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Highway structures design guide

Published: | Category: Structures (bridges & culverts) , Manuals | Audiences: Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors

The Highway structures design guide sets out Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s design requirements for all permanent highway structures on the state highway network. It also sets out Waka Kotahi design requirements for earthworks, including natural slopes, embankments and cuttings.

Also see the Bridge manual which is a companion document to the Highway structures design guide.

Bridge manual

Publication details

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  • Published: May 2016
  • Version: 1
  • ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-478-44597-8 (online)