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Footway and cycle route design, construction and maintenance guide (version 2)

Series/doc. No Application Guide 26

Year 2003

Abstract Provides a practical field guide for engineers involved in the construction and maintenance of footways and cycle routes. Part 1 covers the structural design and construction of footways, constructed from common materials and subject to a range of pedestrian traffic and varying degrees of overrun by vehicular traffic, Part 2 covers the structural design and construction of cycle routes, Part 3 covers maintenance of footways and Part 4 covers cycle route maintenance. Advice is given on suitable treatment options, depending on the cause of the defect and the urgency of remedial work. Part 5 is an Annex containing acknowledgements, references, a bibliography and appendices, which include specifications and advice on inspection methods. Illustrated case studies are also included.

History Replaces - AG26 Parts 1 and 2 (1996).

Subject(s) Civil engineering and public utilities
Transport facilities
Roads
Footways/Pedestrian crossings

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local authority ; road surface ; british standards ; british standard ; contract documents ; concrete structures ; design and construction ; expansion joints ; codes of practice ; surface water ; surface dressing ; asphalt surfacing ; in situ concrete ; design guide ; street lighting ; recycled materials ; surface treatments ; lateral restraint ; precast concrete ; construction joints ; surface treatment ; slip resistance ; concrete surfaces ; natural stone ; block paving ; tactile paving ; mastic asphalt ; dropped kerbs ; bitumen emulsion ; concrete surfacing ; concrete block paving ; drainage channels ; dropped kerb ; brick wall ; surface dress ; joint sealant ; asphalt surface ; asphalt surfaces ; paving blocks ; precast concrete kerbs

Publisher Transport Research Laboratory

Publisher History The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) is an internationally recognised organisation providing research, consultancy, testing and certification for all aspects of transport.

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