• ♦Manual Notice 2011-1
• ►1. Access Management General
  • ►1. Introduction
    • ♦Non-discrimination
    • ♦Applicability
    • ♦Overview
  • ►2. The Benefits of Access Management
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Effects on Safety
    • ♦Operational Effects
    • ♦Economic Effects
• ►2. Access Management Standards
  • ♦1. Application of Access Standards
  • ♦2. Definitions
  • ►3. Number, Location, and Spacing of Access Connections
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦New Highways on New Alignments (New Location)
    • ►Freeway Mainlanes
    • ♦Emergency Access
    • ♦Field Driveways
  • ►4. Driveway Permits, Design, and Materials
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Permits
    • ♦Driveway Design
    • ♦Drainage
    • ♦Materials
  • ♦5. Variance Process
• ►3. Administrative Procedures
  • ►1. Approval Process for Local Guidelines
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Application Local Access Management Plans (TxDOT as Permitting Authority)
    • ♦Application Local Access Management Plans (Municipality as Permitting Authority)
    • ♦Assumption of Permitting Function Optional
    • ♦Engineering Access Locations
    • ♦Deviation Process (Municipality as Permitting Authority)
    • ♦Submission of Local Access Management Plans
  • ►2. Corridor Access Management Plans
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Functional Criteria
  • ►3. Engineering Analysis
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Early Coordination
    • ♦Concurrence with Local Guidelines
    • ♦Questions to Consider
    • ♦Engineering Study versus Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA)
  • ♦4. Sale of TxDOT Controlled Access
  • ►5. Appeal Process
    • ♦Appeal Process (TxDOT as Permitting Authority)
    • ♦Data Requirements for an Appeal to Design Division

Manual Notice: 2011-1

From: Mark A Marek, P.E.

Manual: Access Management Manual

Effective Date: July 01, 2011

Purpose

This revision is intended to update the Access Management Manual, specifically to include a note to users that recent changes to Chapter 21 of the Texas Property Code and Chapter 2206 of the Texas Government Code, regarding the compensation of buying and selling of access to abutting property owners along state highways, may not be reflected in the manual. These changes will be included in the next revision of the manual estimated to be released by early Fall 2011.

Contact

Address questions concerning the information contained in the manual to the Roadway Design Section in the Design Division.

Copyright Notice

This Access Management Manual and all future revisions: Copyright ©2011 by Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Published by the Design Division (DES). All rights reserved.

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