locations
• Signing, Striping, Sight Distance, Vision Clearance Plan (recommend include street lighting on this sheet)
• Street Lighting Plan – existing and proposed
• Traffic Signal Plans
• Landscaping / Tree Plan

• Identify existing right of way and street frontage improvements
• Cut/fill quantities
• Contours – existing and proposed
• Existing utilities – protection
• Construction entrance location(s)
• Sight distance (T04-03) and Vision Clearance (T04-04) at construction entrance
• Haul Route
• Transportation Grading notes – shall be on plan view

• Professional Engineer’s Stamp
• North Arrow, Scale (min 1” = 40’), Legend
• Street Names: Existing/Proposed
• Utility Locations – existing and proposed
• Drainage Structures – existing and proposed
• Right of Way – label and dimension existing and proposed. Full and half widths
• Access Easements, Tracts and Flags – label and dimension existing and proposed. Full and half widths
• Street frontage improvements – label and dimension existing and proposed. Full and half widths
• Proposed right of way or easement vacations
• Standard plan call outs for all improvements
• Street Sections – See Street Improvement Plans – Sections for requirement
• Approved road modifications shall be noted on plan view
• Stationing – intersection equations and reference points
• Station/offset all improvements. Provide begin and end stations
• Tangent bearing
• Centerline curve data – table format w/ delta, radius and curve length
• Curb data – table format – station/offset BC, EC & PCC, radius length, elevation @ ¼ points
• Provide % fall around radius in curve table. Meet requirements of table VMC 11.80.090.G-1
• Tapers – begin station, end station, taper rate
• Median/Auxiliary lanes – dimension and detail

• Show location on plan view; provide centerline stations and widths standard plan number in table format
• Spacing requirements are met
• Access points are acceptable

• Show location, call out standard plan number, show opposite ramps for alignment
• Existing Ramps proposed to be retained – identify, provide spot elevations, indicate detectable warning type, lip height
• Provide temp ramp to street
• Ensure placement of pedestrian button on traffic signal meets height (36”- 42” from ground) reach requirements in relation to ADA ramps, per Federal ADA guidelines.
• Show all proposed sawcut lines, min 1 ft straight line cut into HMA, min 4 ft from new curb line to existing edge of pavement (11.80.090(A))
• Street restoration at new curbs / driveways
• Call out trench restoration. Shall also be called out on utility plans
• Street Lighting–existing & proposed. Lighting plan may be included with signing/striping plan in lieu of street plan view
• Locations shall also be shown on utility and Landscape Plans
• Show existing and proposed Neighborhood Traffic Management devices and associated signs and markings fronting project or within utility extensions
• Traffic Signal plans shall be coordinated with Traffic Group. Contact Chris Christofferson (360) 487-7716
• Label and dimension sight distance per VMC 11.80.140 and standard plan T04-03. May be shown on signing/striping plan. Show also on landscape and site plans
• Label and dimension vision clearance per VMC 20.985 and standard plan T04-04. May be shown on signing/striping plan in lieu of street plan view
• Provide mail box type, size, & location. Meet minimum requirements of T07-01
• Bike rack(s) meeting city’s requirements. Contact Shannon Williams (360) 487-7898
• Retaining walls – Provide dimensioned detail. Walls and footings shall be on private property

• Professional Engineer’s Stamp
• Scale
• Existing ground lines
• Proposed grade lines at top of curb
• Extend profile min. 200 ft each direction
• Provide design speed _____mph and posted speed _____mph

• 0-1% grade breaks allowed
• > 1% vertical curves
• Principal/minor arterial min.
• Collector arterial min.
• Neighborhood circulator/ local access.
• Private Street
• Maximum design grade 15% on local streets and 12% on arterials per AASHTO
• Minimum slope on approach to steep intersection _____% for _____ft
• Superelevation

Show on Plan View:

• Professional engineer’s stamp
• Provide copy of city standard plan for street classification section or reference standard plan number for designer drawn sections

Include on all cross sections:

• Street name and stationing for section
• Identify Right of Way and Street centerlines
• Dimension width of right of way – full and half width
• Dimension width of street – full and half width
• Public Utility Easement (PUE) – subdivision
• Curb type – standard plan number
• Sidewalk – standard plan number
• Dimension planter
• Sawcuts
• Grind offs and overlay depths (if appropriate)
• 2% cross slope crown sections
• Shed sections allow on T10-17, T10-18 or infill private streets only
• Valley gutter sections on infill private, T10-23, T10-19 only
• ASSHTO soil classification
• Type of street surface/pavement
• Compacted depths of sub-grade and pavement
• All notes listed on City of Vancouver Street Classification section (for designer drawn sections)
• Coordinate with Pavement Management for nonstandard pavement design section

• Vehicle maneuvering – Turning templates per WB
• Vehicular circulation – aisle widths, turnarounds on dead end lots
• Minimum 20’ to first parking space from back of sidewalk
• Pedestrian circulation and connectivity per VMC 20.945.040(H)
• Provide call outs for all pedestrian ramps – shall be ADA compliant
• Provide details for pedestrian enhancements (including audible warnings when required)

• North Arrow
• Scale
• Street light locations
• Street tree locations, type, caliper
• Vision clearance areas per VMC 20.985 and T04-04
• Sight distance areas per VMC 11.80.140 and T04-03
• Medians: Detailed cross section, Irrigation plan, Planting schedule, Surface treatment