Road Building
Estate Road Construction Specification April 2004
Peterborough City Council is committed to adopting all
residential and industrial estate roads that have been constructed
in accordance with this Construction Specification by direct
reference and adherence in a legal agreement completed under a
Section 38/278 of the Highways Act 1980.
With effect from 1st April 2004 this Estate Road
Construction Specification has been produced to ensure developers
are fully aware of this Authorities requirements when constructing
highways for adoption.
If you require further information please contact:-
- Implementation Engineer
Bridge House
Town Bridge
Peterborough
PE1 1XG
- Tel No: 01733 453474
For Section 22 (Street Lighting) please contact the
Street Lighting Department on 01733 453525 for the current
specification.

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| Estate Road Construction Specification
April 2004 |
| Pages |
Consisting of |
| Front Cover |
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| Page
1-3 |
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| Pages
4-10 |
- Introduction
- Third Party Insurance
- Notification Cards
- Contact Numbers
- Other Contacts
- Definitions
- Cautions Page
(124 KB) |
| Pages
11-19 |
- Section 1 - General Requirements
(134 KB) |
| Pages 20-26 |
- Section 2 - Construction and Earthworks Materials
- Section 3 - Excavating and Filing
- Section 4 - Backfilling Trenches
- Section 5 - Weather Condition
- Section 6 - Preparation of Formation
(114 KB) |
| Pages 27-33 |
- Section 7 - Drainage and Sub-grade
- Section 8 - Carriageway Foundation
- Section 9 - Carriageway Base Layers
- Section 10 - Carriageway Binder Course
(124 KB) |
| Pages 34-39 |
- Section 11 - Carriageway Surface Course
- Section 12 - Kerbs and Channels
(121 KB) |
| Pages 40-45 |
- Section 13 - Gully Grates and Frames
- Section 14 - Gully Pots
- Section 15 - Estate Road Highway Surface Water Drainage
- Section 16 - Manhole Covers and Frames
- Section 17 - Headwalls
(116 KB) |
| Pages 46-52 |
- Section 18 - Footways
- Section 19 - Cycleways
- Section 20 - Vehicular, Pedestrian and Cycle Crossings
(133 KB) |
| Pages 53-56 |
- Section 21 - Verges and Visibility Splays (102 KB)
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| Pages 57-66 |
- Section 22 - Street Lighting (126 KB)
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| Pages 67-71 |
- Section 23 - Services
- Section 24 - Completion of Works
- Section 25 - Sampling of Materials
- Section 26 - List of Contacts for Further Information
(106 KB) |
| Appendices |
| Pages |
Consisting of |
| Pages 1-5 |
- Appendix A - Design of Carriageway Construction- A3 (87
KB)
- Appendix A1 - Carriageway Construction Alternatives - Housing
Estate Roads
- Appendix A2 - Carriageway Construction Alternatives -
Distributor Roads
- Appendix A3 - Carriageway Construction Alternatives -
Industrial Estate Roads
(115 KB) |
| Page
1 |
- Appendix B1 - Typical Cross - Section for Estate Roads
(261 KB) |
| Page
1 |
- Appendix B3 - Blockwork - Details Around Carriageway
Ironwork
(160 KB) |
| Pages
1-4 |
- Appendix B4 (Sheet 1) - Kerbing Details
- Appendix B4 (Sheet 2) - Concrete Channel Details
- Appendix B4 (Sheet 3) - Concrete Kerb and Channel Type
- Appendix B4 (Sheet 4) - Tactile Paving Detail
(347 KB) |
| Page
1 |
- Appendix B5 - Footway Construction (Adjacent to
Carriageway)
(250 KB) |
| Page
1 |
- Appendix B6 - Footpath Consruction (Remote from
Carriageway
(184 KB) |
| Page
1 |
- Appendix B7 - Footway/Cycleway Construction (Block Paving)
(261 KB) |
| Page
1 |
- Appendix B8 - Cycleway Construction
(217 KB) |
| Pages
1-2 |
- Appendix B9 (Sheet 1) - Tabletop Construction
- Appendix B9 (Sheet 2) - Tabletop Ramp Detail
(390 KB) |
| Pages 1-8 |
- Appendix C1 - Earthworks, Sub - Base and Trench Reinstatement
Material Compaction - (Sheets 1 and 2)
- Appendix C2 - Compaction Plant - Sheet 1 to 3
- Appendix C3 - Earthworks Compaction Table
- Appendix C4 - Sub - Base Compaction Table
- Appendix C5 - Trench Reinstatement Compaction Table
(151 KB) |
| Page
1 |
- Appendix D - Bituminous Materials - Temperature Guidelines
(70 KB) |
| Pages 1-6 |
- Appendix E1 - Soakaway Chumber Detial
- Appendix E2 - Drainage, Manhole Detail - Precast Concrete
Type
- Appendix E3 - Drainage - Catchpit Manhole Detail
- Appendix E4 - Drainage - Normograph for Design - Sheet 1 and
2
- Appendix E5 - Drainage - Trapped Carriageway Gully Detail
(888 KB) |
| Page
1 |
- Appendix F - Concrete and Mortar Specification
(65 KB) |
| Page
1 |
- Appendix G1 - Public Utilities - Prefered Layout
(176 KB) |
| Page
1 |
- Appendix I - Stepped Construction Detail (Diagrammtical)
(164 KB) |
| Pages
1-2 |
- Appendix M - Commuted Sums
(174 KB) |