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For asphalt sidewalk inspections, check the boxes under the heading Severity to describe how advanced the deficiency is. For cracks, low severity can apply to surface cracks with no uplifting or separation. High severity cracks can apply to deep wide cracks or cracks that have uplifted causing a hazard. In most cases it is up to your discretion to decide the severity of deficiencies. Keep in mind that many high severity deficiencies should correspond to a condition rating of poor, which suggests that the sidewalk may need to be replaced.

See Section 4, 6 and 7 for descriptions and pictures of common deficiencies that will be encountered during the inspection process and how severities are to be recorded on the inspection sheet.

Once you have come to the end of the sidewalk segment and have completed the inspection, the following items on the inspection sheet will need to be filled out:

Record the measured length of sidewalk (from the wheel) in the Length of Sidewalk (next to the pre-populated length).
Total Number of Cracks, Minor Uplifts and Major Uplifts Observed. Add up the crack, minor uplift and major uplift count tallies and record the numbers.
High Address Sidewalk Connection section (as per section 3.6).
New Condition Rating (as per section 3.7).

3.6 Sidewalk Connections with Roadways

At each end of the sidewalk, fill out the corresponding Sidewalk Connection With Roadways section of the sheet. Sidewalks typically connect to the roadway with a wheelchair ramp (or curb cut). The following things should be noted on the inspection sheet:

Has the curb been cut with a wheelchair ramp? This provides access to people in wheelchairs.
Is the wheelchair ramp stamped? Stamping provides an imprinted pattern on the ramp as it approaches the road to warn people with visual impairment of vehicle traffic. See Figs. 3.6a, 3.6b & 3.6c

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