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DeSoto council adopts 2025 Transportation Design Manual to replace 2005 paving manual
Summary
The City of DeSoto unanimously adopted a new Transportation Design Manual, updating the 2005 pavement design manual with modernized cross sections, ADA guidance, and multimodal standards; the ordinance takes effect Oct. 1, 2025.
The City of DeSoto council unanimously approved an ordinance to adopt the 2025 Transportation Design Manual to replace the 2005 pavement design manual, effective Oct. 1, 2025, the council decided at its Aug. 4 meeting.
Why it matters: Staff said the new manual modernizes road cross sections, clarifies classifications for major and minor arterials and collectors, sets design vehicles (including WB67 for large commercial vehicles and fire trucks for local streets), expands traffic-signal and ADA guidance and adds streetscape and irrigation chapters. Officials said the updated manual helps align engineering standards with the city's…
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