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Alterations are projects planned for implementation by a jurisdiction. Program access <br />obligations for existing facilities are not a part of the Board's accessibility guidelines, and the <br />Board's responses to the following questions do not address program access issues (see title II of <br />the ADA at 28 CFR 35.149 and 35.151). <br />CURB RAMPS <br />Question: A multi -block length of roadway is being resurfaced. The corners have curb <br />ramps that meet some but not all of the current specifications; for example the cross slope <br />may be too steep or the curb ramps do not have detectable warnings. Must the curb <br />ramps be reconstructed as part of the resurfacing project? <br />Answer: Yes, if it is technically feasible to provide complying features. The work <br />should be done at the same time the resurfacing is being done. <br />Question: New curb ramps are being installed at an existing developed corner. New <br />construction standards require the curb ramp to be within the crosswalk, but an existing <br />underground utility vault is located where the ramp should be. Must the utility vault be <br />moved? <br />Answer: The scope of this project will determine the answer. If utilities are being moved <br />for other reasons within the project limits, it may be possible to alter or relocate the vault. <br />If project construction will not involve the vault, it may be technically infeasible to locate <br />the curb ramp optimally. It may be possible to widen the crosswalk markings to include <br />the curb ramp. <br />Question: What if the curb ramp can be placed over the vault, but the access cover <br />would be located on the curb ramp? <br />Answer: If the access cover must be located on the curb ramp, it should meet the surface <br />requirements of the pedestrian access route. <br />Question: One corner of an intersection is being altered by curb and gutter <br />reconstruction and paired curb ramps are being installed as part of this project. The other <br />three corners of the intersection are not being altered. Must curb ramps be provided at the <br />unaltered corners as part of this work? <br />Answer: No. The scope of the project requires curb ramps only at the altered corner. <br />SIDEWALKS <br />Question: A project will be undertaken to connect a series of sidewalk segments near a <br />school. Must the existing segments of sidewalk be modified if they do not meet width or <br />cross slope provisions? <br />Answer: Yes, to the maximum extent feasible within the scope of the project. Agencies <br />are not required to expand a planned scope of work to include other items of accessibility. <br />Question: A new sidewalk is being built along an existing road that contains driveway <br />access points. Must those driveways be modified if their cross slope exceeds 2%? <br />Answer: Yes, to the maximum extent feasible within the scope of the project. <br />13 <br />