Manuals
Manuals provide policy and guidance to staff, local agencies, contractors, and consultants to help us deliver an efficient and effective multimodal system.
Our manuals are continuously updated with periodic revisions. Make sure you have the current version, regardless of the manual format or means of transmission. Manuals on this page are the most recent versions and can be downloaded and printed without charge.
Ordering printed manuals and publications
Agency employees need to place orders through WSDOT Printing Services using the internal order form (PDF 292KB).
Contractors, consultants, local agencies, and the general public can obtain printed copies of WSDOT’s most requested manuals and publications from the Washington State Department of Printing’s myPrint.
Manuals
Slow down – lives are on the line.
Excessive speed was a top cause of work zone collisions in 2024.
Phone down, eyes up.
Work zones need our undivided attention.
It's in EVERYONE’S best interest.
96% of people hurt in work zones are drivers, their passengers or passing pedestrians, not just our road crews.