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Facilities Development Manual (FDM)

Viewed by chapter

In general the links in this view of the FDM are not active. The intent of providing the individual chapters is to allow for downloading a smaller section of the FDM for printing purposes. As part of the conversion process this view of the FDM is being replaced with zip files of each chapter which can be downloaded for printing.

The links below are .zip files that contain .pdf documents. PDF)

  1. Introduction 
  2. Index  
  3. Facilities Development Process 
  4. Highway Systems 
  5. Agency Coordination 
  6. Public Involvement 
  7. Access Control 
  8. Consultant Services  
  9. Surveying 
  10. Erosion Control 
  11. Design 
  12. Right-of-Way Plats 
  13. Drainage  
  14. Pavements 
  15. Plan Preparation 
  16. Standard Detail Drawings 
  17. Railroad Coordination 
  18. Utility Coordination 
  19. Plans, Specifications and Estimates 
  20. Environmental Laws, Policies and Regs.
  21. Environmental Documents and Permits 
  22. Air Quality 
  23. Noise 
  24. Land and Water Resources Impacts 
  25. Socioeconomic Factors 
  26. Historical Preservation
  27. Planting and Aesthetic Design 

Printing individual chapters:

Non-WisDOT users can print what they need locally.

WisDOT staff can print FDM chapters locally or click here and complete the print request form MS Word to have chapters printed in Central Office and sent to you. The Bureau of Project Development will pay for printing done by the Central Office print shop.

Department staff should submit completed printing request forms to: copy-ctr.dbm@dot.state.wi.us
(short version on WisDOT Outlook Express is DOT-DBM Copy-Ctr)

Please add the following information in the form boxes noted below:

  • Box 4 - Order Date
  • Box 5 - Due Date
  • Box 6 - Total # Originals/Pages for all requested  chapters (see above)
  • Box 7 - FDM Chapter to be printed
  • Box 9 - Order Quantity
  • Box 34 - Deliver To
  • Box 36 - Contact Name
  • Box 37 - Contact Telephone #