Question

The city of Odessa, Texas is building a wheelchair ramp to make their courthouse accessible for persons in a wheel chair. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that a wheelchair ramp have an angle of elevation of 4.8°. The ADA guidelines also allow a maximum run of 30 feet of ramp before installing a rest platform. At the Odessa courthouse, the ramp must rise 2.5 feet to reach the top of the steps. Will they have to install a rest platform on their ramp?

Answer 1

No they will not have to install a rest platform.

The ramp will be 29.88 feet long so they will not have to install a rest platform.

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