Roadway Design Manual - PDF

Updated 7-2026

• Table of Contents  |  Updated 7-2026
• Exhibits  |  Updated 7-2026
• Introduction  |  Updated 7-2026   -  Errata List | Updated 7-2026
• Glossary   |  Updated 7-2026  

Chapters

• Chapter 1 - Roadway Design Standards  |  Updated 7-2026  -  Errata List | Updated 7-2026  
• Chapter 2 - Roadway Design Process  |  Updated 7-2026   -  Errata List | Added 7-2026  
• Chapter 3 - Roadway Alignment  |  Updated 7-2026  -  Errata List | Updated 7-2026 
• Chapter 4 - Intersections, Driveways, & Channelization  |  Updated 7-2026  - Errata List | Updated 7-2026
• Chapter 5 - Interchanges & Grade Separations  |  Updated 7-2026 - Errata List | Updated 7-2026
• Chapter 6 - Typical Roadway Cross-Section  |  Updated 7-2026  -  Errata List | Updated 7-2026 
• Chapter 7 - Earthwork  |  Updated 5-2022  
• Chapter 8 - Surfacing  |  Updated 7-2026  - Errata List | Updated 7-2026
• Chapter 9 - Guardrail & Roadside Barriers  |  1-2023  -  Errata List | Updated 1-2023  
• Chapter 10 - Miscellaneous Design Issues  |  Updated 5-2025 - Errata List | Updated 5-2025 
• Chapter 11 - Highway Plan Assembly  |  Updated 7-2026  -  Errata List | Updated 7-2026
• Chapter 12 - Cost Estimating & Funding  |  Updated 7-2026  -  Errata List | Updated 7-2026
• Chapter 13 - Planning & Project Development  |  Updated 5-2025 - Errata List | Updated 7-2026  
• Chapter 14 - Traffic Engineering  |  Updated 7-2026  - Errata List | Updated 5-2025  
• Chapter 15 - Right-of-Way  |  Updated 7-2026  - Errata List | 7-2026
• Chapter 16 - Pedestrian & Bicycle Facilities  |  Updated 7-2026   -  Errata List | Updated 7-2026
• Chapter 17 - Resurfacing, Restoration, & Rehabilitation (3R) Projects  |  Updated 7-2026   -  Errata List | Updated 7-2026

Errata Roadway Design Manual - PDF

Updated 7-2026

Policies

Design policies will be eliminated from this list as they are incorporated into the Roadway Design Manual

• 15-01: Policy for Value Engineering
• DES 23-04: Final Design
• DES 24-01: Policy for Utility Accommodation on State ROW

Drainage Design and Erosion Control Manual - PDF

Updated 6-2026

• Table of Contents  |  Updated 6-2026
• Exhibits  |  Updated 6-2026
• Introduction  |  Updated 6-2026
• Glossary  |  Updated 6-2026

Chapters

• Chapter 1 - Drainage Design  |  Updated 6-2026
• Chapter 2 - Erosion & Sediment Control  |  Updated 6-2026
• Chapter 3 - Stormwater Treatment  |  Updated 6-2026

Appendices

• Appendix B - Manning's Coefficient, n |  Updated 8-2006
• Appendix C - Pipe Material Policy |  Updated 2-2024
• Appendix D - Storm Sewer Policy  |  Updated 8-2006
• Appendix E - Design Forms & Checklists  |  Updated 8-2006
• Appendix F - Nomographs & Charts for Culvert Design  |  Updated 8-2006
• Appendix G - Nomographs & Charts for Gutter Flow & Inlet Design  |  Updated 8-2006
• Appendix H - Nomographs & Charts for Storm Sewer Design  |  Updated 8-2006
• Appendix I - Conduit Design  |  Updated 8-2006
• Appendix J - Nomographs & Charts for Designing Earth Loads on Conduits  |  Updated 8-2006
• Appendix K - Equations for Drainage Design  |  Updated 8-2006
• Appendix N - Priority Stormwater Outfalls  |  Updated 10-2013
• Appendix O - Regulated MS4 Communities in Nebraska  |  Updated 2-2024
• Appendix P - Treatment STF Design Guidelines  |  Updated 2-2024
• Appendix R - Selected NDOR Operating Instruction (DOR-OI's)  |  Updated 10-2013
• Appendix S - Floodplain Policy  |  Updated 6-2026

Errata Drainage Design and Erosion Control Manual - PDF

Updated 6-2026