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Question: A city is rebuilding a sidewalk along Main Street. The distance between the <br />edge of the right-of-way and the existing road does not provide sufficient room for a 4- <br />foot-wide pedestrian access route. Does the municipality have to acquire more right-of- <br />way on private property or narrow the roadway to provide the necessary space? <br />Answer: No, these guidelines do not require the municipality to obtain right-of-way or <br />to narrow roadways. A municipality may decide to do either for other reasons (for <br />instance, the roadway may be narrowed as a larger traffic calming effort or as part of a <br />larger project in the roadway). <br />SIGNALS <br />Question: Curb ramps are being installed at a signalized intersection as part of a <br />roadway improvement project. Existing pedestrian signals are pedestrian actuated but the <br />pushbuttons are not accessible or placed in accessible locations. Must accessible <br />pedestrian signals be installed at the existing pedestrian signals? <br />Answer: If work on pedestrian pushbuttons is not planned as part of this project, there is <br />no need to expand its scope to include APS. <br />Question: The pedestrian signals in a corridor are being replaced with new combined <br />count -down signals. Must APS be included in the new system? <br />Answer: Yes. The installation of a new system is an alteration that requires compliance <br />with the new construction guidelines to the maximum extent feasible. However, the <br />addition of a new feature, such as a countdown face or larger display, to an existing <br />installed system does not require that the scope of work be expanded to include other <br />features. <br />Question: Count -down signal displays are being added to the existing pedestrian signal <br />heads at an intersection, but the software and signal controller are not being altered. <br />Must APS be installed? <br />Answer: No, simply adding a display to the existing WALK/DON'T WALK signal <br />would not involve the system changes needed to implement APS. <br />Question: An intersection is being signalized and will include APS. The installation of <br />stub poles on the existing sidewalks to mount the new pedbuttons will not involve <br />disturbing the roadway or sidewalk. Must curb ramps be installed if none existed? <br />Answer: No. This is a project to install pedbuttons; it is not an alteration to the sidewalk <br />or street that would require the installation of curb ramps, as required by 28 CFR <br />35.151(e). <br />Question: The pushbutton on an existing pedestrian signal is being replaced with a <br />sturdier model. Must APS be installed? <br />Answer: No, but the new pushbutton must meet applicable requirements (i.e., location, <br />height, operable parts). <br />Question: An intersection with sidewalks and pedestrian signals is being widened to <br />include a right turn lane. Must APS be installed as a consequence of the widening <br />project? <br />14 <br />