UNSPSC 30131516: Braille block

A block or tile with prominence and depressions that is installed on the floor of pedestrian passage to seek safety of the disabled and general pedestrian and guide them to certain location.

UNSPSC 30131516 Braille block (Commodity) covers tactile paving and pedestrian access materials used in public infrastructure projects. Recent state and local solicitations show that this code is being applied broadly to roadway, sanitation, and public works rehabilitation projects where tactile paving and ADA-compliant access improvements are components of larger construction scopes. The work solicited under this code reflects actual procurement activity in highway rehabilitation, sewer infrastructure repair, and pedestrian access upgrades rather than purchase of braille blocks as discrete products. Issuing bodies include county transportation and sanitation districts, county boards of commissioners, and county transportation authorities managing infrastructure rehabilitation across service areas.

Recent activity centers in California, where Santa Clara County has posted multiple solicitations for pavement rehabilitation and sewer infrastructure projects with ADA access components, and Georgia, where Cherokee County sought concrete and asphalt crushing services through competitive sealed bid. Santa Clara County's Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Bowers Avenue and Scott Boulevard (IFB ITBRDAFY260694, due May 21, 2026) explicitly included ADA access improvements and removal and replacement of pavement markings consistent with tactile paving deployment. Santa Clara County's Sanitation District No. 2-3 Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2 (ITB ITBRDAFY270088, due September 17, 2026) encompasses thirty-five sanitary sewer mainline point repairs and mainline extensions. These opportunities indicate that the code is being used to tag infrastructure rehabilitation work where braille blocks and tactile paving are incorporated as part of comprehensive public works improvements rather than as standalone procurement line items.