ADA Sidewalk Compliance Checklist

Use this ADA Sidewalk Compliance Checklist to ensure sidewalks meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards, promoting accessibility for all pedestrians.

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ADA Sidewalk Compliance Checklist

Sidewalk Width

6. Are detectable warning surfaces provided where a curb ramp, landing, or blended transition connects to a street? Additionally, are detectable warnings provided at the junction between the pedestrian route and the street where commercial driveways are provided with traffic control devices or are permitted to operate like public streets?

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Passing Spaces

Sidewalk Running Slope

2. Is there an exception for the roadway grade where pedestrian access routes are contained within a street or highway right-of-way, permitting the grade of the pedestrian access route to equal the general grade established for the adjacent street or highway?

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Sidewalk Cross Slope

Sidewalk Ramps

Vertical Alignment

Changes In Level

Landing

12. Do free-standing objects mounted on posts or pylons overhang circulation paths a maximum of 4 inches horizontally from the post or pylon base between 27 and 80 inches above the finish floor or ground, with the base dimension being at least 2.5 inches thick?

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14. Is the vertical clearance at least 80 inches high? If not, are guardrails or other barriers provided where the vertical clearance is less than 80 inches high, with the leading edge of such guardrail or barrier located a maximum of 27 inches above the finish floor or ground?

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16. Do openings in the floor and ground surfaces comply with the requirement of not allowing passage of a sphere more than ½ inch in diameter? Are elongated openings placed so that the long dimension is perpendicular to the dominant direction of travel?

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Entrances (PROWAG R301)

Edge Protection (PROWAG R406.8)

Handrail And Pedestrian (PROWAG R408)

4. Is the top of gripping surfaces of handrails positioned between 34 inches minimum and 38 inches maximum vertically above walking surfaces, stair nosings, and ramp surfaces? Are handrails consistently positioned at this height above walking surfaces, stair nosings, and ramp surfaces?

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Stairways (PROWAG R407)Â

Unobstructed Reach Ranges (PROWAG R406)

Curb Ramps (PROWAG R303)

Perpendicular Curb Ramps

13. If both ends of the bottom grade break are 5.0 feet or less from the back of the curb, is the detectable warning located on the ramp surface at the bottom grade break? If either end of the bottom grade break is more than 5.0 feet from the back of the curb, is the detectable warning located on the lower landing?

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Parallel Curb Ramps

Blended Transitions

Diagonal Curb Ramps

Detectable Warnings Devices (Truncated Domes) (PROWAG R304)

3. Do detectable warning surfaces extend a minimum of 24 inches in the direction of travel and the full width of the curb ramp (exclusive of flares), the landing, or the blended transition, where they provide a flush pedestrian connection to the street?

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5. For perpendicular curb ramps, is the detectable warning located on the ramp surface at the bottom grade break if both ends of the bottom grade break are 5 feet or less from the back of the curb? If either end of the bottom grade break is more than 5 feet from the back of the curb, is the detectable warning located on the lower landing?

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7. For rail crossings, is the detectable warning surface located so that the edge nearest the rail crossing is 6 feet minimum and 15 feet maximum from the centerline of the nearest rail, with the rows of truncated domes aligned parallel to the direction of wheelchair travel?

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8. Are detectable warnings at cut-through islands located at the curb line in line with the face of the curb, separated by a 2.0-foot minimum length of walkway without detectable warnings? If the island has no curb, is the detectable warning located at the edge of the roadway?

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Island And Medians (PROWAG R305.4)

8. Are detectable warnings at cut-through islands located at the curb line in line with the face of the curb, with a minimum 2.0-foot length of walkway without detectable warnings? If the island has no curb, is the detectable warning located at the edge of the roadway?

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Accessible Pedestrian Signals (Pushbuttons)(PROWAG R306 And EPG 902.6.1 â€“ EPG 902.6.15)

1. Does each crosswalk with pedestrian signal indication have an accessible pedestrian signal (APS) that includes audible and vibrotactile indications of the WALK interval at new signalized intersections or at existing intersections being altered or requiring maintenance applications?

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3. Are accessible pedestrian signals located so that the vibrotactile feature can be contacted from the level landing serving a curb ramp, if provided, or from a clear floor or ground space that is in line with the crosswalk line adjacent to the vehicle stop line?

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13. Are push buttons located at a height of approximately 42 inches, but no higher than 48 inches from the ground, and within 10-inch reach from a level paved clear floor or ground space with minimum dimensions of 48 inches x 30 inches positioned for a parallel approach to the pushbutton?

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Pedestrian Street Crossings (PROWAG R305 And EPG 642)

Alternate CirculationI Path (PROWAG R302)

Busn Boarding And Alighting Areas (PROWAG R410)Â

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ADA Sidewalk Compliance Checklist

Use this ADA Sidewalk Compliance Checklist to ensure sidewalks meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards, promoting accessibility for all pedestrians.

1. Is the minimum continuous and unobstructed clear width of the pedestrian access route at least 4.0 feet, exclusive of the width of the curb?

2. Is the continuous clear width of pedestrian access routes for medians and pedestrian refuge islands at least 5 feet minimum to allow for passing space?

3. Are MoDOT sidewalks at least 5 feet wide minimum?

4. Are MoDOT sidewalks located within 2 feet of the back of the curb constructed to be at least 6 feet wide minimum and adjacent to the back of the curb?

5. For an unaltered, existing sidewalk, is it at least 3 feet wide minimum and providing 5-foot x 5-foot passing spaces at intervals of 200 feet maximum, as an exception?

7. Are gratings, access covers, and other appurtenances not located on curb ramps, landings, blended transitions, and gutters within the pedestrian access route?

8. Are grade breaks not permitted on the surface of curb ramps, blended transitions, landings, and gutter areas within the pedestrian access route? Are surface slopes that meet at grade breaks flush?

1. Do walkways in pedestrian access routes that are less than 5 feet in clear width provide passing spaces at intervals of 200 feet maximum?

2. Are pedestrian access routes at passing spaces 5 feet wide for a distance of 5 feet?

1. Is the running slope of a pedestrian access route 5 percent maximum?

2. Is there an exception for the roadway grade where pedestrian access routes are contained within a street or highway right-of-way, permitting the grade of the pedestrian access route to equal the general grade established for the adjacent street or highway?

3. Are running slopes measured using a calibrated 2-foot-long digital level?

1. Is the cross slope of the walkway of a pedestrian access route 2 percent maximum?

2. Does the 2010 ADA/ABA allow cross slopes up to ¼ inch per foot (2.08 percent)?

3. Is a cross-slope measurement of 2.1 percent or greater ADA compliant?

4. Are cross slopes measured using a calibrated 2-foot-long digital level?

1. Is a sidewalk segment (not contained within a street or highway border) with a running grade over 5 percent but less than 8.33 percent defined as a sidewalk ramp?

2. Is the width of landings, blended transitions, and curb ramps, excluding flares, at least 4.0 feet?

3. Does the cross slope of the ramp run 2 percent maximum?

4. Is the rise for any ramp run 30 inches maximum?

5. Are there landings at the top and the bottom of each ramp run?

6. Do ramp runs with a rise greater than 6 inches have handrails?

7. Are handrails provided on both sides of stairs and ramps?

8. Is edge protection provided on each side of ramp runs?

9. Are detectable warning surfaces provided where a curb ramp, landing, or blended transition connects to a street?

10. Are there no gratings, access covers, or other appurtenances located on ramps, landings, blended transitions, and gutters within the pedestrian access route?

11. Are grade breaks not permitted on the surface of ramps, blended transitions, landings, and gutter areas within the pedestrian access route, and are surface slopes that meet at grade breaks flush?

1. Is vertical alignment planar within curb ramp runs, blended transitions, landings, and gutter areas within the pedestrian access route, and within clear spaces required for accessible pedestrian signals, street furniture, and operable parts?

2. Are there any grade breaks on the surface of curb ramps, blended transitions, landings, and gutter areas within the pedestrian access route?

3. Are grade breaks flush?

4. Are running slopes and cross slopes measured using a calibrated 2-foot-long digital level?

5. When the pedestrian access route crosses rail tracks at grade, is the surface flush with the top of the rail at the outer edges? Is the surface between the rails aligned with the top of the rail?

1. Are changes in level at grade breaks flush?

2. Are changes in the level of ¼ inch high maximum permitted to be vertical?

3. Are changes in level between ¼ inch high maximum and ½ inch high maximum beveled with a slope not steeper than 1v:2h?

4. Is the bevel applied across the entire level change?

5. Are changes in level greater than ½ inch high ramp grade or flatter, with a slope of 8.33 percent or less?

1. Is the landing width at least as wide as the widest ramp leading to it?

2. Are the clear widths of landings, blended transitions, and curb ramps (excluding flares) a minimum of 4 feet?

3. Is the landing clear length at least 5 feet long?

4. Do landing slopes not exceed 2 percent?

5. Are changes in level at grade breaks flush?

6. Have detectable warning surfaces been provided where a curb ramp, landing, or blended transition connects to a street, located on the landing or blended transition at the back of the curb?

7. Are gratings, access covers, and other appurtenances not located on curb ramps, landings, blended transitions, and gutters within the pedestrian access route?

8. Are grade breaks not permitted on the surface of curb ramps, blended transitions, landings, and gutter areas within the pedestrian access route, with surface slopes meeting at grade breaks being flush?

9. Are running slopes and cross slopes measured using a calibrated 2-foot-long digital level?

10. Do protruding objects on sidewalks and other pedestrian circulation paths maintain the required clear width for pedestrian-accessible routes?

11. Do objects with leading edges between 27 inches and 80 inches above the finish floor or ground protrude a maximum of 4 inches horizontally into the circulation path?

12. Do free-standing objects mounted on posts or pylons overhang circulation paths a maximum of 4 inches horizontally from the post or pylon base between 27 and 80 inches above the finish floor or ground, with the base dimension being at least 2.5 inches thick?

13. If a sign or other obstruction is mounted between posts or pylons and the clear distance between them is greater than 12 inches, is the lowest edge of such sign or obstruction between 27 inches and 80 inches above the finish floor or ground?

14. Is the vertical clearance at least 80 inches high? If not, are guardrails or other barriers provided where the vertical clearance is less than 80 inches high, with the leading edge of such guardrail or barrier located a maximum of 27 inches above the finish floor or ground?

15. Are guardrails or other barriers provided where the vertical clearance is less than 80 inches high, with the leading edge of such guardrail or barrier located a maximum of 27 inches above the finish surface or ground?

16. Do openings in the floor and ground surfaces comply with the requirement of not allowing passage of a sphere more than ½ inch in diameter? Are elongated openings placed so that the long dimension is perpendicular to the dominant direction of travel?

17. Are gratings, access covers, and other appurtenances not located on curb ramps, landings, blended transitions, and gutters within the pedestrian access route?

18. Do lift holes for manhole/utility covers have an opening no greater than ½ inch? If holes greater than ½ inch are present, have they been plugged with a material approved by the engineer in compliance with changes in level requirements?

1. Is the minimum continuous and unobstructed clear width of a pedestrian access route across commercial and residential entrances at least 4 feet?

2. Does the cross slope of the pedestrian access route not exceed 2 percent?

3. Are precautions taken to ensure that the transition from the driveway to the roadway avoids grade combinations that cause vehicles to bottom out when driving over the transition?

1. Is edge protection provided on each side of ramp runs and at each side of ramp landings?

2. Is there a curb or barrier preventing the passage of a 4-inch diameter sphere when any portion of the sphere is within 4 inches of the finish floor or ground surface?

3. Is edge protection not required when the floor or ground surface of the ramp run or landing extends at least 12 inches beyond the inside face of a handrail?

4. Is edge protection not required on curb ramps and their landings?

5. Is edge protection not required on ramps that are not mandated to have handrails and have flares not steeper than 1:10?

6. Is edge protection not required on the sides of ramp landings with a vertical drop-off of ½ inch maximum within 10 inches horizontally of the minimum landing area?

1. Is the clear width of walking surfaces at least 4.0 feet?

2. Are handrails provided on ramp runs with a rise greater than 6 inches and on stairways, but not required on walking surfaces with running slopes less than 1:20? Where required, are handrails provided on both sides of stairs and ramps?

3. Are handrails continuous within the full length of each stair flight or ramp run? Are inside handrails on switchback or dogleg stairs and ramps continuously between flights or runs?

4. Is the top of gripping surfaces of handrails positioned between 34 inches minimum and 38 inches maximum vertically above walking surfaces, stair nosings, and ramp surfaces? Are handrails consistently positioned at this height above walking surfaces, stair nosings, and ramp surfaces?

5. Is the clearance between handrail gripping surfaces and adjacent surfaces at least 1 1/2 inches?

6. Do handrail gripping surfaces with a circular cross-section have an outside diameter between 1 1/4 inches minimum and 2 inches maximum?

7. Do handrail gripping surfaces with a non-circular cross-section have a perimeter dimension between 4 inches minimum and 6 1/4 inches maximum, and a cross-section dimension not exceeding 2 1/4 inches?

8. Are handrail gripping surfaces and any adjacent surfaces free of sharp or abrasive elements, with rounded edges?

9. Do handrails remain fixed and not rotate within their fittings?

10. Do ramp handrails extend horizontally above the landing for at least 12 inches beyond the top and bottom of ramp runs? Do extensions return to a wall, guard, or the landing surface, or are they continuous to the handrail of an adjacent ramp run?

11. At the top of a stair flight, do handrails extend horizontally above the landing for at least 12 inches, beginning directly above the first riser nosing?

12. Do extensions return to a wall, guard, or the landing surface, or are they continuous to the handrail of an adjacent stair flight?

13. At the bottom of a stair flight, do handrails extend at the slope of the stair flight for a horizontal distance equal to one tread depth beyond the last riser nosing?

14. Do extensions return to a wall, guard, or the landing surface, or are they continuous to the handrail of an adjacent stair flight?