California C-32 Parking and Highway Improvement Exam
Free study guide and practice questions for the California CSLB C-32 Parking and Highway Improvement exam — pavement striping and markings, curb colors, ADA parking, surface seals, sport courts, pavement repair, and work-zone safety, built from the public California MUTCD, Vehicle Code, federal ADA Standards, and FAA and OSHA materials.
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The C-32 Parking and Highway Improvement contractor installs and maintains the surface features of roadways and parking facilities — pavement striping and markings, raised markers, curbs, wheel stops, surface seals, and incidental pavement repair — including parking lots, highways, sport courts, and airfields. It requires passing this trade exam in addition to the Law & Business exam.
The CSLB exam outline weights the trade exam across: Planning & Estimating (~23%), Surface Coatings (~20%), Striping, Markers & Wheel Stops (~14%), Special Applications (~8%), Incidental Pavement Repair (~8%), and Safety (~27%).
This is one of the cleanest exams to study from public sources: pavement-marking colors come from the California MUTCD, curb colors from the California Vehicle Code (§21458), accessible parking from the federal ADA Standards, airfield markings from FAA advisory circulars, and work-zone safety from the MUTCD and Cal/OSHA — the same material behind the C-31 and C-12 trades. Work through the topics, then take a full timed practice exam.
Study by topic
Planning & Estimating
C-32 study guide on planning and estimating parking and paving work: parking-stall layout and angles, drive-aisle widths, wheel stops, drainage slope, and estimating striping and asphalt.
Read & practice →02Surface Coatings & Seals
C-32 study guide on pavement surface treatments: crack seal, fog seal, sand seal, slurry seal, micro-surfacing, chip seal, and parking-lot sealcoat — and when each is used.
Read & practice →03Striping, Markings & Markers
C-32 study guide on pavement markings: white vs yellow line meanings, solid vs broken lines, paint vs thermoplastic, glass beads, raised pavement markers, and California curb colors.
Read & practice →04ADA Parking & Accessibility
C-32 study guide on ADA accessible parking: how many accessible spaces a lot needs, the van-accessible ratio, car vs van access-aisle widths, the 2% slope limit, and signage.
Read & practice →05Special Applications
C-32 study guide on special paving applications: tennis and basketball court surfacing, running tracks, and FAA airfield marking colors.
Read & practice →06Incidental Pavement Repair
C-32 study guide on incidental pavement repair: durable pothole patching, crack sealing, mill-and-overlay, and recognizing when a base failure requires a full-depth repair.
Read & practice →07Safety & Traffic Control
C-32 study guide on work-zone safety: orange signs, tapers, the flagger's paddle, channelizing-device spacing, high-visibility apparel, struck-by and silica hazards, Dig Alert, and stormwater.
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