Roadway Design Manuals & Processes - NDOT

Roadway Design Manuals & Processes

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

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

Interstate Access Justification Reports (IAJR)

IAJR Implementation Memo

SOP for IAJRs on NDOT Projects

IAJR Primary Guidance References

Training Videos

Module 1: FHWA Interstate System Access Requirements

Module 2: IAJR Process

Module 3: Data and Traffic Forecasting

Module 4: Operational Analysis

Module 5: Safety Evaluation

Module 6: Alternatives Development and Evaluation