Document Status
Current
Supplement
Civil & Structural Supplement
Series
DMRB: Drainage
Abstract
Provides guidance for various types of edge of pavement drainage details in the "B" and "F" series of the Highway Construction Details (HCD) in the Manual of Contract Document for Highway Works Volume 3 (MCHW3). Covers combined surface and sub-surface drains, surface water channels, drainage channel blocks, kerbed edge channels, over the edge drainage, edge of pavement drains, combined drainage and kerb systems and linear drainage channel systems.
History
Drainage. Design. Supersedes CD 524 Drainage. Design. Edge of pavement details (formerly HA 39/98, HA 83/99) (HE, 2020). Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. DMRB. Version 0 - dated February 2020. Version 0.1.0 - dated November 2021 - changes made to core document.
Subjects
- Road surface water drainage
- Hard shoulder, kerbs, verges
- Roads
- Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
- Transport facilities
Publisher History
National Highways is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Transport. It has responsibility for operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A roads in England. Formerly known as Highways England, between 2015-2021 and Highways Agency, between 1994-2015.