Document Status
Withdrawn, Document not available for download
Supplement
Civil & Structural Supplement
Series
Interim Advice Notes
Abstract
Revises requirements and guidance for specification, installation and maintenance of thin surface course systems on the strategic road network.
History
Superseded by CD 236 Revision 4 Surface course materials for construction (formerly CD 236 (rev. 3 inc. HD 36/06 and IAN 156/16), HD 37/99, HD 38/16, IAN 157/11, TA 81/16). Revision 4 (HE, 2020). Interim Advice Notes (IANs) are issued by the Highways Agency from time to time. They contain specific Guidance, which shall only be used in connection with works on motorways and trunk roads in England, subject to any specific implementation instructions contained within an IAN. Whilst IANs must be read in conjunction with the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW) for the above works, and may incorporate amendments or additions to documents in these manuals, they are not part of the DMRB or MCHW. Revises Chapter 6 of HD 37/99.
Subjects
- Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
- Transport facilities
- Road pavement
- Roads
Publisher History
The Highways Agency transformed into Highways England in 2015 and was then renamed as National Highways in 2021. The government company had responsibility for operating England's motorways and major A roads, including modernising and maintaining the highways. Their publications include the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, the Manual of Contract Documents for Road Works and Interim Advice Notes.