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Originally Posted by Alan A
In a nutshell it's cheaper to have one kind of ATM, despite how silly it seems here, than multiple types by location.
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I'm employed as a public works inspector so I seen a ton of ADA work in the public right of way over the years. as noted above the domes themselves are very, very expensive and additional max slope requirements require significantly more adjacent concrete to be replaced to make these grades possible. the agency I work for has very few corners not ramped in one form or another, but there are a few out there w/o. the silly thing is we get federal funding to not put ramps where their not on corners already, but specific funding to install ramps at 3-way intersections! some that the uncontrolled traffic with high post MPH limits and absence of a cross walk is simply nuts IMO. they also tend to consume residential parking spots make 3 into 1 depending on the alignment.
the only time we pull up an existing ramp & replace it with a current standard unit is when we do a major repave or street scape affair. I'm not anti ADA, ive just have witnessed the full spectrum of it's effects regarding cost impact & how common sense is rarely considered.
ive built more illegal ramps in the last 6 or 7 years because the exit slope was greater than 5%. there is no way to achieve a 5% exit slope while maintaining drainage & when the road cross slope is already at +5%. it's our dirty little secret, but reconstructing intersections to meet the 5% slope requirement would increase cost beyond what's reasonable.
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