Western Federal Lands Highway Division

PDDM
FHWA (2005)
The FLH Project Development and Design Manual. See also listing of State Design Manuals.

Park Road Standards  (Acrobat, 1.72 MB)
National Park Service, 1984
Design standards for use on Park road projects

Flexibility in Highway Design This FHWA document illustrates the flexibility already available to designers within adopted standards.

Design Visualization Guide
This document introduces visualization tools and innovative visualization practices

Specification Writers' Guide For Federal Lands Highway
FHWA, May 2008
This Guide is intended for writers that develop specifications for the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Federal Lands Highway Program (FLH). This Guide is to promote and facilitate the writing of specifications that conform to the five Cs of specification writing -- clear, concise, complete, correct, and consistent.

FLH Specification Procedures
FHWA, May 2008
Procedures for creating and using specifications for FLH projects.

MUTCD
FHWA, 2007
The current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

SHS
FHWA, 2004
The current Standard Highway Signs manual.

Uniguide Standards Manual
The National Park Service signing manual.

Sign and Poster Guidelines for the Forest Service
USDA Forest Service, 2005
Forest Service policy regarding signs and posters.

Barrier Guide for Low Volume and Low Speed Roads
FLH, 2005
This Guide is intended to provide assistance in the warranting, selection, and design of roadside barriers. The Guide is prepared specifically for warranting, selecting, and designing barriers on Federal Lands Highways projects that are low volume and/or low speed facilities. The guidelines present practical and useful guidance for common conditions and situations encountered in the design of roadside barriers for Federal Lands Highway projects.

Roadside Use of Native Plants
FHWA, 1999
Listing of native plants by state.