EN010106-003905-LIR Appendix 30 - Cambridgeshire County Council's Housing Estate Road Construction Specifications (HERCS)

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Appendix 30: Cambridgeshire County

Council’s Housing Estate Road
Construction Specifications (HERCS)
Housing Estate Road
Construction Specification
April 2018
cambridgeshire.gov.uk
HOUSING ESTATE ROAD
CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION
April 2018 (amended August 2020)
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/roads-and-
pathways/highways-development/
CONTENTS Page No.

Introduction 1
1. Street Works Licences 3

2. Third Party Insurance 3
3. Inspection Regime 3
4. Street Name Plates 4
5. Temporary Signing Of New Housing Developments 5
6. Definitions 5
Construction Specification
1.0 General Requirements 8

2.0 Design of Carriageway Construction 14
3.0 Construction and Earthworks Materials 15
4.0 Excavation and Filling 21
5.0 Backfilling Trenches 23
6.0 Weather Conditions 24
7.0 Preparation of Formation 26
8.0 Drainage of Sub-grade 27
9.0 Carriageway Foundation 28
10.0 Carriageway Base Layers 32
11.0 Carriageway Binder Course Layer 34
12.0 Carriageway Surface Course 36
13.0 Kerbs and Channels 42
14.0 Gully Grates and Frames 44
15.0 Gully Pots 46
16.0 Estate Road Highway Surface Water Drainage 47
17.0 Manhole Covers / Frames and Headwalls 52
18.0 Footways and Cycleways 53
19.0 Vehicular, Pedestrian and Cycle Crossings 57
20.0 Verges and Visibility Splays 59
21.0 Covers for Access to Utility Plant 61
22.0 Street Furniture 62
23.0 Completion of Works 64
24.0 Sampling of Materials 66
25.0 List of Contacts for Further Information 67
List of Appendices 68
INTRODUCTION
1. Cambridgeshire County Council as Highway Authority is committed to adopting all

residential estate roads under Section 38 of the Highways Act 1980 that serve a
highway function, to five or more individual dwelling units and that have been
constructed in accordance with this Construction Specification. Failure to comply
with this construction specification will result in the road not being adopted by the
Highway Authority. As part of the adoption procedure it is incumbent on all
Developers to fully co-operate with all Highway Authority staff and Representatives.
2. Developers shall ensure that the engineering details are approved before work starts
on site. This requires sufficient time to be allowed by the Developer from the
granting of planning permission to the proposed start date. This is of particular
importance if third parties (e.g. the Environment Agency) approvals are required.
Works undertaken by the Developer without approved drawings will be wholly at their
own risk and the Highway Authority reserves the right to require suitable testing of
any such works to be undertaken at the cost of the Developer. The number, location
and types of tests will be decided by the Highway Authority. If any of the tests fail
the Highway Authority reserves the right to require that the development be
reconstructed to this specification.
3. All costs associated with the technical approval of the works required for the
proposed development must be undertaken at no cost to the Highway Authority.
4. The Developer is required to provide specific items of information as part of the

engineering detail process. At a minimum these shall be:
a) A layout drawing showing the extent of the proposed adopted public highway
shown in pink, proposed gully locations, connexions to the public surface
water sewer and any highway drains are to be shown in blue. Any works within
the existing adopted public highway shall be shown in green
b) A street lighting plan showing the locations of the proposed street lighting and
proposed column and lantern types and design calculations
c) Long section drawings
d) Cross section drawings
e) General layout drawing
f) Construction drawings
g) A plan showing the areas drained by each gully. The areas drained will be
identified by varying the direction of a simple 45 0 line hatching. The plan shall
show the areas drained by each gully in numbers and the direction and fall to
the gully expressed as a factor of 1 (i.e. 1:150)
If the above information is not fully provided, no engineering detail approval will be
given and adoption cannot take place.
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5. To properly construct the new estate road, the Developer will have to work within the
existing public highway. These works can form part of the Section 38 Agreement.
However, if the Developer wishes to commence these works before the Section 38
Agreement is signed, they can be carried out under a Section 278 Agreement of the
Highway Act 1980. Extra charges will be incurred as part of this process which must
be fully borne by the Developer. No reduction in the Section 38 bond or fees will
result if works relating to the Development are implemented under a Section 278
Agreement.
6. The Developer will ensure that a copy of this Construction Specification is on site at
all times and is readily available to all ground workers, engineers or any other staff
involved in the management, construction, detailing or the like in relationship to the
construction of the proposed adopted public highway.
7. In matters concerning the construction, layout, design, compliance with this

specification etc., in relationship to areas of proposed adopted public highway the
decision of the Engineer is final.
8. It is recommended that the Developer contact the Engineer prior to any works
commencing on site to arrange a meeting to discuss general working arrangements
and any issues that may be specifically linked to the proposed development. Where
this has occurred in the past it has been beneficial to both parties.
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1. Street Works Licences
No work shall be carried out in the public highway without the prior approval of the
Highway Authority. For any work that is carried out within the public highway, a
licence must be obtained from:
Street Works and Permitting Manager

Cambridgeshire County Council, Vantage House, Washingley Rd, Huntingdon,
Cambridgeshire, PE29 6SR
Tel: 0345 045 5212 E-mail: street.works@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
The Developer is required to notify the Street Works and Permitting Manager of all
works within the highway. The forms for street works notification, and the traffic
lights form, should temporary traffic lights be required as part of the traffic
management of your works, are available via the following link:
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/highwaylicences
In order to ensure there is no delay to your works commencing on site, please submit
the forms at least six weeks before you propose to commence on site, to the Street
Works Coordinator at the above address.
All licences and permissions must be issued before any work commences, and it is
the responsibility of the Developer to apply for any licences that may be required well
in advance. Working within the highway without the appropriate licences is illegal
and the Highway Authority will, if required, take appropriate legal action against any
Developer, who is found to be in breach of the Highways Act 1980.
2. Third Party Insurance
The Highway Authority shall not be held responsible for damage to property or
apparatus where such damage arises as a consequence of the work associated with
the estate road or any work within the existing highway.
It is the responsibility of the Developer to ensure that they and their

Contractor(s) hold adequate third party liability insurance whilst working in the
highway, any party undertaking such works must be able to demonstrate possession
of valid insurance to the value of £10,000,000 for any one incident, number of
incidents unlimited upon demand.
3. Inspection Regime
It will be the responsibility of the Developer to notify the Engineer at least five
working days before any works to the proposed adopted public highway are to be
undertaken, to enable a suitable level of inspection to be arranged. Works
undertaken without suitable notification will be carried out wholly at the Developers
risk and may be condemned by the Engineer.
The following list is a guide to the works that will require inspection and should
therefore be notified to the Engineer, the list is not exhaustive:
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a) Surface water drainage – work to start inspection of drain run and trench backfill
b) When any soil tests are undertaken in areas that are proposed to become part of
the adopted public highway
c) Formation – level, soft spots removed, and ready to receive sub-base
d) Sub-base – sub-base material approval required and laying to commence –

compliant test data and surface stiffness must be available prior to
commencement of base/binder course installation
e) Kerbline – kerbing to start and inspection of kerb beam and kerb line
f) Base/Binder-course – start of work, inspection of compaction
g) Street Lighting - planting of columns
h) Footways/Cycleways – inspection of back edgings, formation, sub-base and

Binder Course
i) Carriageway Surface course – inspection of compaction and finished surface
j) Footway/Cycleway Surface course – inspection of compaction and finished

surface
k) Sand bed and blockwork
l) Inspection of the completed estate road to start maintenance period
m) End of maintenance period - Final inspection prior to adoption
Additional non-notified inspections may also occur as and when the Engineer deems
necessary.
The Engineer reserves the right to request cores of all carriageways, cycleways and
footways at the Developer’s expense before the surface course is laid in accordance
with Clause 24.01.2 of this specification. The location and number of the cores will
be at the discretion of the Engineer.
4. Street Name Plates
The District Council has the responsibility for street naming and numbering.
Depending on the District Authority in which your development is located, you may
be required to erect the street nameplates (once the District Authority has advised
you of the name(s) chosen), or you may be required to pay the District Council to
undertake the task. Please ensure that you consult the relevant District Council in
good time to facilitate appropriate timeliness of the process.
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5. Temporary Signing Of New Housing Developments
The Highway Authority will, in certain circumstances, permit developments to be

temporarily signed. The proposed location of the signs must be approved by the
Highway Authority prior to the installation of any such signing.
The signed route must start at the nearest Classified County Road (or Trunk Road)
or other signed route which can be used to direct users of the highway to the site
without the need for specific temporary signs.
The minimum size of development that the Highway Authority will allow signage on
public highway for will be 10 separate dwelling units or 30 flats / apartments /
maisonettes or the like.
The design of the temporary signing shall conform to Diagram 2701 and 2701.1
Schedule 13, Part 6 of The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.
The signs shall be manufactured using a non-reflective material
The lowest edge of the signs must be set at least 2.45m above the surface of a
footpath, footway or verge, at least 3.0m above the surface of a shared use path or
cycleway and at least 5.4m above the surface of a carriageway over which they
project.
All signs must be attached to existing street furniture. Where signs are proposed to
be attached to street lighting columns the developer must contact Cambridgeshire’s
Street lighting. The Highway Authority will not permit the installation of new posts
within the adopted public Highway for temporary signing.
The signing schedule shall form part of the approved drawings for any Section 38
Agreement and the provisional certificate for the site will not be issued until all the
temporary signing has been removed.
If the proposed development is not to be offered for adoption, the Highway Authority
reserves the right to impose what reasonable fees, charges and deposits it feels are
necessary to control the use of temporary signing within the adopted public Highway.
Please note none of the above exempts the Developer from the possibility that
Planning Permission may be required for the temporary signing and the Highway
Authority suggests that the advice of the Local Planning Authority is sought on this
matter by the Developer.
6. Definitions
The following list of words used in this document has the meanings ascribed to them
below. These meanings relate to this document only.
California Bearing Ratio (CBR) – A value for comparing strengths of soils; in this
specification the design CBR value is obtained from Table 2A - Design of CBR
Values
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Carriageway - the surfaced part of the road primarily designed for the use of all
vehicle types
CASC – Cambridgeshire Asphalt Surface Course
Channel - Narrow strip, generally at the edge of the carriageway, designed to

carry and lead away surface water
Cycleway – that part of the highway over which the public have a right of way by
cycle
Developer - A person or group of person who are responsible for the construction,
maintenance etc., of the site within which the proposed adopted public highway is to
be built
Engineer – Executive Director – Place and Economy, their successor or their

designated Representative
Footpath - A way over which the public have a right of way on foot only, not
being a footway. A footpath will not be subjected to any possible vehicular overrun
Footway - that part of the highway, being a way over which the public have a right of
way on foot only which is adjacent to a carriageway.
Formation - The level at which highway construction meets natural ground

surface or the completed earthworks
Gully - a pot, generally trapped, constructed in the carriageway edge to drain

water from the carriageway
HAPAS - The Highway Authorities Product Approval Scheme was set up by the
Highways Agency, CSS and the British Board of Agrément, with the objective of
developing national approval arrangements for innovative products, materials and
systems for use in highways and related areas, removing the need for individual
authorities to carry out their own assessments and tests
Highway - The highway comprises of the carriageway, cycleway and/or footway

surface and any verges or visibility splays between the boundaries
Lightweight Deflectometer – test for measuring the foundation surface modulus

stiffness value
Maintenance Strips – Highway Authority area behind kerbing for kerb maintenance
Manhole - A chamber and shaft constructed to enable access at intervals along

highway drainage and/other service
Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works, Volume 1 Specification for

Highway Works (SHW) –The national specification for all construction and
maintenance works on public highways. The Specification details all materials and
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workmanship standards that must be met. This Cambridgeshire County Council
Construction Specification clarifies the local interpretation of the SHW
Section 38 Agreement (S38) – An agreement between the County Council as Local

Highway Authority and the Developer under Section 38 of the Highways Act 1980
Section 278 Agreement (S278) - An agreement between the County Council as

Local Highway Authority and the Developer under Section 278 of the Highways Act
1980
Subgrade - Natural ground material at and below formation
Tree Preservation Order - A TPO is made by the local planning authority to protect
specific trees or particular woodland from deliberate damage and destruction
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CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION
1.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1.01 Design Considerations
1. Where a site may be liable to flood no finished highway level shall be lower than the
adjacent minimum floor level of the dwellings approved by the relevant Authority. In
addition it shall be no lower than the existing highway or otherwise from which
access to the estate is gained, whichever is the lower.
2. The Highway Authority will not accept water from privately owned areas being
collected by highway drainage.
3. Work shall not start on site until the Engineer has formally approved the Section 38
plans in writing. All Section 38 works shall be designed in accordance with this
Specification.
4. All carriageways are to be cambered unless agreed in writing by the Engineer.
5. If the development is deemed to require an overland flood route in a exceedance

event as part of its flood water mitigation strategy, then the permission to use any
proposed adopted public highways for such a route must be gained prior to any
submission for a Section 38 Agreement is made.
6. Where it is intended that the proposed adopted public highway shall form part of an
overland water conveyance route during an exceedance event, the roads to be used
as such must be constructed to a traditional format, i.e. with carriageway and
footways with full faced kerbs, except where accesses to properties are to be
provided. Such roads must be cambered in accordance with clause 1.04(1) of the
Housing Estate Road Construction Specification. The use of shared surfaces as part
of an overland flood exceedance route will not be permitted.
7. Where it is intended that the proposed adopted public highway shall form part of an
overland water conveyance route, the roads to be used as such must have a
continuous longitudinal fall of not less than 1:200 and shall contain no features such
as speed tables etc., that will impede the free flow of the flood water.
1.02 Design of Construction Thickness
1. Carriageway construction alternatives are shown in Appendices 1, 2 and 3.
2. A ground investigation for the proposed development shall be provided along the
centreline of the proposed highway before any construction works to the proposed
adopted public highway commence. The CBR tests the Developer shall carry out
are detailed below. The minimum information for road design purposes must include
soil classifications and in-situ moisture contents produced from the logs of bore holes
or trial pits.
a) For all sites soil tests shall be carried out at a minimum of two tests per road
along the centreline of the proposed adopted public highway, the exact
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number and frequency to be agreed by the Engineer prior to commencement.
The initial test shall be positioned at the entrance to the proposed
development and the final test shall be placed at the end of the ‘road’ to be
offered for adoption.
b) The required tests shall be taken at a depth of 500mm below the level of the
proposed finished highway surface
c) On all sites the lowest CBR design value will be used to determine the
construction depth (see Section 2). If the CBR designs values are
concentrated in particular locations the Engineer may consider permitting the
use of localised excavation depths in correlation to the measured values
d) If the Developer fails to undertake a regime of testing as detailed above the

Engineer will consider any other results to be insufficient to derive a suitable
CBR value and the whole site will have to be designed using a value of less
than 2%
3. Construction thickness is dependent on the equilibrium CBR values derived from the
Plasticity Values from Table 2A - Design of CBR Values, at proposed formation level
on the line of the road. The Developer shall determine these values and produce the
required evidence with the preliminary plans submitted for approval.
4. Where derelict sites, landfill areas, soft ground, buried structures, etc., are a feature
of the development area, special design measures may be necessary and the
Engineer's approval for the detailed design must be sought and obtained by the
Developer prior to starting the Highway works.
5. All sampling and testing shall be performed in accordance with relevant current
British Standards (or equivalent). Where appropriate, all laboratory results shall be
reported on UKAS certificates.
1.03 Junction Design - Requirement for Safety Audit
1. Designs for new junctions on the public highway may be subject to Safety Audit at
Stages 1, 2, 3 and 4. Such Safety Audits shall be carried out by Cambridgeshire
County Councils Road Safety Engineering Team, on a submitted detailed design and
specification in accordance with the latest DMRB HD19/xx.
2. Applications for Section 38 Agreements for new roads incorporating junctions

comprising right turn facilities, roundabouts or signals must be accompanied by a
formal request for a Stage 2 Safety Audit to be carried out by Cambridgeshire
County Councils Road Safety Engineering Team, together with an undertaking by
the Developer to pay the reasonable costs of the Council in executing this work.
3. Any such costs are additional to the Agreement fee payable to the Council under the
terms of the Section 38 Agreement and are payable within 21 days of the date of the
final Safety Audit.
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1.04 Mud etc., on the Highway
1. When any mud, clay or similar material has fallen or been deposited on a
highway from a vehicle that has entered, left or serviced the development site it shall
be removed from the highway completely, as soon as is reasonably practicable. The
Developers attention is drawn to Sections 148 and 149 of the Highways Act 1980.
2. The person in charge of any vehicle shall not bring the vehicle, or cause it to be
brought upon a highway, unless there has been removed from the wheels thereof as
completely as is reasonably practicable all mud, clay, lime or similar material which is
likely if not so removed, to cause obstruction, nuisance or danger to persons using
the highway, or injury to the surface of the highway.
3. In order to achieve acceptable low levels of carriageway contamination the

Developer will install suitable wheel washing or pressure washing facilities, the cost
of this installing and operating the wheel washing will be borne by the Developer.
4. Suitable approved warning signs must be exhibited whilst works are in progress.
5. The Developer shall also ensure that all highway drains and ditches, roadside grips
and other drainage features, are kept clear of any spoil, mud, slurry or other material
likely to impede the free flow of water therein. If instructed by a representative of the
Highway Authority all highway drains and ditches, roadside grips and other drainage
features, shall be cleaned and made to flow freely with all due haste.
1.05 Prohibition of use of the Highway
1. The existing public highway must not be used as site roads or sites for stockpiling
and storing plant, materials or equipment. The Developer shall be liable for the cost
of reinstatement if any damage has been caused to the highway.
1.06 Notification of Emergency Telephone numbers
1. The Developer shall erect and maintain for the duration of the construction of the
estate roads, a board or sign, within the site boundary, but clearly visible from the
adopted highway, indicating the name and contact telephone number of a
responsible person for the site. The named person and contact telephone number
shall be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, should the Engineer need to
advise the Developer and/or Contractor of a serious or dangerous situation.
1.07 Preliminary Site Works
1. Following the issue of a Street Works licence to place apparatus in the highway, the
Engineer must be given a minimum of five working days notice of the start of the
highway construction works to arrange a suitable regime of inspection and must be
kept informed of the construction programme thereafter. Please note that on Traffic
Sensitive routes at least 28 days notice is required before works may commence on
site.
2. The work shall be carried out to the satisfaction of the Engineer, who shall have free
access at all reasonable times to any part of the works.
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3. During construction, the Developer may be required to prove the thickness and type
of any material or layer if it has been covered prior to inspection - refer to clause
24.01.2 of this specification.
4. The estate roads and visibility splays shall be laid and set out in accordance with the
approved plan and maintained in this form until the relevant physical works are
complete.
5. The new estate road, where it joins the existing public highway, shall have its
bellmouth, footways and visibility splays constructed to finished surfacing levels prior
to any other works taking place on the site. The existing carriageway surfacing shall
be cut back to a clean vertical edge and the development constructed up to that
edge. The surface course shall be overlapped by 300mm with the vertical joint
receiving hot applied 40-60 pen bitumen, as shown on Appendix 11 – Stepped
Construction Detail.
6. In the construction of shared surfaces the Highway Authority encourages the

Developer to use a sacrificial layer of a minimum of 80mm of bituminous base to
provide a suitable running surface while permitting the installation of all connections
to the public utility services that inevitably damage the bituminous construction of the
highway. Such damage can lead to extensive and costly full depth reinstatements
where a sacrificial layer has not been used.
1.08 Commuted Sums
1. The Highway Authority reserves the right to impose on a Developer a suitable

commuted sum for extra costs associated with using materials within the proposed
adopted public highway, that do not form part of this specification.
2. Commuted sums shall be calculated as detailed in the councils Highway Operational

Standards, Appendix V - Highway Standards and Enforcement, updated annually,
and following the principals of the CSS (ADEPT) publication ‘Commuted Sums for
Maintaining Infrastructure Assets’ guidance document, available at the following link:
http://www.adeptnet.org.uk/
3. The Highway Authority will require a commuted sum for each soakaway due to the
extra maintenance requirements of such drainage features. The commuted sum
amount is published annually in the ETE Schedule of fees and charges, available on
the authority’s website.
1.09 General Construction Requirements
1. All materials and workmanship shall be in accordance with the appropriate British
Standard/European Standard and SHW, current at the time of the appropriate S38
/S278 Agreement. All materials shall be kite-marked or produced within a defined
quality assurance scheme unless otherwise approved by the Engineer.
2. The design of the works must be site specific.
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3. Maintenance Strips are utilised on shared surface access roads. All maintenance
strips shall be a minimum of 0.5m wide, and shall comprise of a paved surface.
Utility easements may still be required in addition to the maintenance strips, these
0.5m strips shall not be used for the installation of services.
4. A sustainable approach to highway construction and the use of recycled products is

encouraged. Such products should be utilised wherever it is possible to include them
without compromising the quality of the finished works. Evidence of suitability for all
recycled materials shall be provided to the Engineer prior to use. This approval
process and any expansion of this specification will only be provided at the
Developer’s expense.
1.10 Surface Regularity and Tolerances
1. Surface Regularity - The regularity of the completed surfaces of estate road

carriageways, cycleways and footways shall comply with the requirements of the
following Table 1A.
Table 1A - Transverse and Longitudinal Straight Edge Measure
Maximum deviation permitted under the

Highway Layer
appropriate straight edge
Surface Course Asphalt Max 5mm under a 3m straight edge
Max 2mm difference in level between adjacent
Blockwork
Blocks and max 6mm under a 3m straight edge
Footways & Cycleways Max 3mm under a 1m straight edge
2. In addition, for estate road carriageways exceeding 40m in length and for lengths of
cycleway, footway, footpath and shared surfaces exceeding 40m continuous length,
without dropped kerbs intervening, then the following Table 1B shall also apply.
Table 1B - Longitudinal Rolling Straight Edge Measure
Irregularity 4mm 7mm >10mm

Permitted max number of irregularities
10 1 Nil
per 40m length
Permitted max number of irregularities
18 2 Nil
per 75m length
3. At the discretion of the Engineer occasional trenches may be allowed. Cross

trenches that are cut through any carriageway surface must be restored to coincide
with the mean level of the immediately adjacent surface. All services must be
installed prior to any asphalt being laid. Attention is drawn to the requirements of
Section 5.0 - Backfilling Trenches and Appendix 11, Stepped Construction Detail.
4. The Developer shall set all fixed surface features, boxes and ironwork in the footway,
cycleway or carriageway to coincide with the mean level of the immediately adjacent
surface. Such fixing shall be done prior to the final wearing course.
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5. Tolerances - The difference in level of a fixed surface feature and the immediately
adjacent surface shall not exceed a tolerance of + or - 6mm except for those
contained in Table 1C.
Table 1C – Tolerance for other fixed surface features
Kerb upstand 125mm +/- 5mm

Access way kerb upstand 25mm +/- 3mm
Vehicular crossing kerb upstand 25mm +/- 3mm
Pedestrian and Cycleway Crossing kerb upstand 6mm
Surface Adjacent to Gullies -10mm to – 5mm
Surface Adjacent to PCC channels +3mm to +6mm
6. For a Diagram of the Stepped Construction Detail, refer to Appendix 11.
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2.0 DESIGN OF CARRIAGEWAY CONSTRUCTION
2.01 General
1. Appendices 1, 2 and 3 detail acceptable standard construction thickness for the

permitted range of alternative base types and show the sub grades of various CBR’s.
2. CBR values to be used for design are to be derived from plasticity index testing using
samples from agreed appropriate depths and positions on site. Full test results
including moisture content at test plasticity indices and materials classification must
be submitted to support the claimed design CBR value, which shall be derived from
Table 2A below.
Table 2A – Design of CBR Values
Plasticity Index
Soil Type Design CBR %
from soil survey
Plastic Clay 50 or greater <2
Silty Clay 40 - 49 2
Silty Clay 30 -39 3
Sandy Clay 20 – 29 3
Very Sandy Clay 10 - 19 4
Very Silty Clay 10 - 19 <2
Silt - <2
Sand (poorly Graded) (C.O.U. <10) - 7
Sand (well graded) (C.O.U. >10) - 10
Sandy Gravel (well graded) (C.O.U. >10) - 15
Chalk - 5
3. If Plasticity Index Values are not available from soil survey and test data for the
proposed site, a CBR of less than 2 shall be assumed for the design.
4. A soil assessment cone penetrometer (MEXE probe) may be used for on-site checks
for soft areas. Alternatively, if available vehicle mounted in-situ CBR testing
equipment may be used.
5. The MEXE probe and other in-situ methods will not be acceptable for establishing
the Design CBR values, only for locating areas where the in-situ values may be lower
than the agreed Design CBR value.
6. The total carriageway way thickness shall be at least 490mm inclusive of sub-base.
7. Concrete Block Paving within the proposed adopted public highway is generally
restricted to use on shared surface areas. Where used it must be installed with one
of the base options and the required sub-base as detailed in Appendix 3.
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3.0 CONSTRUCTION AND EARTHWORKS MATERIALS
3.01 General
1. All materials used in the works shall comply with the relevant current British
Standard/EN Specification and/or the current edition of the SHW.
2. The materials shall be to the approval of the Engineer and samples shall be
submitted for approval if required. Free access shall be granted to the Engineer's
Representative for sampling during the course of the works. The Engineer may
require independent testing of material at the Developers cost.
3.02 Definition, Classification and General Use of Earthworks Materials
1. The following definitions of earthworks materials shall apply to this and other
Clauses of the Specification in which reference is made to defined materials.
a) ‘topsoil’ at the discretion of the Engineer the first 100mm of any grassed area
may be considered topsoil otherwise all material from grassed areas and the
like shall be deemed to be unacceptable material, this must conform to BS
3882:2007
b) ‘suitable material’ shall comprise all that which is acceptable in accordance

with the Specification for use in the works
c) ‘unsuitable material’ shall mean other than suitable material
2. For the purpose of Table 3A - Earthworks Compaction as below, materials are

grouped as follows
a) ‘cohesive soil’ includes clays and marls with up to 20% of gravel or rock and
having moisture content not less than the level of the plastic limit (determined
in accordance with BS 1377 Part 2:1990) -4; chalk having saturation moisture
content of 20% or greater
b) ‘well graded granular and dry cohesive soils’ includes clays and marls with up
to 20% of gravel or rock and having a moisture content not less than the level
of the plastic limit (determined in accordance with BS 1377 Part 2:1990) -4,
well graded sands and gravels with a uniformity coefficient exceeding 10 and
chalk having a saturation moisture content of 15-20%
c) ‘uniformly graded material’ includes sand and gravels with a uniformity

coefficient of 10 or less and all silts and pulverised fuel ashes. Any soil
containing 80% or more of material in the particle size range 0.06mm –
0.002mm will be regarded as silt for this purpose
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Table 3A – Earthworks Compaction
Type of Well Graded

Uniformly Graded
Compaction Category Cohesive Soils Granular and Dry
Material
Plant Cohesive Soils
D N D N D N
Smooth Mass per meter width of roll
wheeled Roller Kg/m
125 8 125 10 125 10
Over 2100kg up to 2700kg
125 6 125 8 125 8
150 4 150 8 Unsuitable
Over 5400kg
D N D N D N
Vibrating Mass per metre width of roll
Roller on a vibrating roller Kg/m
* * *
Over 270kg up to 450kg Unsuitable 75 16 150 16

Over 450kg up to 700kg Unsuitable 75 12 150 12
Over 700kg up to 1300kg 100 12 125 10 150 6
Over 1300kg up to 1800kg 125 8 150 8 200 10
Over 1800kg up to 2300kg 150 4 150 4 225 12
Over 2300kg up to 2900kg 175 4 175 4 250 10
Over 2900kg up to 3600kg 200 4 200 4 275 8
Over 3600kg up to 4300kg 225 4 225 4 300 8
Over 4300kg up to 5000kg 250 4 250 4 300 6
Over 5000kg 275 4 275 4 300 4
D N D N D N
Vibrating Plate Mass per unit area of base
compactor plate Kg/sqm
Unsuitable Unsuitable 75 6
Unsuitable 75 10 100 6
Unsuitable 75 6 150 6
100 6 125 6 150 4
150 6 150 5 200 4
200 6 200 5 250 4
Over 2100kg
D N D N D N
Vibro-Tamper Mass
100 3 100 3 150 3
Over 50kg up to 65kg 125 3 125 3 200 3
Over 65kg up to 75kg 150 3 150 3 225 3
Over 75kg up to 100kg 225 3 200 3 225 3
Over 100kg
D = Maximum depth of compacted layer N = Minimum number of passes

* For twin-drum machines with both drums vibrating, halve the number of passes. If in doubt
concerning machine-rating contact the Engineer
3. The majority of small vibrating plate compactors do not comply with the minimum
requirements of this table and are therefore not suitable of sub-base compaction.
4. Manufactures plant should be checked against the Type and Category columns to
determine their suitability and performance and layer thickness.
5. The Developer shall only employ that plant which is suitable to the soils that are to
be handled. The Developer shall take care to maintain the nature of the suitable
material so that when it is placed and compacted it remains suitable in accordance
with the Specification.
6. Any fill material used within 500mm of concrete structures or cement bound
materials shall have a soluble sulphate content not exceeding 1.9g /lte when tested
in accordance with clause 5 of BS1377-3, unless special precautions to the approval
of the Engineer are taken to protect the concrete or cement bound materials.
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7. Where the excavation reveals a combination of suitable and unsuitable materials the
Developer is advised to carry out the excavation in such a manner that the suitable
materials are excavated separately for use in the Works without contamination by
the unsuitable materials.
3.03 Definition, Classification and General Use of Sub-base Materials
1. Materials for use as sub-base shall comply with the requirements of Section 9.0 of
this Specification.
2. The compaction of sub-base materials shall meet the requirements of Table 3B -

Sub-base Compaction, below.
Table 3B – Sub-base Compaction
Type of
Number of passes for layers not greater
Compaction Category
than:
Plant
110mm 150mm
Smooth Mass per meter width of roll Kg/m
wheeled Roller
Over 2700kg up to 5400kg 16 Unsuitable
Over 5400kg 8 16
Vibrating Roller Mass per metre width of roll on a

vibrating roller Kg/m * *
Over 700kg up to 1300kg 18 Unsuitable

Over 1300kg up to 1800kg 6 16
Over 5000kg 2 3
Vibrating Plate Mass per unit area of base plate

compactor Kg/sqm
8
Over 1400kg up to 1800kg Unsuitable
5
Over1800kg up to 2100kg 8
3
Over2100kg 8
Vibro-Tamper Mass kg
4 8
Over 65kg up to 75g 2 4
Over 75g
* For twin-drum machines with both drums vibrating, halve the number of passes. If in doubt
concerning machine-rating contact the Engineer
3. The majority of small vibrating plate compactors do not comply with the minimum
requirements of this table and are therefore not suitable of sub-base compaction.
4. Manufactures plant should be checked against the Type and Category columns to
determine their suitability and performance and layer thickness.
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3.04 Definition, Classification and General Use of Trench Reinstatement Materials
1. For the purposes of Table 3C below – Trench Reinstatement Compaction, materials

are grouped as follows
a) Granular materials
b) Bituminous materials
These materials shall be strictly to the specification and overall thickness stated in
this Specification.
2. The compaction of the trench reinstatement materials shall meet the requirements of
Table 3C - Trench Reinstatement Compaction Table, as below
3.05 Concrete Specifications
1. The requirements for the concrete grades shown in the Specification are for Class
DS-1 conditions in accord with Table 2 of the BRE Special Digest 363 (2001). Where
other than Class DS-1 conditions are encountered then the mix shall reflect the
requirements of Table 2 of the above Digest. All concrete references relate to BS
8500.
2. Aggregates shall comply with BS EN 12620 including the option to utilise all-in
aggregates. The stated size shall be 20mm unless otherwise stated.
3. The ratio of the combined or all-in aggregate to the cement for the most basic mixes
shall be not more than 1:8 by volume or 1:10 by mass. No account needs to be
taken of bulking of materials.
4. The concrete shall be batched mixed to meet the requirements of the crushing
strengths as detailed within this specification. The use of hand mixes will not be
permitted in any works offered to the Highway Authority for adoption.
5. The as placed concrete shall be compacted by hand or mechanical vibration means.
6. The surface finish of the installed material shall comply with Clause 2602 Ss9 of the
SHW.
7. The Engineer may require the Developer to undertake compressive strength testing
of Standard and Prescribed mixes. When testing is required, the strength target
shall be as signified by the grade of concrete being assessed. In such
circumstances all testing shall be in accordance with the relevant sections of
BS1881.
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Cohesive Materials Granular Materials Bituminous Materials
(Less than 20% granular content) (Greater than 20% granular content) (All bituminous materials and asphalt)
Compaction Plant and Weight Compaction passes required/Layers of Compaction passes required /Layers of Compaction passes required /Layers of compacted
Category compacted thickness up to: compacted thickness up to: thickness up to:
100mm 150mm 200mm 100mm 150mm 200mm 40mm 60mm 80mm 100mm
Vibro Tamper
4 8* Unsuitable 4 8* Unsuitable 5** 7** Unsuitable Unsuitable
50kg minimum
Vibrating Roller
600-1000 kg/m twin drum Unsuitable Unsuitable Unsuitable 6 Unsuitable Unsuitable 5 7 Unsuitable Unsuitable
1000-2000 kg/m twin drum 8 Unsuitable Unsuitable 6 Unsuitable Unsuitable 6 Unsuitable Unsuitable Unsuitable
2000-3500 kg/m single drum 4 8 Unsuitable 3 6 Unsuitable 4 5 6 8
2000-3500 kg/m single drum 3 6 Unsuitable 3 5 7 5 7 8 Unsuitable
Over 2000 kg/m twin drum 2 3 5* 2 3 4 3 4 4 6
Over 2000 kg/m twin drum 2 2 6* 3 4 6 4 6 7 Unsuitable
Vibrating Plates
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Table 3C - Trench Reinstatement Compaction
140-1800 kg/sq m Unsuitable Unsuitable Unsuitable 5 Unsuitable Unsuitable 6 Unsuitable Unsuitable Unsuitable
Over 1800 kg/sq m 3 6 Unsuitable 3 5 7 4 5 6 8
Notes:
Single drum indicates vibration on Minimum layer thickness 75mm Compaction should be discontinued if any distress to the
one drum only. material is noticed.
* These options are not allowed for use on
Twin drum requires vibration on Minimum layer thickness 75mm
wholly cohesive materials, i.e. pure clay ** A Vibro-tamper shall not be permitted for the
both drums
and/or silt containing no particle greater compaction of the permanent surface course applied to
Twin drum rollers are preferred for than 75 microns trenches of greater than 500mm width
bituminous materials.
Alternative plant for trenches less than 200mm width, small excavation and other areas of restricted access.
Vibro-tamper 6 passes minimum 6 passes minimum 6 passes minimum

25 kg minimum
Percussive Rammer Maximum layer thickness 100mm Maximum layer thickness 100mm Maximum layer thickness 75mm
10 kg minimum
3.06 Mortar Specifications
1. Mortar used in below ground applications shall be composed of Sulphate Resisting

Portland Cement to BS 4027 or an equivalent sulphate resisting blend as defined
within BS8500, and naturally occurring sand complying with the requirements of BS
EN 13139:2002.
2. The ratio of cement to sand shall be 1:3 by volume. The incorporation of lime to
form a mix 1:3:0.25 is optional (cement: sand: lime). Allowance shall be made for
bulking of the sand in mortars.
3. The mortar shall be mixed by machine to a uniform colour and consistency, with the
constituent materials being accurately gauged.
4. Mortar shall be made in small quantities only as and when required. Mortar that has
begun to set or which has been mixed for more than two hours shall be discarded.
No addition of water is permitted for any material after discharge from the mixer.
5. When gullies, manholes and the like are to be trafficked within a period of less than
seven working days, then rapid set additives must be used to achieve a rapid set
suitable for the work to be progressed.
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4.0 EXCAVATION AND FILLING
4.01 Soil and over burden Strip
1. All turf, topsoil and other organic and unsuitable material shall be stripped from the
site of all carriageways, cycleways footways and below embankments or where
directed to a minimum depth of 150mm and a maximum depth as required.
2. If required as part of the Section 38 or Section 278 works the topsoil material shall
be stacked to a maximum height of 2m and kept separately from other excavated or
imported materials.
3. No material shall be deposited within 5m of any tree or as directed if a Tree

Preservation Order (TPO) is in place.
4.02 Excavation to Formation
1. The area of the proposed works shall be excavated to formation level and any
unsuitable material exposed shall be removed and replaced with approved suitable
granular material to Clause 4.06.
2. Where an existing ditch falls below the proposed works it shall be thoroughly cleared
of all vegetable matter, topsoil and other unsuitable material. The treatment of such
a ditch will be considered on a site by site basis, but refer to clause 4.03.2 below.
3. Drainage of the sub-grade needs to be considered for all estate road designs – refer
to Section 8.0.
4.03 Areas Below Formation
1. Areas below formation level after removal of turf and topsoil and other organic and
unsuitable materials shall be made up with approved suitable fill material that must
be of a consistent type (refer to Section 2.0), subject to clause 4.03.4.
2. Any filling of any ditch, dyke or the like, that is to form part of the works to create an
adopted public highway shall be approved by the appropriate District Council,
Internal Drainage Board or the Environment Agency. Before any works commence
the Developer will provide written approval for such filling to the Engineer.
3. Either material to clause 4.06 or Type 1 or Type 2 material shall be used to backfill
and for infill of isolated deep pockets such as old sumps, basement voids, etc.,
unless an alternative method is agreed in writing by the Engineer. Any vertical walls
shall be broken out to below formation level and disposed of outside the limits of the
adoptable Highway, subject to clause 4.03.4.
4. Where filling of areas liable to flooding is required the Developer will need to provide
a full method statement and detailed specification of such works to the Engineer for
approval. The submission must also contain all the necessary approvals from the
relevant bodies agreeing that these works can be undertaken.
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4.04 Forming Areas of Fill
1. All materials for replacement or making up to formation level in accordance with the
above requirements shall be deposited in layers and each layer thoroughly
compacted in accordance with Table 3A – Earthworks Compaction.
2. Where the formation of, or extension to an existing embankment is required as part

of the works the Developer will need to provide a detailed specification of such works
to the Engineer for approval. The submission must also contain all the necessary
approvals from the relevant bodies agreeing that these works can be undertaken.
3. Where the widening to existing carriageways on embankments is required as part of

the works the Developer will need to provide a detailed specification of such works to
the Engineer for approval. The submission must also contain all the necessary
approvals from the relevant bodies agreeing that these works can be undertaken.
4.05 Areas Liable to Flooding and Suitable Granular Material
1. Where filling of areas liable to flooding is required the developer will need to provide
a detailed specification of such works to the Engineer for approval. The submission
must also contain all the necessary approvals from the relevant bodies agreeing that
these works can be undertaken.
4.06 Granular Material Backfill
1. Approved suitable granular backfill material shall include the following

characteristics:
a) 10% fines value must exceed 40kN tested on a soaked basis in accordance
with BS812
b) Maximum particle size not to exceed 63mm
c) Generally well-graded (coefficient of uniformity >10) and with not more than
10% passing 63um sieve
d) The material shall not contain any clay lumps or any other foreign matter
2. Alternatively Type 1 or Type 2 sub-base may be used.
4.07 Geotextiles
1. Where fill is placed in areas below formation a suitable geotextile will be incorporated
between any Clay formation and Fill material to facilitate construction, but note the
requirements in clause 1.02.4.
2. The cutting of the geotextile after placement shall be kept to a minimum. If cutting is
unavoidable all the underlying sub-formation must be fully covered with any joints
being overlapped by at least 300mm.
3. The use of geotextile membranes must comply with clause 7.03
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5.0 BACKFILLING TRENCHES
5.01 Backfill Materials
1. All trenches under the proposed adopted public highway shall be backfilled with a
suitably compacted material that shall include the following characteristics:
with BS812
3. Where the crown of any pipe or duct is with 1.2m of the proposed surface of the
adopted public highway the pipe or duct shall be protected with a concrete pipe
surround constructed in accordance with clause 16.03.
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6.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS
6.01 Earthworks Operations
1. Subgrade drainage shall be incorporated as required in Section 8.0.
2. Continued working in wet conditions will adversely affect the subgrade and sub-base.
If these materials have deteriorated due to trafficking or to ingress of water or the
like, they shall be removed and replaced as necessary with new Type 1 sub-base
material to clause 9.02.
3. No material in a frozen condition shall be incorporated in the works.
6.02 Construction
1. Material for use in construction shall not be laid on any surface, which is frozen or
covered with snow, ice or frost.
2. Table 6A - Adverse Weather Requirements for Bituminous Materials
Commence
Working Additional Cease Working
Material
Air Temp Requirements Air Temp
Asphaltic Concrete Ground unfrozen

-1ºC & rising 0ºC & falling
to BS EN 13108-1 and free from ice
Base and Binder

Ground unfrozen
course to BS EN -1ºC & rising 0ºC & falling
and free from ice
13108-4
Ground unfrozen
All surface courses -1ºC & rising 0ºC & falling
and free from ice
3. Still air shall be defined as that moving at less than 10Km/h when measured with an
anemometer located 2m above the surface of the area to be surfaced. All laying
shall cease when the wind speed reaches 40Km/h and above.
4. No bituminous material shall be laid during periods of rain, that are predicted to last
more than two hours or when more than 1mm/hr falls.
5. Minimum rolling temperatures as below:
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Table 6B– Asphalt BS EN 13108-4 & 5 (also SMA/CASC)
Temperature
Type
(Centigrade)
40-60 pen bitumen
Maximum at any Surface Course/Binder/Base 190
stage
CASC PMB 185
40-60 pen bitumen
Surface Course 140
Minimum Delivery *
Binder/Base 120
CASC PMB 150

40-60 pen bitumen all courses 85
Minimum Rolling#
CASC PMB 100
#Temperatures by which all compaction shall be substantially
completed
* At or near these temperatures the supplier should be requested to increase the delivery
temperature in accordance with BS 594987: 2015.
Table 6C – Dense / Close Graded asphaltic concretes BS EN 13108-1
Temperature
Type
(Centigrade)
Maximum at any
40-60 pen bitumen Macadam 190
stage
Minimum Delivery * 40-60 pen bitumen Macadam 120
Minimum Rolling 40-60 pen bitumen Macadam ** 105
Temperatures immediately prior to rolling

** This temperature is dependent on adoption of minimum layer thickness in accordance
with table 6A BS 594987, 2015.
6. Roadworks materials containing cement shall not be laid when the air temperature in
the shade is below 3°C on a rising thermometer.
7. Where fresh concrete or mortar containing Portland cement CEM 1, has been placed
in the works and the temperature falls or is likely to fall below freezing within a period
of up to 48 hours after placing, suitable insulation blankets shall be employed and
held in place for at least three days and until the air temperature is above 1°C and
rising. Insulation blankets shall be closed cell polyethylene foam sheets minimum
10mm thick with a 'U' value of 4 watts/mC or suitable material with an equivalent or
better thermal capacity. The Developer must be aware that the incorporation of
additives or cement replacements may retard early strength development. Where
this is the case care must be taken to ensure damage does not occur after the initial
48hr period.
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7.0 PREPARATION OF FORMATION
7.01 Shaping and Compaction
1. After reinstatement of any defective areas, the formation shall be cleansed of mud,
slurry and any detritus prior to being compacted as per Table 3A – Earthworks
Compaction. The resulting profile shall be properly shaped, even and uniform
surface to a level appropriate to the approved design thicknesses in accordance with
Section 2.0 and Appendices 1, 2 and 3.
2. Any depressions that occur during compaction shall be filled with a suitably
compacted material that shall include the following characteristics:
with BS812
7.02 Weather Protection
1. The formation shall be adequately protected from the weather and shall not be used
by construction traffic. It shall be covered as quickly as possible with sub-base.
2. The subgrade shall be drained as necessary in accordance with Section 8.0.
7.03 Geotextiles Requirement
1. If the equilibrium CBR of the formation is less than 5% or the formation is formed
within a cohesive material, a separating membrane with the properties set out below
shall be laid on the prepared formation in accordance with the manufacturers'
instructions.
2. The separating membrane shall extend 300mm further than the limits of the kerb
beam and comply with SHW specification Clause 609 subject to:
a) The 090 shall be greater than 50 and less than 200 (BS EN IOS 12956: 1999)
b) The minimum tensile strength in each direction shall be 6kN/m (EN ISO
10319: 1996)
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8.0 DRAINAGE OF SUBGRADE
8.01 General
1. On all sites measures must be installed that will maintain ground water at more than
300mm below formation level. The requirement for subgrade drainage may only be
waived after ground investigations have been undertaken which can prove to the
Engineer that it is not necessary. The subgrade drain pipes must be run to an
approved outfall. Refer also to Section 1.01.
8.02 Alternative Provision
1. Where sub-grade drainage has been found to be necessary, but a practical design is
not possible then, separating membranes shall be placed above and below an
additional 150mm of Type 1 that is to be installed below and extra to the depth of
construction required by the Plasticity Index.
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9.0 CARRIAGEWAY FOUNDATION
9.01 General
1. Refer to Section 2.0 and Appendices 1, 2 and 3 for design depths of construction.
2. Sub-base materials shall be spread evenly on the formation in layers of a depth of

not more than 150mm compacted thickness and compacted in accordance with the
requirements of Table 3B – Sub-base Compaction, at a moisture content in the
range optimum - 2% or + 1% and without drying out or segregation.
3. The full thickness of the sub-base shall be continued for a distance of 300mm
beyond the limits of the kerb beam.
4. The Environment Agency shall be consulted over the use of any material that may
contain contaminants and which could generate an unacceptable leachate.
9.02 Sub-Base Materials
1. SHW Clause 803 Granular Sub-base Material Type 1 shall be used. The material
shall comply with the full requirements of SHW Clause 803 Granular Sub-base
Material Type 1 including acceptable secondary and recycled aggregates, only with
the Engineer’s approval.
2 For housing estate roads only, Housing Estate Road Sub-base (HER) may be used
as an alternative. See table 9A below.
Table 9A - Housing Estate Road Sub-base (HER)
BS sieve size Range of grading % by mass passing

63mm 100
31.5mm 74 - 100
16mm 44 - 80
8mm 30 - 65
4mm 18 - 42
2mm 13 - 35
1mm 8 - 28
0.250mm 0 - 18
0.063mm 0 - 9
3 The material shall be crushed rock, slag, crushed concrete or other approved
material. It shall be well graded and lie within the grading envelope in Table 9A.
In the above Table
a) the particle size shall be determined by the washing and sieving method of BS
EN 933: Part 1: 1997
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b) The material passing the 425um BS sieve when tested in accordance with BS
1377 shall be non-plastic
c) The material shall have a soaked 10% fines value of 40kN or more when
tested in accordance with BS 812.
4. Copies of compliant test data in accordance with clause 9.02 undertaken by a UKAS
accredited laboratory must be submitted to the Engineer prior to material being
delivered to site. All test data must have been undertaken within the prior 12 weeks.
5. Acceptance of the foundation layer (sub-base) will be based upon an end product
performance testing regime. The Developer is required to undertake lightweight
deflectometer testing (LWD) to ensure a minimum foundation surface modulus
stiffness value is achieved prior to the placement of any subsequent asphalt layers.
6. It should be noted that the Highway Authority still reserves the right to use the
surface modulus stiffness values in conjunction with their own engineering
experience in order to make a final decision on acceptability of the foundation layer.
7. In order to achieve these minimum surface modulus stiffness values the sub base
material will have to be supplied, installed and compacted at somewhere near the
optimum moisture content value in accordance with clause 9.02 above. It is also
worth noting that any segregation may result in failures. Please note that once the
sub-base has been delivered to site the control of the moisture content becomes the
responsibility of the Developer.
8. Foundation Layers: Dynamic Plate Testing Methodology
a) The main function of the foundation layers within a highway design is to

distribute applied vehicle loads to the underlying sub-grade, without causing
distress in the foundation layers or in the overlaying layers. This function is
required for the full life of the pavement.
b) In order to demonstrate that the foundation layer have been correctly installed
as per this specification, the Highway Authority will require that prior to the
laying of any bound materials that a series of Dynamic Plate Tests be
undertaken, to ascertain the Foundation Surface Modulus. The Testing
protocol shall conform to the requirements of Advice Note 73/06 Rev. 1 (2009)
Design Guidance for Road Pavement Foundations or its successor document.
c) The tests must be carried out using the following procedure:
i. The testing must be undertaken a maximum of 5 working days before

the laying of the bound layers. If adverse weather conditions prevail,
the sub-grade is trafficked or other actions that may affect the
performance of the material occur between the taking of the tests and
the laying of the bound layers the Highway Authority reverses the right
to instruct that the tests be carried out again. In order to give the
Developer the maximum amount of time available to remediate any
potential defects, the LWD test house must indicate to the Developer
and the Engineer any potential failures whilst on site. The test house is
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not required to offer any contractual remediation advice to the
Developer or their sub-contractors.
ii. The spacing of the tests shall be as follows:
a. On lengths of less than 100m tests shall be taken every 5m
b. On lengths of 100m and above tests shall be taken every 10m
c. Tests shall be taken between these lengths when reasonably
requested by the Highway Authority’s representative
iii. Testing shall take the form of three test points, one 1m from the kerb
face, one at the centreline of the carriageway and one at 1m from the
opposite kerb face, (see Appendix 24).
iv. The contractor must carefully record the location of all plastic ducts
etc., as these may adversely affect the testing regime.
d) In order to comply with the requirements of the Highway Authority the test
results (when using an IAN 73/06 rev1 compliant LWD) for the Foundation
Surface Modulus shall be the rolling mean of six results and must be greater
than 80MPa. For the avoidance of doubt: 80MPa is the lowest limit that the
Highway Authority will accept and any measurement below this figure will
have failed the test. No individual result is to be less than 50MPa. (For GDP
compliance No individual result shall be less than 50 MPa)
On all LWD test results a copy of the latest calibration certificate (as specified
with Ian 73/06 rev1 Clause 7.17) must be attached. These must be within 1
year of the machine being on site used otherwise the test results will be
deemed non-compliant. For GDP’s the latest calibration certificate in
accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations must also be attached
and be within 1 year of the machine being used on site.
All test results must have a test location, the recorded force (or pressure), and
the deflection as a minimum for each of the 3 readings used at each test
location.
The same LWD or GDP from one of the approved test houses must be used
for each section of sub-base to be tested with their results being definitive and
cannot be challenged by the Developer. The contractor is not permitted to
utilise differing LWD’s on the same section as there is a possibility of result
variations depending upon variations within locations, material properties and
moisture contents, hence the local authority requires numerous readings and
will take a compliance view on overall trends.
Table 9B: Compliance Table
Minimum Rolling
Minimum Individual
Machine Type mean of 6 results
Readings (MPa)
(MPa)
IAN 73/96 rev 1 compliant
50 80
(Prima or Dynatest)
German Dynamic Plate
(Zorn, HMP-LFG PRO, Anix 50 N/A
GmbH ZFG 3000 or similar)
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e) Testing will also be required in accordance with 8 c) iii above, where trenches
are retrospectively constructed for services across the carriageway.
f) For ease of reference a list of companies that are able to undertake the
Dynamic Plate Tests can be provided by the Engineer upon request.
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10.0 CARRIAGEWAY BASE LAYERS
10.01 General
2. Bituminous materials shall be machine laid. Where agreed with the Engineer, hand
laid materials may be used but shall be restricted to small areas. It should be noted
that the use of tack coat (conventional bitumen emulsion) is no longer permitted as it
is no longer considered best practice. Bond Coats should now be used and must be
applied in accordance with BS 594987 or the rate set out in the BBA/HAPAS
certificate for proprietary materials. The application requirements of Clause 920,
Volume 1 of SHW must also be applied. Bond coats shall have a suitable
BBA/HAPAS certificate detailing the performance claims made for them. For
certificates see the BBA website:
3. All vertical edges including kerbs, ironwork and joints shall be painted with cold
applied thixotropic bitumen emulsion or hot applied bitumen immediately prior to the
laying of any bituminous layer in accordance with BS 594987: 2015.
4. Any bituminous layer shall be kept clean and uncontaminated for so long as it
remains uncovered by succeeding layers or surface treatment. All bituminous layers
to be surfaced over, once cleansed appropriately must be sprayed with a suitable
bituminous bond coat. This will be completed immediately prior to the laying of
additional Base layers. For continuous laying works a bond coat shall be applied by
the use of metered mechanical spraying equipment. Hand held sprayers shall only
be used for very small scale works and in accessible areas and with the approval of
the Engineer Should the layer become contaminated, the Developer shall make
good by thoroughly cleaning it to the satisfaction of the Engineer or, if this proves
impracticable, the Developer will replace it with material to the appropriate
Specification. Should the layer be damaged it shall be removed and replaced with
material to the appropriate specification. See also 24.01 for further guidance.
5. The combined thickness of bound material shown in the relevant appendices shall
be the minimum thickness permitted.
6. No laying of bituminous materials shall commence prior to any service installation

being completed within the carriageway.
10.02 Material - Dense Asphaltic Concrete
1. The base layer materials shall be Dense Asphaltic Concrete. The materials
formulation and compaction standards shall be such as to ensure individual in situ air
voids are more than 2% but less than 7%.
2. Consideration will be given to Developers wishing to use material containing recycled

products subject to the approval of the Engineer.
3. The material shall be AC 20 dense bin to BS EN 13108-1 and PD 6691. It shall be

thoroughly compacted all in accordance with BS 594987: 2015. Binder to be 40 - 60
pen. AC 20 dense bin can be placed in one layer of 100mm when a roller of at least
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8 tonne dead weight or vibratory roller of equivalent mass is available. The supplied
material must be compacted in accordance with BS54987: 2015. Refer to clause
11.01.7.
4. Where a gravel aggregate is proposed a suitable design confirming the proposed

adhesion additives shall be submitted. Proof shall be provided to show that the
proposed mixture has been successfully laid and trafficked elsewhere.
5. If Gravel is to be used proof shall be provided to show that the mixture has been
subject to the SHW Clause 929 design process and that it has been successfully laid
and trafficked elsewhere.
6. Guidelines for delivery and rolling temperatures for Dense Asphaltic Concrete base
layer are given in Section 6.0.
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11.0 CARRIAGEWAY BINDER COURSE LAYER
11.01 General
Where the Binder course layer is to be trafficked, the binder content shall be
enhanced.
2. Permitted materials on housing estate and distributor roads are as specified in

clause 11.02.
3. Bituminous materials shall be machine laid. Where agreed with the Engineer, hand
laid materials may be used but shall be restricted to small areas. All materials to be
supplied laid and compacted in accordance with BS594987: 2015. It should be noted
that the use of tack coat (conventional bitumen emulsion) is no longer permitted as it
is no longer considered best practice. Bond Coats should now be used and must be
applied in accordance with BS 594987 or the rate set out in the BBA/HAPAS
certificate for proprietary materials. The application requirements of Clause 920,
Volume 1 of SHW must also be applied. Bond coats shall have a suitable
BBA/HAPAS certificate detailing the performance claims made for them. For
laying of any bituminous layer in accordance with BS 594987:2015.
5. Any bituminous layer shall be kept clean and uncontaminated for so long as it
remains uncovered by succeeding layers or surface treatment. All bituminous layers
to be surfaced over, must be sprayed with a suitable bituminous bond coat. This will
be completed immediately prior to the laying of the Binder Course materials. For
continuous laying works a bond coat shall be applied by the use of metered
mechanical spraying equipment. Hand held sprayers shall only be used for very
small scale works and in accessible areas and with the approval of the Engineer.
Should the layer become contaminated, the Developer shall make good by
thoroughly cleaning it to the satisfaction of the Engineer or, if this proves
impracticable, the Developer will replace it with material to the appropriate
Specification. Should the layer be damaged it shall be removed and replaced with
material to the appropriate specification. See also 24.01 for further guidance.

7. The combined thickness of bound material shown in the relevant appendices shall
be a minimum thickness of 190mm.
11.02 Material – Dense Asphaltic concrete
1. The material shall be AC 20 dense bin to BS 13108-1 and PD6691 and laid 65mm
thick. It shall be laid and thoroughly compacted all in accordance with BS 594987:
2015. Binder to be 40 - 60 pen. The materials formulation and compaction
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standards shall be such as to ensure individual in situ air voids are more than 2% but
less than 7%
2. Where a gravel aggregate is proposed a suitable design confirming the proposed

adhesion additives shall be submitted. Proof shall be provided to show that the
proposed mixture has been successfully laid and trafficked elsewhere.
3. If Gravel is to be used proof shall be provided to show that the mixture has been
subject to the SHW Clause 929 design process and that it has been successfully laid
and trafficked elsewhere.
4. Guidelines for delivery and rolling temperatures for Dense Asphaltic concrete
Binder Course layer are given in Section 6.0.
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12.0 CARRIAGEWAY SURFACE COURSE
12.01 General
1. Bituminous materials shall be machine laid. Hand laid materials may only be used
where restricted to small areas and when agreed with the Engineer. All materials to
be supplied laid and compacted in accordance with BS 594987: 2015. It should be
noted that the use of tack coat (conventional bitumen emulsion) is no longer
permitted as it is no longer considered best practice. Bond Coats should now be
used and must be applied in accordance with BS 594987 or the rate set out in the
BBA/HAPAS certificate for proprietary materials. The application requirements of
Clause 920, Volume 1 of SHW must also be applied. Bond coats shall have a
suitable BBA/HAPAS certificate detailing the performance claims made for them. For
laying of any bituminous layer in accordance with BS594987: 2015. All surface
course layers to be surfaced over must be sprayed with a suitable bituminous bond
coat. For continuous laying works a bond coat shall be applied by the use of
metered mechanical spraying equipment. Hand held sprayers shall only be used for
very small scale works and in accessible areas and with the approval of the Engineer

4. The combined thickness of bound material shall be as shown in Appendices 1, 2 & 3
5. The following material and depth options for carriageway surface course construction
are permitted.
Appendix 1 - the material shall be: Cambridgeshire Asphalt Surface Course (CASC),
clause 12.02 refers
Appendix 2 - the material shall be: Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) 6mm surf to
BSEN13108-5, clause 12.03 or 12.04 refers.
Appendix 3 – the material shall be: Concrete Block Paving, clause 12.05 refers.
6. On roundabouts and within 60m of junction areas or abutting existing highways, then
the material is to be individually agreed with the Engineer
7. Surfacing courses shall have the following minimum PSV's:
a) For Housing Estate and Distributor Roads - PSV 50
b) On or within 60m of junctions of Principle, Non-principle, Classified (Class A,

B &C) roads - PSV 60
c) On or within 60m of roundabouts - PSV 65
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8. Guidelines for delivery and rolling temperatures are given in Section 6.0.
9. Alternative materials may be considered where the Developer can produce proof of
its successful use elsewhere. Producer’s technical information shall be provided and
prior written approval for its use shall be obtained from the Engineer.
10. Crossfalls to carriageway shall be 1 in 36.
12.02 Cambridgeshire Asphalt Surface Course (CASC)
1. The aim is to provide a dense, impermeable and durable surface course which
contains a negative texture depth generally compliant to the requirements of Thin
Surface Course’s within Clause 942 Table 9/13. See Table 12C below.
2 CASCplus whilst being a proprietary material shall generally comply with the
applicable requirements of BS EN 13108 Bituminous mixtures (as it is hybrid
between Parts 1 and 5) and PD 6691 Guidance on the use of BS EN 13108. CASC
shall be transported handled and laid in accordance with the requirements of BS
594987:2015 + A1:2017
3 Polished Stone Value – Coarse aggregates shall have a minimum PSV of 53 unless
otherwise specified by the Engineer after reference to CD236 table 3.2a. Minimum
PSV for all footway surface course material shall be 45.
4 Resistance to Fragmentation – Category LA30, or as otherwise agreed with the

Engineer.
5 Aggregate abrasion Value – for carriageway material, not more than 12, or as
otherwise agreed by the Engineer after reference to CD236 Table 3.4
6 Durability (Water Absorption) – Category WA242 or as otherwise agreed with the

Engineer.
7 When tested in accordance with the procedures in BSEN 13043, the fine aggregate
shall comprise crushed rock (excluding Limestone), crushed slag fines or natural
sand.
8 The use of limestone and any other material that does not comply with the minimum
PSV requirements specified shall not be permitted as coarse aggregates in CASC
surface courses.
9 Particle shape – The flakiness category for the coarse aggregate shall be FL 25.
10 Added filler shall only be crushed limestone or other approved material (which may
include reclaimed filler) in accordance with the requirements of BS EN 13043, 5.2.1.
11 The standard binder grade shall be a Polymer Modified Bitumen complying with the
following requirements as specified within BS EN 14023:2010:
Penetration Class: 6 (65 -105 mm)
Softening Point Class: minimum 6 (≥60 oc)
Cohesion by Force Ductility Class: 3
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12 The guideline target grading for the mixture shall be as follows, unless agreed
otherwise by the Engineer.
Table 12A – Target Grading
Aggregate Grading
Sieve Size Target % Passing Tolerance
Target Limits
20mm 100 100
14mm 95-100 95 - 100
10mm 66 +/- 7% 59 - 73
6.3mm 39 +/- 7% 32 - 46
2mm 30 +/- 6% 24 - 36
0.5mm 16 +/- 4% 12 - 20
0.25mm * * *
0.063mm 6 +/- 2% 4-8
* to be recorded only
13 Target binder contents guidelines shall be:
CASCPlus 5.5%
Bmin 5.0
14 Performance Testing: Resistance to wheeltrack permanent deformation to be

measured in accordance with BS EN 12697-22:2003 – Small device, Procedure B
when tested at 60oc
Classification: Class 2
Wheel Track Slope (WTSAIR) (mm/1000 cycles): Maxiumum 1.0
Rut Depth (RDAIR) mm: To be recorded only.
15 CASCplus shall be compacted to practical refusal following the general requirements

of BS 594987; 2015 + A1: 2017 clause 9. The primary roller shall be a minimum 6t
deadweight with a smaller vibrating roller as the finishing roller.
16 The Engineer may request the contractor at their expenses to undertake verification
checks on air void contents by taking at least a pair of cores during routine works and
be responsible for acceptable levels of reinstatement to the core holes. Alternatively
to avoid core holes in the finished mat it would be advisable to take cores adjacent to
the “ramped down” area at the end of a day’s laying operation (0.5m from ramp
edge) which can be milled out the following day.
17 The level of Air Voids shall be tested in accordance with the Test Method:
BS EN 12697‑8 Using bulk density to BS EN 12697‑6:2003, Procedure B Saturated
Surface Dry Condition. Maximum density to BS EN 12697‑ 5:2009, Procedure A in
water.
18 Air Void Compliance shall be accordance with the Table 12B below. All testing to be
undertaken by an approved UKAS accredited laboratory.
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Table 12B – Air Void Compliance
Compliant Air Void Contents

Material Mean of Any Pair
Min % Max %
CASC 2 6*
* An additional 1% void content is permitted for hand lay work
Notes:
CASCplus initial rolling & substantial completion of rolling are >130°C & 115°C
respectively.
Maximum mixing temperatures: CASCplus 185°C
19. Requirements of initial Texture depth (Revised version of Clause 942 – Table 9/13)
Table 12C – Texture depth
Average per lane km

Surfacing (mm) Average for a set of 10
Road Type
Type measurements (mm)
Minimum Maximum
All Site
CASC 1.0 1.4 0.9
Locations
20 If requested by the Engineer, Texture depth measurement shall be carried out in

accordance with BS594987:2015 + A1:2017 Clause 8.2. Whilst the Volumetric
method to BS EN 13036-1 is the preferred method, the local authority will accept
either the Sand Patch or vehicle mounted Laser methods. In cases of dispute the
volumetric method will be definitive.
21 If requested by the Engineer, All sections to be tested in accordance with the

Specification for Highways Works Clause 702 using a calibrated Rolling Straight
Edge unless otherwise agreed with CCC. All machine laid sections of CASC to
comply with the requirements of a Category A road unless otherwise agreed with the
Engineer.
22 Unless otherwise specified by the Engineer the nominal compacted layer thickness
shall be:
CASCplus - 50mm (Minimum at any point: 40mm)
23 Unless otherwise agreed by the Engineer, Reclaimed Asphalt shall be permitted for
use in CASC – up to a maximum of 10%
24 CASCplus shall be laid onto a tanker applied bond coat in accordance with
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BS594987:2015 + A1:2017 + A1:2017 Clause 5.5, unless otherwise agreed with the
Engineer.
25 All joints (both longitudinal and transverse) within the CASCplus shall be cut in
accordance with BS594987:2015 Clause 6.8.2. The only exception to these is by the
use of echelon paving or the use of an edge compactor.
26 All potential suppliers of CASCplus must supply proposed mix design data showing
compliance to the enclosed specification to the Engineer. (This will cover all plants
they propose to supply CASCplus from)
27 Upon receipt of compliant test data the suppliers will be added to an approval list for
the supply of CASCplus into Cambridgeshire. It should be noted that additional
guarantees or warranties such as BBA HAPAS or CE marking is not an essential
requirement.
12.03 Stone Mastic Surface Course
1. The material shall be Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) SMA 6mm surf to BS EN 13108-5
and PD6691 designation for use on Housing Estate Roads to Appendix 2 – Estate
Road only.
2. For SMA surface course material as above the binder shall be 40-60 pen and the
coarse aggregate to be of crushed rock excluding limestone with a minimum PSV of
50.
3. SMA shall be laid to a compacted thickness of 40mm as shown in Appendix 1. It is

not a permitted material for Appendix 2 applications.
4. The material shall be laid and thoroughly compacted all in accordance with BS
594987: 2015, with care taken to achieve a consistent even-textured finish
particularly in areas of hand-lay.
5. The minimum texture depth required for SMA 6mm surf material shall be at least
0.5mm at time of laying (sand patch).
12.04 Heritage Surface Course
1. Stone mastic Asphalt (SMA) 6mm surf to BSEN13108-5 40 – 60pen but containing
local ‘golden’ gravel’ coarse aggregate, to be approved by the engineer. This
material shall only be laid in footways, cycleways and trafficked areas of 20mph or
less.
2. Heritage surface course shall be laid to a 40mm thickness, untrafficked texture depth
of a minimum of 0.5mm.
3. Information is required that shows appropriate adhesion agents are to be added to

ensure good adhesion between the gravel and the bitumen.
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12.05 Concrete Block Paving
1. Concrete block paving may be used in respect of shared surfaces and may be
permitted as an alternative to asphalt surfacing for roads other than Local Distributor
Roads and Major Access Roads.
2. Clay block paving shall not be permitted.
3. All blockwork shall be protected from site traffic to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
4. Block paving in the form of precast concrete rectangular blocks of dimensions

200mm x 100mm x 80mm laid on a laying course may be considered as a substitute
for the normal Binder and Surface course layers only as clause 12.06.8 below.
5. Blocks shall comply with BS EN 1338:2003 (in accordance with Table 7) and the
permitted colours are;
a) medium/red/buff
b) dark grey/dark brown
c) natural/brindle
6. Blocks shall be laid on a 30mm compacted thickness of category II laying course

sand in accordance with the requirements in BS7533 Part 3, 2005 + A1:2009. The
method detailed in 4.3.3.a) of that document shall be adopted for installing the laying
course.
7. Surface regularity for Blockwork is defined in clause 1.10.
8. Blocks shall be laid in a 90’ herringbone pattern unless otherwise agreed in writing
by the Engineer. Where herringbone pattern at 45 degrees is permitted, laying
should be to the requirements of BS 7533 Part 3 2005 + A1:2009 utilising “mitre
head” starter units and inboard cutting techniques as appropriate. Blocks to be cut
using approved block cutting guillotine to no less than ¼ (one quarter) of the original
plan size.
9. A carriageway Base layer 190mm thick placed in accordance with the requirements
of Section 10.0 over a sub-base to Section 9.0 is required below the block paving.
The Developer should refer to Appendix 3 for construction thicknesses for the sub-
base layer. The base layers shall not be punctured as a drainage provision prior to
installing the laying sand.
10. Gaps between kerb face and blocks and between ironwork and blocks must be kept
to a minimum and sealed with a well-rammed mixture of 3:1 dry sand to Ordinary
Portland Cement or propriety sealing system.
11. The Developer shall use specifically designed ironwork which permits the blockwork
and its laying course to be laid up to the frame of the gully grate or manhole cover.
No trimming of blocks shall be permitted other than those vertical cuts necessary to
achieve the laying pattern shown in Appendix 7 – Blockwork-details around ironwork,
and to accommodate the horizontal alignment of the road.
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12. Proprietary blocks and systems shall only be used with the prior written authorisation
from the Engineer.
13. Tegula paving shall be 80mm thick, rolled pre-cast concrete paving blocks with at
least three different longitudinal sizes laid to create a random pattern using a suitable
mix of the block sizes available. The blocks shall be manufactured to the
requirements of BS EN 1338:2003.
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13.0 KERBS AND CHANNELS
13.01 Kerb Beams and Backing
1. Kerb beams and channel beams shall be installed prior to laying Base materials.
2. Kerb beams shall be constructed of ST1 concrete to SHW Clause 2602 not less than
150mm thick and 425mm wide at the profile shown in Appendix 4 – kerb and edging
details. The profile shall be formed by either using shuttering both sides of the kerb
beam or by using an extruded kerb beams as shown in Appendix 23. The kerbs
shall be backed with ST1 concrete as shown in Appendix 4. For channel blocks, the
kerb beam width shall be increased to 680mm at the profile shown in Appendix 4.
3. Kerb beams around the inside of speed control bends and for 5m beyond the
tangent points of such bends shall be increased in depth to 250mm. In some
additional locations these dimensions may be required at the Engineers discretion.
4. The laying of kerbs or channel to a plastic bed and haunch is not permitted.
5. Temporary kerbing, blocks and channels shall be laid on beams prior to laying base
and binder materials.
6. Adoptable kerbs and channels should not be installed until housing is completed.
This will normally be carried out when all wet trades and garden areas have been
completed. Any kerbing installed prior to the Engineers agreement will be
considered as temporary.
13.02 Kerbs - General Requirements
1. Kerbs shall be laid to general regularity and upstands shown in Table 1C - Tolerance
for other fixed surface features, of this Specification and otherwise to the
construction requirements of BS7533, Part 6, 1999. Special provisions for kerbs at
vehicular, cycle and pedestrian footway crossings are detailed in Section 19.0 of this
Specification. All kerbs shall be laid to line and level.
2. Where asphalt surface course is employed, precast concrete kerbs shall be used
unless agreed with the Engineer. Such kerbs shall be 125mm x 255mm hydraulically
pressed, granite aggregate Type HB2, half batter or Type BN Bullnosed to BS EN
1340:2003, and laid upright showing a 125mm kerb face. Kerbs are to be bedded
on a 25mm class 1 mortar bed within 50mm of the face of the concrete beam, laid
with dry joints and backed with ST1 concrete to a minimum thickness of 150mm, to
within 50mm of the top of the kerb. Where block paving is employed precast
concrete kerbs shall be 125mm x 255mm Type BN, kerbs showing a 25mm face.
The upstand must be of uniform height subject to the tolerances in clause 1.10.5,
Table 1C - Tolerance for other fixed surface features.
3. No cut kerb shall be less than 300mm in length.
4. Any kerbs that require replacement prior to the laying of the Surface Course may
expose a void between the kerb face and the adjacent Base/Binder Course layers.
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This void shall be filled with a flexible/modified bituminous joint sealant that complies
with either type N1 or N2.
13.03 Radius Kerb Lines
1. For curves of radius 12.5m or tighter, the appropriate radius kerb shall be used.
2. The permission of the Engineer shall be sought in all cases where it is proposed to
use cut kerbs to achieve a smooth line on curves. Cut kerbs shall be of equal
lengths between 450mm and 600mm and shall have suitably tapered cuts free of
spalling to achieve a smooth front face to the kerb line.
13.04 Channel Lines
1. Carriageway channel lines shall be laid to gradients no flatter than 1 in 150, and no
steeper than 1 in 20. The use of summated channel lines shall be permitted to
achieve this. Blockwork shall be laid to gradients no flatter than 1 in 80.
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14.0 GULLY GRATES AND FRAMES
14.01 General Requirements
1. Gully gratings and frames shall be Kite-marked to BS EN 124:1994. Either Cast

Steel or Ductile Iron may be used. The frame shall be bedded on a gauged Class 1
(3:1) sand/cement mortar and at least two but no more than four courses of
Engineering Brickwork Class 'B' to BS EN 771-1:2003. The use of proprietary
concrete collars can be used in place of the brickwork.
2. Units complying with BS EN 124 Class D400 shall be used for all estate roads.
These shall be hinged and must be of the "captive" type, non-rock design and
Pedestrian/cyclist safe mesh grating design, and shall be installed on the side facing
oncoming traffic. Minimum waterway area 990cm2 with frame at least 100mm deep.
3. Gully covers and any other carriageway and footway or cycleway ironwork shall not
be installed until the carriageway binder course layer is laid. During the construction
process protection shall be given to all gullies and chambers from the ingress of
debris.
14.02 Spacing of Gullies
1. The area of hardened surface including footways and cycleways, etc., draining into
each gully will vary in proportion to the longitudinal gradient of the carriageway as
indicated in the following table:
Table 14A - Maximum Drained Areas
Longitudinal Gradient Maximum Drained Area

From 1 in 120 to steeper than 1 in 150 140 sq.m
From 1 in 40 to maximum 1 in 20 115 sq.m
2. Gullies shall be spaced to ensure that the drained areas do not exceed the maximum
values given in the Table above. At the bottom of sag curves double gullies may be
required and shall be installed at the direction of the Engineer.
3. The maximum length for any gully connection shall be 20m.
4. The maximum length over which a longitudinal fall of between 1:40 and 1:20 can be
used shall be 20m. A longitudinal fall of between 1:40 and 1:20 shall be used no
more than once for every 100m length of the proposed adopted public highway.
14.03 Ironwork Surrounds in Block Paving
1. The Developer shall use specifically designed ironwork which permits blockwork and
its laying course to be laid up to the frame of the gully grate or manhole cover. No
trimming of blocks shall be permitted other than those vertical cuts necessary to
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achieve the laying pattern shown in Appendix 7 and to accommodate the horizontal
alignment of the road.
2. Blockwork around carriageway ironwork shall be laid in accordance with the

requirements and details shown in Appendix 7.
3. Where dished channels are used in block paved roads dished gully gratings of a
compatible profile and to BS EN 124 shall also be used.
14.04 Ironworks within Cycleways/Footways/Shared surfaces
1. All gully gratings situated within cycleways/footways/shared surfaces shall be of a

suitable type approved by the Engineer, as specified in 14.01.
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15.0 GULLY POTS
15.01 General Requirements - Type and Size
1. Gully pots used for carriageway gullies shall be of precast concrete using Sulphate
Resisting Cement (SRC) or an equivalent sulphate resistant blend as defined within
BS8500 in accordance with BS 5911-6-2004 + A1:2010.
2. Gully pots shall have internal dimensions 450mm diameter by 1050mm deep, and
shall be of the trapped type.
15.02 Bedding and Surround
1. Concrete gully pots shall be installed in accordance with BBA approval requirements.
The Engineer would expect the pots to be set on and surrounded by 150mm of ST2
concrete sulphate resistant cement to SHW Clause 2602.
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16.0 ESTATE ROAD HIGHWAY SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE
1. The highway surface water drainage layout shall be designed to cater for a 1 in a
100 year storm (1% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) ). The design shall
ensure that the velocity of water flowing in the pipes falls within the self-cleansing
range. The Crimp and Bruges method will be used to check the capacity of the
system and the flow velocity.
2. A Nomograph to assist with the design of surface water drainage is provided in

Appendix 12. Guidance for using the Nomograph are as follows:
a) Join the diameter of the pipe on scale D and the gradient (lim S) on scale S by
a straight line
b) The intersection of this straight line with the scale Q gives the discharge for
the pipe when flowing full
c) The intersection of this same line at scale V gives the velocity of flow for the
pipe when flowing full
d) Equation Q = 2.78 x A x 0.9 x 25.4
Where A = the impermeable area in hectares and Q is expressed in Litres/second (1

hectare = 10,000 sq.m)
3. An adequate piped highway surface water drainage system, of approved pipe sizes,
gradients and materials or a sustainable drainage system to clause 16.01.11 below
shall be provided to an outfall.
4. Highway surface water drains shall be laid in straight lines at uniform gradients
between manholes. Sight rails shall be erected at intervals of not more than 45 m
and at changes of gradient.
5. Where an outfall drain or pipe unavoidably passes under land which will ultimately be
conveyed to house purchase, or which will otherwise remain undedicated as
highway, an Easement will be required giving the Highway Authority right of access
at all times for repair and maintenance purposes. Acknowledgement of the
presence of such a drain under each affected property must be safeguarded by the
incorporation of a suitable Easement within the Conveyance of that property by the
Developer. The Developer is required to submit a draft of any such conveyance to
the Engineer for approval prior to the sale of any affected property.
6. Where an outfall, drain ditch or pipe will discharge into an existing drain or pipe or
watercourse not maintainable by the Local Highway Authority, written evidence of the
consent of the authority or owner responsible for the existing drain etc., to such
discharge shall be provided to the Engineer.
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7. Provision may be required to filter any drainage water prior to discharge into an
existing drain, pipe or watercourse where pollution of the drain, pipe or watercourse
may occur, or at those sites deemed especially sensitive by the Engineer.
8. No surface water outfall drain shall pass below any building.
9. Backfill to pipe runs shall be in accordance with Section 5.0.
10. All adoptable highway surface water drainage systems, including gully laterals shall
be surveyed using closed circuit television with viewing and video recording facilities,
subject to the discretion of the Engineer. The Developer shall provide suitable
carriage equipment for the video camera such that the camera may be propelled or
drawn from one end of a drain, duct or culvert, whilst the camera is in operation,
without damage to the drainage system.
11. Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) maybe an acceptable solution for surface
water drainage in suitable environments. Any SuDS shall be subject to consideration
and approval being given by the adoption authority.
16.02 Surface Water Pipes
1. The following types of pipe from approved manufacturers may be used for highway
surface water drains:
a) Concrete pipes made with sulphate resisting cement to BS 5911-1: 2002 +

A2:2010
b) "plastic" pipes (PVCu) twin wall with a smooth internal and ribbed external
walls, with current BBA Certification
c) other types approved by the Engineer
2. Jointing and installation shall be to the manufacturers' specification.
16.03 Concrete Surround to Pipes and Ducts
1. Where the depth of cover to top of pipe below carriageway is 1.2m or less, all pipes
and ducts, including plastic, shall have a bed and surround of 150mm ST1 concrete
with sulphate resistant cement to SHW Clause 2602. The level of the upper surface
of which shall in no case be less than 350mm below finished carriageway level.
2. In the case of plastic pipes measures must be taken to ensure that they do not float
when the concrete is poured.
3. To maintain a degree of flexibility, 13mm thick fibreboard shall be inserted at the

pipe joints to the full width of the concrete surround.
4. For porous pipes the surround shall comprise of at least 200mm of no fines concrete
to SHW Clause 2603 or as agreed with the Engineer.
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16.04 Soakaways
1. The use of soakaways is to be at the discretion of the Engineer and is dependent on

the proven existence of continuous highly permeable strata below the surface. It is
also a requirement of Building Regulations 2010 – Part H3 Soakaways and other
infiltration drainage systems - 3.25a Infiltration devices should not be built within 5m
of a building or road or in areas of unstable land, or within 10m when used in areas
of chalk.
2. For single soakaways to be given consideration, the minimum coefficient of

permeability of the strata is 5 x 10-5m/s. See clause 16.04.13 for the test method to
be used. In the event of the above coefficient of permeability not being achieved
consideration may be given to additional soakaways being “linked in” up to a
maximum of 3 in total – See Appendix 16 – Linked Soakaways diagrammatic layout.
The Developer is required to advise the Engineer of in-situ permeability testing with
sufficient time to allow for witnessing of the testing.
3. Soil survey data must be submitted, the minimum information to be provided shall be
full site records to include bore hole or trial pit logs, descriptions and depths of strata,
classification of strata, by laboratory tests for soils contamination, and identification
of water table depth. Any supporting evidence of seasonal variations of the water
table depth must also be supplied.
4. Any necessary approvals from the local Water Authorities and/or Environment
Agency must be obtained by the Developer and evidence of these approvals
submitted to the Engineer before the proposal can be considered.
5. Soakaway chambers shall extend down to the proved continuous permeable stratum
as approved by the Engineer. Chamber rings in permeable strata must be
perforated and the lower ring must be founded on an in-situ concrete beam.
6. The maximum depth of the soakaway chamber shall be 1m above the standing
water table to a maximum depth of 3m below finished ground level. A typical cross
section is shown in Appendix 15 – Soakaway chamber details.
7. Soakaway volumes shall be such that they can accommodate at least the whole of a
1 in a 100 year storm (1%AEP), in the volume available above the base of the
chamber and below the drain inverts (effective volume) – the diameter and the
number of chambers to be adjusted accordingly. Storage may be reduced to take
into account of proven percolation results, adjusted as clause 16.04.8. All
percolation results must be submitted to the Engineer. A full set of supporting
calculations such as “micro-drainage” or equivalent must be supplied to the Engineer
for checking. Upon checking these calculations the Engineer may require additional
soakaways and/or revised positioning of the soakaway chambers.
8. Allowance should be made for the in service effects of siltation and swelling, 33% for
gravel/sands and “stone” layers in chalk and 50% for chalk and others. The
Developer is advised to contact the Engineer to arrange for attendance on site to
witness the soakage testing when it is carried out.
9. Soakaways shall be linked by overflow pipes as required by the Engineer.
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10. Soakaway chambers shall not be sited under the carriageway or footway/cycleway or
footpath, areas of verge must be set aside for this purpose, see also 16.04.01
above.
11. BRE Digest 365 (soakaways) is not applicable to Cambridgeshire Highway Drainage.
Cambridgeshire County Council has avoided BRE drainage methods because of the
difficulties inherent in the long term maintenance of this type of soakaway.
12. Cambridgeshire’s currently adopted test method is a practical and simple hybrid of
BS5930 and BRE365 related methods as detailed in 16.05 below. The trial pit
excavated for testing is more representative of a working soakaway chamber, in
terms of size and the volume of water used, than a lined borehole, and tends to
relate more to a practical methodology than to strict BS5930. The falling head
process reduces the quantity of water required for the site, but this can still be
substantial.
13. The permeability coefficient is calculated in general accordance with BS5930, and as
the Basic Time Lag is derived graphically there is no need to repeat the test (as
required by BRE 365). The only interpretive element relates to which Intake Factor
is applicable from the options shown in BS 5930 figure 6.
14. For further details regarding the calculations contact the Engineer.
16.05 Guidance notes for undertaking drainage soakaway testing on estate roads
1. Local Authorities within Cambridgeshire have avoided BRE drainage methods due to
concerns over long term difficulties of this type of soakaway. Once the soakaway
has been installed all the long term maintenance risks fall back onto the local
adopting authority and as such a tried and trusted working method together with an
acceptable compliant specification has to be implemented.
2. The test procedure is based around a hybrid method derived from BRE 365 and BS
5930. The reason for this was to create a practical test that will be representative of
a working soakaway chamber on each specific site (the method in resume uses a
trial pit as per BRE 365 but utilises the calculations within BS 5930 – Variable or
Falling Head method to be used).
3. Method
1. At the location of the proposed Soakaway Chamber excavate a trial pit for testing
and take initial measurements of the length, width and depth (m) of the trial pit –
try and excavate as close to possible a square section, i.e. 2 x 2 x 2m.
2. Fill up the trial pit to the top of the sub soil strata to be tested with water and
measure the start point level (L) (Nb. If topsoil exists the water level start point
should not be in this layer.
3. At one minute time intervals note the reduced water level depths. Check water
level for at least one hour or until the head remains constant for a period of 10
minutes or the trial pit has drained of water.
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4. At the termination of the test carry out a further smaller excavation adjacent to the
test trial pit. In order to prove continuity of layer and check on water table level
(this may need leaving overnight in a safe state).
5. From the data obtained at minute intervals divide this by the depth of the head at
commencement and plot on logarithmic graph paper as per Figure 8 of BS
5930:1999 – Calculate the Basic Time Lag (T).
6. Calculate the intake factor (F) from ‘Case d’, Figure 6, BS 5930:1990. Where ‘L’
is the total depth of water at the start of test (as 2 above) and ‘D’ is the width of
the trial pit (see 1 above – if there is variance between the measurements then
take the smaller dimension).
7. Calculate Permeability (k) - k = A , where ‘A’ is the cross-sectional area

FT
8. Check for compliance against minimum requirement of : 5 x 10 – 5 m/s.
16.06 Surface Water Catchpit Manholes
1. Catchpit Manholes shall be provided at the head of drains, at changes of direction,

pipe size or gradient and at the junction of main drains. Spacing shall not exceed
50m.
2. Upstream of the manhole at the head of a highway drain run each gully must be
connected directly into the manhole and the length of gully connection must not
exceed 20m.
3. Manholes shall conform in all respects with the requirements below and the
Appendix 13 – Catchpit manhole details-brick type or Appendix 14 – Manhole
details-precast concrete type.
a) Precast Concrete - Rings complying with BS 5911-3:2010 / BS EN 5911-

1:2002 + A2:2010. The concrete cover slab must be Heavy Duty Reinforced
Concrete to BS 5911-3:2002/BS EN 5911-1:2002 - see Appendix 14.
b) Engineering Brickwork - 225mm thick class B. Dimensions all as Appendix

14. The concrete cover slab shall be separately cast to the dimensions and
with reinforcement all as shown in Appendix 13 / 14.
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17.0 MANHOLE COVERS / FRAMES AND HEADWALLS
1. All manhole covers and frames intended for incorporation within the highway shall be
kite-marked products to BS EN 124:1994 and badged S.W (surface water) and F.W
(foul water).
2. They shall be Heavy Duty: BS EN 124 reference D400 with a clear opening of
600mm and minimum frame depth of 150mm.
3. Manhole covers and any other carriageway and footway or cycleway ironwork shall
not be installed until the binder course layer is laid. During the construction process
protection should be given to all gullies and chambers from the ingress of debris.
17.02 Bedding
1. The frames shall be bedded on a gauged Class 1 sand/cement mortar to SHW

Clause 2404 and BS EN 1996 above two to four courses of Engineering brickwork
Class B to BS EN 771-1:2003. The use of accelerating admixtures to be agreed with
the Engineer prior to use.
17.03 Manhole Surrounds in Block Paving
and its laying course to be laid up to the frame of the gully grate or manhole cover.
No trimming of blocks shall be permitted other than those vertical cuts necessary to
achieve the laying pattern shown in Appendix 7 and to accommodate the horizontal
alignment of the road.
2. Blockwork around carriageway ironwork shall be laid in accordance with the

requirements and details shown in Appendix 7.
17.04 Headwalls
1. The design for any headwall shall be submitted to the Engineer for approval prior to
any construction works associated with the same commencing on site.
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18.0 FOOTWAYS AND CYCLEWAYS
18.01 Preparation
1. The formation of the footway/footpath/cycleway shall be levelled and compacted with

a vibrating roller or other approved plant of suitable type to a properly shaped, even
and uniform surface. Reference should be made to Section 3.0 and Table 3A –
Earthworks Compaction for detailed information.
2. The formation shall be treated with an approved residual weedkiller, before

construction commences. A non-woven separation membrane within the
construction to limit weed intrusion prior to the installation of the base material shall
be installed.
3. Bituminous materials shall be machine–laid. Where agreed with the Engineer, hand
laid materials may be used but shall be restricted to small areas. All materials to be
supplied, laid and compacted in accordance with BS594987: 2015. All bituminous
layers to be surfaced over must be sprayed with a suitable bituminous bond coat to
promote adhesion and improve impermeability.

being completed within the footway.
6. Where footpaths or cycleways pass between walls, private land or other features that
prevent the run off of highway surface water, then positive drainage will be required
unless the area is contained within a SuDS design.
18.02 Sub-Base
1. The material used shall be SHW Clause 803, Type 1, HER Sub-base or SHW
Clause 804, or compliant recycled material, compacted to Table 3B – Sub-base
Compaction to a finished thickness shown in the following table.
Table 18A – Depth of Sub-base Materials
Type of Footway/cycleway Depth of Sub-base

Footway/cycleway adjacent to carriageway and
225mm
individual private car parking crossing of footway
Heavy vehicle, and/or shared private car parking
365mm
crossing of footway
Footpath/Cycleway separate from carriageway 225mm
At the discretion of the Engineer the above thicknesses shall be increased if soft
areas are encountered.
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2. Special provisions for vehicular, cycle and pedestrian footway crossings are detailed
in Section 19.0 of this Specification.
3. Footways/cycleways on the inside of speed control bends shall be increased in

strength by increasing the base thickness to a minimum 365mm of sub-base. This
strengthening shall extend 5m beyond the tangent points of the bend.
18.03 Binder Course
1. The binder course shall be 60mm compacted thickness of AC 14 close surf Dense
Asphalt Concrete to BS EN 13108-1 and PD6691 with 40-60 pen binder.
Consideration will be given to Developers/Contractors wishing to use material
containing recycled products subject to the conditions of Clause 1.09.4.
2. The binder course for vehicle crossings shall be designed in accordance with
Appendix 10. Consideration will be given to Developers/Contractors wishing to use
material containing recycled products subject to the conditions of Clause 1.09.4.
18.04 Surface Course
1. The surface course shall comprise 25mm compacted thickness of AC 6 dense surf in
accordance with BS EN 13108-1and PD6691 with 40-60 pen binder. The coarse
aggregate shall be either crushed rock or gravel. The course aggregate shall be
thoroughly compacted as per Section 3.0 and Table 3C – Trench Reinstatement
Compaction. It is recommended that care be taken with the installation of this type
of surfacing particularly where it is envisaged that the surface will be subject to
turning traffic stresses. In such circumstances it is recommended that the alternative
recommended in clause 18.04.2 below is used.
2. Proprietary 6mm SMA with 40-60 pen binder mixtures formulated to be suitable for
driveways and footways laid 25mm thick may be used. The material producer’s
installation recommendations shall be carefully followed to achieve thorough
compaction. In the event of a non-propriety generic SMA being proposed, the
material shall satisfy the technical requirements of SHW reference Clause 937.
4. A thorough examination will be undertaken prior to adoption and any areas that show
sign of any damage or deterioration shall be replaced to the full width and to the total
satisfaction of the Engineer.
5. Guidelines for delivery and rolling temperatures for surface course Layers are given
in Section 6.0.
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6. Consideration will be given to Developers/Contractors wishing to use material
containing recycled products subject to the conditions of clause 1.09.4.
18.05 Cycleway Surface Course
1. All cycleways either shared use or specifically designated for cycle use shall be
coloured red. The aggregate shall be crushed granite and have a colour conforming to
HUE 7.5R/3/4 and HUE 7.5R/3/8 as defined by the Munsell Chart. The binder shall be
coloured using iron oxide to the approval of the Engineer.
18.06 Heritage Surface Course
1. Stone mastic Asphalt (SMA) 6mm surf to BSEN13108-5 with 40-60 pen binder but
containing local ‘golden’ gravel’ coarse aggregate.
2. Heritage surface course shall be laid to a 25mm thickness.
3. Information is required that shows appropriate adhesion agents are to be added to

ensure good adhesion between the gravel and the bitumen.
18.07 Concrete Block Paving
1. Block paving in the form of precast concrete rectangular blocks of dimensions

200mm x 100mm x 80mm laid on a laying course may be considered as clause
18.07.7 below.
2. Clay block paving shall not be permitted.
3. All blockwork shall be protected from site traffic to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
4. Blocks shall comply with BS EN 1338:2003 (in accordance with Table 7) and the
permitted colours are;
a) medium/red/buff
b) dark grey/dark brown
c) natural/brindle
5. Blocks shall be laid on a 30mm compacted thickness of category II laying course

sand in accordance with the requirements in BS7533 Part 3, 2005 + A1:2009. The
method detailed in 4.3.3.a) of that document shall be adopted for installing the laying
course.
6. Surface regularity for blockwork is defined in clause 1.10.
7. Blocks shall be laid in a 90’ herringbone pattern unless otherwise agreed in writing
by the Engineer. Where herringbone pattern at 45 degrees is permitted, laying
should be to the requirements of BS 7533 Part 3 2005 + A1:2009 utilising “mitre
head” starter units and inboard cutting techniques as appropriate. Blocks to be cut
using approved block cutting guillotine to no less than ¼ (one quarter) of the original
plan size.
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8. A binder course layer 60mm thick placed in accordance with the requirements of
clause 18.03 over a sub-base to clause 18.02. The Developer should refer to
Appendix 10 for construction thicknesses.
9. Gaps between kerb face and blocks and between ironwork and blocks must be kept
to a minimum and sealed with a well-rammed mixture of 3:1 dry sand to Ordinary
Portland Cement or propriety sealing system.
and its laying course to be laid up to the frame of the ironwork. No trimming of
blocks shall be permitted other than those vertical cuts necessary to achieve the
laying pattern shown in Appendix 7 and to accommodate the horizontal alignment.
11. Proprietary blocks and systems shall only be used with the prior written authorisation
from the Engineer.
12. Tegula paving shall be 80mm thick, rolled pre-cast concrete paving blocks with at
least three different longitudinal sizes laid to create a random pattern using a suitable
mix of the block sizes available. The blocks shall be manufactured to the
requirements of BS EN 1338:2003.
18.08 Footway and Cycleway Construction
1. Typical construction details are shown in Appendix 10.
18.09 Crossfall
1. The final footway/cycleway surface shall have a crossfall of 1 in 40 towards the

carriageway.
18.10 Edge Supports
1. Where a footway does not abut a kerb or boundary wall a 50mm x 150mm
hydraulically-pressed, precast, flat-topped, concrete edging to BS EN 1340:2003
Type EF shall be provided.
2. The precast edging must be securely bedded on a foundation of ST1 concrete to

SHW Clause 2602 100mm deep and 200mm wide. It shall be backed with ST1
concrete from the back of the bedding to within a minimum of 40mm from the top of
the edging.
18.11 Footpaths
1. The construction of footpaths, which are remote from carriageways, shall comply
with the requirements of the footway and cycleway specification. In addition
footpaths shall be constructed with edge supports on both sides, as detailed on
Appendix 4 – Kerb and edging details.
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19.0 VEHICULAR, PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE CROSSINGS
19.01 Vehicular Crossings
1. Vehicular crossings shall be provided at the entrance to all, garages and residential
properties with accesses of sufficient width to accommodate a vehicle.
2. A minimum of four precast concrete kerbs 125mm x 150mm to BS EN 1340:2003

Type BN shall be installed to provide a vehicular crossing with a minimum width of
3.6m. These dropped kerbs shall be set to show an upstand of 25mm with
tolerances as given in, Table 1C - Tolerance for other fixed surface features.
3. The use of 125mm x 255mm Type HB2 kerbs laid flat will not be permitted and
purpose made dropper kerbs shall be used to join the low kerbs to the standard
upstand kerbing.
19.02 Pedestrian Crossings
1. Where pedestrian routes cross carriageways and on footways at junctions, two

dropped kerb with tapers shall be provided on each side of the carriageway or
junction. Any Tactile Paving shall be agreed with the Engineer prior to installation in
accordance with Appendix 8 – Uncontrolled Pedestrian Crossing. The underlying
construction specification for Tactile Paving must at least comply with the
requirements of clause 18. The tactile paving thickness should be at least 65mm.
2. The dropped kerbs shall be set with the carriageway channel level to the tolerances
given in Table 1C - Tolerance for other fixed surface features.
19.03 Cycle Crossings
1. Where a cycleway adjacent to the carriageway is interrupted by pedestrian or

vehicular crossings, the change in level shall be achieved over at least two kerbs,
using standard precast concrete kerbs and laid to suit in place of the standard one
taper kerb.
2. The dropped kerbs shall be set to the tolerances given in Table 1C - Tolerance for
other fixed surface features.
19.04 Dropped Kerbs and Alignment
1. Dropped kerbs and tapers shall comply with the requirements of BS EN 1340:2003.
2. Kerbs shall be laid to a flowing alignment and to the construction requirements of

Section 13.0 of this Specification.
3. Where the interval between adjoining vehicular crossings is such that less than three
kerbs show the full face of 125mm, the intervening kerbs between these crossings
shall also be 125mm x 150mm laid to show an upstand of 25mm. The footway
and/or cycleway between the crossings in this case shall also be constructed to
vehicular access standards.
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4. The concrete edging at the rear of the path shall to be lowered by 100mm to match
the profile of the kerbline and maintain the cross fall of 1 in 40 towards the
carriageway, as shown in Appendix 5 – Typical layout for vehicular accesses.
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20.0 VERGES AND VISIBILITY SPLAYS
20.01 Grassed Areas
1. Grass areas within highway limits shall have the following treatment during
construction:
a) A layer of topsoil fully compliant with BS 3882:2007 100mm thick, free from
weeds, coarse grass and stones, shall be placed, levelled and raked smooth
b) Before sowing grass seed, all weeds and coarse grass shall be eradicated by
use of a non-residual weedkiller, used strictly in accordance with the
manufacturers' instructions and a pre-seeding fertiliser shall be applied
c) Selected tested grass seed complying with the requirement of the low-growth
clause 20.02 below shall be sown at the rate of 30g/sqm and hand raked over
2. In the case of germination failure, sowing shall be repeated until a good growth is
obtained.
3. All adoptable verges and visibility splays shall have a permanent delineation in
accordance with clause 20.04 below and Appendix 29. Any alternative delineation
shall be agreed with the Engineer.
20.02 Low-Growth Grass Mixture
1. A variety of mixtures are available from seed houses to suit the range of
topsoil/subsoil pH encountered in Cambridgeshire. Wherever possible, preference
shall be given to using suitable native grass species of local provenance, providing
they comply with low growth characteristics. The mixture, British Seed Houses – Mix
A22, is suggested as being suitable for general low maintenance/low growth
characteristics and shall be used unless an alternative more specific to a particular
soil type is available and submitted to and approved by the Engineer.
20.03 Trees and Hedges
1. The planting of any trees or hedges within the proposed public highway must be
agreed by the Engineer at design stage.
2. The Highway Authority will only adopt grass verges that are required as part of the
inter vehicle visibility splays at junctions or part of forward visibility. No other planting
will be permitted within the grass verge that is to become adopted public highway.
Outside the required inter vehicle visibility splays grass verges and any associated
planting will remain private.
3. Tree pits shall be excavated to a depth of 1.4m and the base shall be broken up to a
depth of not less than 150mm to assure that the pit will drain. A minimum of 150mm
of 20mm gravel shall be laid at the base of the pit, this shall be covered with a water
permeable geo-textile. The topsoil to the tree pit shall conform to BS 3882:2007 and
shall be placed in layers of not more than 200mm and lightly compacted. The topsoil
to tree pits in hard paved areas shall be set 100mm below the surface of the
footway.
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4. In verges each tree pit shall have a minimum area of 8sq.m per tree. In areas of hard
paving the area of the tree pit shall be at least 4sq.m in area.
5. To protect the carriageway and footway sub-grades a suitable root barrier must be
provided to encase in accordance with Appendices 25 and 26.
6. Tree pits in hard paved areas shall be protected by a cast iron tree grille as shown in
Appendix 27. The grille shall comply with the loading BS EN 124. The 100mm gap
between the tree grille and the topsoil shall be filled with a manufactured air
permeable material.
7. In areas of shrub planting the topsoil shall conform to BS 3882:1994 and shall be
placed in layers of not more than 200mm and compacted so that the air voids from
between 10% and 15% of the volume, the depth shall be at least 600mm deep. The
base of the excavated area shall be broken up into pieces not greater than 50mm in
any direction to a depth of not less than 150mm.
8. Where new trees, shrubs or hedges are planted on private ground within 5m of the
highway boundary or where any private front gardens abutting the adopted public
highway are provided, a root barrier of 1.5m in depth shall be provided at the
highway boundary, but not within the highway. The barrier shall extend for a distance
of not less than 3m beyond the edge of any planting, gardens and the like, to prevent
any roots from uncontrolled private planting from penetrating the adopted public
highway. The barrier used must be proven to be able to contain aggressive species
such as bamboos and the like.
20.04 Highway Boundary Markers in Verges
1. Where the highway boundary is to be marked in areas of grass verge or other

planting the boundary marker must conform to the design in Appendix 29 or similar
approved by the Engineer.
2. Boundary markers shall be set into the ground so that they are secured by the
surrounding soil only. They shall be set so that 20mm of the chamfered top projects
beyond the soil level. The tops of the markers shall be level and true.
3. The boundary markers shall be manufactured in sulphate resisting concrete with a

minimum strength of ST3.
4. The font used for the lettering shall be Ariel, the x height shall be 20mm and the
depth of the letters shall be 5mm.
5. Boundary makers shall be set at 10m intervals along straight sections of the
development and at 1m centres though a radii, or as agreed with the Engineer.
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21.0 COVERS FOR ACCESS TO UTILITY PLANT
1. All covers shall comply with the requirements of clause 17.01 or be certified capable
of standing appropriate Heavy Duty loading.
2. All covers for access to utility plant shall be kept clear of cycleways unless agreed by
the Engineer prior to installation. Any cover installed within a cycleway must have an
antiskid surfacing applied as agreed by the Engineer.
3. In areas of block work in either the footway or carriageway infill covers stamped with
the relevant utility badges will be required. In the carriageway covers shall be
capable of standing appropriate grade A loading.
4. The Developer will ensure that utility covers are located so they are square with the
carriageway, cycleway or footway, align with the general pattern within areas of
blockwork and are not placed with the construction area of any form of crossing
point.
5. Private utility meters shall be situated off the Highway or proposed Highway.
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22.0 STREET FUNITURE
22.01 Timber bollards
1. Timber used for bollards shall be from a renewable European source and unless
otherwise specified shall be oak with a minimum equivalent strength to SC5 strength
class to BS 5268-2:2002. All timber is to be good quality, straight, sound, free from
sap, shakes, loose knots or other defects.
2. Dimensions are shown in Appendix 21. Preservation of timber shall achieve a

resistance to all forms of fungal, bacterial, and invertebrate act for a period of not
less than fifteen years. All faces of the bollard shall be clean planed, bollards shall
be stained with ‘Palisander’ from Salodin or similar approved.
3. All foundation concrete shall be ST3 and shall be compacted whilst the bollard, is
held in a vertical position at the level and location required. The depth of the
excavation shall be at least one third the depth of the bollard with 150mm extra
below the base and 100mm clearance to all sides. Timber bollards shall be erected
to a true vertical line and if in line to a true level to within ± 5mm.
4. If a bollard is or bollards are to be erected within the grass verge a "sterile" strip of
granite setts is to be laid around the bollard so that a strip no less than 100mm wide
is presented to all faces of the bollard, to allow ease of grass cutting. The granite
setts shall be 100mm, cubed and shall be set in ST4 concrete and pointed with
Class 1 mortar.
5. All bollards shall be provided with suitable reflectorised plates measuring 125mm x
200mm to BS EN 2899-1;2001 the plates shall be aluminium and not less than 3mm
thick, they shall conform to BS EN485 (1-4), BS EN 573(1-4) & BS EN515, with
traffic grey to the rear. The plates shall be attached to the bollards with four number
25mm screws and the heads of the same shall be ‘written off’ to prevent ease of
removal. The colours of the finished plates shall be red facing the flow of traffic and
white on the opposite side of the road the colours shall remain stable and true for a
minimum period of seven years.
22.02 Traffic Sign Posts
1. Posts shall be either: plain tubular steel and finished PVC dip coated, colour grey
complying with BS EN 10305:2002 or galvanised to B.S 73(1983) and be
manufactured from steel complying with the requirements of BS 4360 (1986) Welded
Steels.
2. All posts shall be set into the ground at a minimum depth of 400mm with a minimum
bed of 250mm of ST2 concrete and a surround of 100mm of ST2 concrete.
3. All excavations shall be dug by hand. The excavation for the post shall be backfilled
with ST2 concrete to the formation of the reinstatement.
4. If a post is or posts are to be erected within the grass verge a "sterile" strip of granite
setts is to be laid around the base of the post so that a strip no less than 100mm.
wide is presented to all faces of the bollard, to allow ease of grass cutting. The
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granite setts shall be 10 mm. cubed and shall be set in ST4 concrete and pointed
with Class 1 mortar.
5. All bollards shall be provided with suitable reflectorised plates measuring 125mm x
200mm to BS EN 2899-1;2001 the plates shall be aluminium and not less than 3mm
thick, they shall conform to BS EN485 (1-4), BS EN 573(1-4) & BS EN515, with
traffic grey to the rear. The plates shall be attached to the bollards with four number
25mm screws and the heads of the same shall be ‘written off’ to prevent ease of
removal. The colours of the finished plates shall be red facing the flow of traffic and
white on the opposite side of the road, the colours shall remain stable and true for a
minimum period of seven years.
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23.0 COMPLETION OF WORKS
1. Once the Developer has completed their works to the site and no further building
works are to be undertaken, a joint inspection will be performed and the Engineers
will supply or certify a list of any defects. Any defects found shall be rectified to the
total satisfaction of the Engineer.
2. If the binder course has been trafficked by site vehicles for the duration of the
construction period, any surface imperfections must be rectified prior to the
placement of the surface course. If the damage to the binder course exceeds 30%
of the surfaced area, the complete binder course layer shall be removed and re-laid,
on larger multi routed developments the 30% standard will be applied to each
individual road, path, footway or cycleway and not to the site as a whole.
3. The Highway Authority will not accept any scarring of any form within the surface
course to any highway surface. In the event that such scarring does occur the
Engineer reserves the right to have the faulty surface type within the whole
development resurfaced. If the scarring has occurred on a ‘side road’ from a main
route within a larger development, the Engineer may at his/her discretion allow the
resurfacing to stop at the next original joint in the surface course. If the scarring is
limited then the Engineer may at their discretion allow the developer to patch the
surface course as required.
4. Damaged kerbs, channels and edgings shall be removed and replaced. If this results
in damage to the footway, footpath or cycleway then a patch as required by the
Engineer shall be provided.
5. The Engineer may at his/her discretion allow the Developer to patch damaged kerbs,
channel blocks, edging kerbs with a suitable epoxy mortar.
6. All gully pots shall be suction cleansed, disinfected, all detritus shall be removed
there from and trapped pots resealed with clean water taken from the local domestic
supply.
7. The Contractor shall provide one copy of a closed circuit television video recording of
each highway drainage run, including gully laterals, accompanied by a detailed
report showing the location, chainage, prevailing weather conditions, date and time
of survey.
8. A complete set of as built drawings in both electronic and paper format shall be
provided to the Engineer prior to the date of issue of the Maintenance Certificate.
23.02 Sweeping and herbicide application
1. Channels to the carriageway shall be swept in accordance with the following

schedule
a) Before the maintenance period - full mechanical sweep
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b) During the maintenance period - regular mechanical sweeping every three
months
c) At proposed adoption date - full mechanical sweep
2. Sweeping shall be carried out using a mechanical sweeper to remove detritus, grass
and other materials to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
3. An approved residual herbicide shall be applied to all, channel lines, cover edges
and the back of the footway, footpath or cycleway prior to adoption.
23.03 Grass Maintenance
1. Grassed areas provided under Section 20.0 of this Specification shall be fully
maintained during the construction maintenance period and shall include all
necessary treatment with weedkillers, fertilisers, etc.
2. Grass cutting shall be carried out in accordance with the following schedule
a) Before the maintenance period - full cut
b) During the maintenance period - cutting to 25mm maximum
c) At proposed adoption date - full cut
3. Grass shall be cut to achieve a finished maximum height of 25mm before adoption.
All weeds and other detritus shall be removed from grassed areas to the satisfaction
of the Engineer. Any areas of verge that show grow of perennial weeds shall be
excavated by hand all roots etc. of the weeds etc., are to be removed and disposed
of. The area will then be reseeded with an appropriate seed mix.
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24.0 SAMPLING OF MATERIALS
24.01 General
1. Sampling and testing of mixtures and materials shall be carried out in full compliance
with the appropriate British/European Standards. Testing and samples shall be
provided as frequently as the Engineer may deem necessary to satisfy himself that
the mixtures and materials comply with the appropriate specification. Results of all
testing associated with the highway works shall be available, whenever required for
the Engineer to inspect.
2. The Engineer reserves the right to instruct the Developer, to drill up to 200mm
diameter cores through the highway construction before the surface course is
applied to determine the layer thickness, materials used, construction type and
standard of installation. These tests shall be undertaken at the expense of the
Developer. Alternatively the Developer may be required to excavate and reinstate
trial trenches at his own expense in the presence of the Engineer. Where layers are
not correct in thickness or material, the road will not be adopted until the works have
been corrected.
3. Where material or structural thickness are found to be out of specifications, the

adoption will not take place before the defective layer(s) or material(s) have been
replaced. The cost of such testing and coring shall be met in full by the Developer.
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25.0 LIST OF CONTACTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
1. For advice or information regarding the design of electrical installations, bridges,

culverts and structures and for requests for AutoCAD copies of the Appendices follow
the link below.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/highwaydevelopment
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List of Appendices
Appendix 1 Distributor Road Carriageway Construction

Appendix 2 Estate Road Carriageway Construction
Appendix 3 Shared Use Area – pre cast concrete blocks
Appendix 4 Kerb and edging details
Appendix 5 Typical layout for vehicular accesses
Appendix 6 Typical Detail for Access Way Ramp
Appendix 7 Blockwork – Details around Ironwork
Appendix 8 Uncontrolled Pedestrian Crossing
Appendix 9 Public Utilities – Preferred Layout in footway
Appendix 10 Footway / Cycleway Construction Alternatives
Appendix 11 Stepped Construction Detail (Diagrammatic)
Appendix 12 Drainage – Nomograph for Design
Appendix 13 Drainage – Catchpit Manhole Details – Brick Type
Appendix 14 Drainage – Manhole Details – Precast Concrete Type
Appendix 15 Drainage – Soakaway Chamber Details
Appendix 16 Linked Soakaway diagrammatic layout
Appendix 17 Drainage – Trapped Carriageway Gully
Appendix 18 Box culvert section under adopted public highway
Appendix 19 Trench reinstatement in existing adopted public highway only
Appendix 20 Typical Lighting Unit Positions
Appendix 21 Timber Bollard Detail
Appendix 22 Public Utilities – Preferred Layout shared surface
Appendix 23 Extruded Kerb Beam
Appendix 24 Pavement Foundation Testing Regime
Appendix 25 Tree Pit in hard paving
Appendix 26 Tree pit in soft area
Appendix 27 Tree Grille detail
Appendix 28 Preferred private drive drainage detail
Appendix 29 Highway Boundary Marker (in soft)
Appendix 30 General Cross Section
Appendix 31 General Cross Section – Shared Surface
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EN010106-003905-LIR Appendix 30 - Cambridgeshire County Council's Housing Estate Road Construction Specifications (HERCS)

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SUNNICA ENERGY FARM – JOINT LOCAL IMPACT REPORT – APPENDICES

Appendix 30: Cambridgeshire County

CONTENTS Page No.

1. Street Works Licences 3

1.0 General Requirements 8

1. Cambridgeshire County Council as Highway Authority is committed to adopting all

4. The Developer is required to provide specific items of information as part of the

c) Long section drawings

d) Cross section drawings

e) General layout drawing

7. In matters concerning the construction, layout, design, compliance with this

Street Works and Permitting Manager

2. Third Party Insurance

It is the responsibility of the Developer to ensure that they and their

c) Formation – level, soft spots removed, and ready to receive sub-base

d) Sub-base – sub-base material approval required and laying to commence –

f) Base/Binder-course – start of work, inspection of compaction

g) Street Lighting - planting of columns

h) Footways/Cycleways – inspection of back edgings, formation, sub-base and

i) Carriageway Surface course – inspection of compaction and finished surface

j) Footway/Cycleway Surface course – inspection of compaction and finished

k) Sand bed and blockwork

l) Inspection of the completed estate road to start maintenance period

m) End of maintenance period - Final inspection prior to adoption

4. Street Name Plates

The Highway Authority will, in certain circumstances, permit developments to be

CASC – Cambridgeshire Asphalt Surface Course

Channel - Narrow strip, generally at the edge of the carriageway, designed to

Engineer – Executive Director – Place and Economy, their successor or their

Formation - The level at which highway construction meets natural ground

Gully - a pot, generally trapped, constructed in the carriageway edge to drain

Highway - The highway comprises of the carriageway, cycleway and/or footway

Lightweight Deflectometer – test for measuring the foundation surface modulus

Manhole - A chamber and shaft constructed to enable access at intervals along

Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works, Volume 1 Specification for

Section 38 Agreement (S38) – An agreement between the County Council as Local

Section 278 Agreement (S278) - An agreement between the County Council as

Subgrade - Natural ground material at and below formation

1.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.01 Design Considerations

4. All carriageways are to be cambered unless agreed in writing by the Engineer.

5. If the development is deemed to require an overland flood route in a exceedance

1.02 Design of Construction Thickness

1. Carriageway construction alternatives are shown in Appendices 1, 2 and 3.

d) If the Developer fails to undertake a regime of testing as detailed above the

1.03 Junction Design - Requirement for Safety Audit

2. Applications for Section 38 Agreements for new roads incorporating junctions

3. In order to achieve acceptable low levels of carriageway contamination the

1.05 Prohibition of use of the Highway

1.06 Notification of Emergency Telephone numbers

1.07 Preliminary Site Works

6. In the construction of shared surfaces the Highway Authority encourages the

1.08 Commuted Sums

1. The Highway Authority reserves the right to impose on a Developer a suitable

2. Commuted sums shall be calculated as detailed in the councils Highway Operational

1.09 General Construction Requirements

2. The design of the works must be site specific.

4. A sustainable approach to highway construction and the use of recycled products is