Reference Materials for the 2025 Examination
The following is a list of recommended references for the Traffic Engineer examination. References included in this list should be considered suggested material only.
- Highway Capacity Manual, 7th Edition, 2022
https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26432/highway-capacity-manual-7th-edition-a-guide-for-multimodal-mobility - Caltrans Traffic Safety Systems Guidance, March 2019 and Supplement to Traffic Safety Systems Guidance, April 2022
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/safety-programs/safety-devices - Caltrans Highway Design Manual (HDM) 7th Edition, Updated 08/08/25
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/design/manual-highway-design-manual-hdm - California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) 2026 Edition
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/safety-programs/camutcd - ITE Manual of Transportation Engineering Studies, 2nd Edition, November 2010
- ITE Trip Generation, 12th Edition (TripGen12), August 2025
https://www.ite.org/technical-resources/topics/trip-and-parking-generation-v2/trip-generation-info/ - ITE Transportation Planning Handbook, 4th Edition, August 2016
- ITE Parking Generation, 6th Edition (ParkGen6), October 2023
https://www.ite.org/technical-resources/topics/trip-and-parking-generation-v2/parking-generation-info1/ - Caltrans Standard Plans 2025 Edition
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/design/2025-ccs-standard-plans-and-standard-specifications - National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 812- Signal Timing Manual, Second Edition, 2015
https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22097/signal-timing-manual-second-edition - Caltrans Electrical Systems Design Manual, 1st Edition, July 2020
https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/traffic-operations/documents/manuals-policy-data-reports/electrical-systems_design_manual_first_edition_july-2020-a11y
