State Highway. For portions of a Project located on or along the State Highway System or a State-owned facility (“state highway”):
i. Recipient shall utilize ODOT standards to assess and ensure Project compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended (together, “ADA”), including ensuring that all sidewalks, curb ramps, pedestrian-activated signals, shared use path, transit stop, park-and-ride, on-street parking, or any other feature that might need to be accessible meet current ODOT Highway Design Manual standards;
ii. Recipient shall follow ODOT’s processes for design, construction, or alteration of sidewalks, curb ramps, pedestrian-activated signals, shared use path, transit stop, park- and-ride, on-street parking, or any other feature that might need to be accessible including using the ODOT Highway Design Manual, ODOT Design Exception process, ODOT Standard Drawings, ODOT Construction Specifications, providing a temporary pedestrian accessible route plan and current ODOT Curb Ramp Inspection form;
iii. At completion of a Project funded by this Agreement, Recipient shall send a completed ODOT Curb Ramp Inspection Form 734-5020 to the address on the form and to State’s Project Manager for each curb ramp constructed or altered as part of the Project. The completed form is the documentation required to show that each curb ramp meets ODOT standards and is ADA compliant. ODOT’s fillable Curb Ramp Inspection Form and instructions are available at the following address:
iv. Recipient shall promptly notify ODOT of a Project’s completion and allow ODOT to inspect Project sidewalks, curb ramps, pedestrian-activated signals shared use path, transit stop, park-and-ride, on-street parking, or any other feature that might need to be accessible located on or along a state highway prior to release of any Recipient contractor.
v. Recipient shall ensure that temporary pedestrian routes are provided through or around any Project work zone. Any such temporary pedestrian route shall include directional and informational signs, comply with ODOT standards, and include accessibility features equal to or better than the features present in the existing pedestrian facility. Recipient shall also ensure that advance notice of any temporary pedestrian route is provided in accessible format to the public, people with disabilities, disability organizations, and ODOT at least 10 days prior to the start of construction.
