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Road Drainage Manual

The Road Drainage Manual supercedes the Road Drainage Design Manual. The superceded manual should not be used unless required on existing projects.

The Road Drainage Manual provides guidance in relation to the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation of road drainage structures in all urban and rural environments for main roads in Queensland. One of the key aspects of the manual is the integration of environmental considerations with the hydraulic aspects of road drainage. This manual is the department's primary technical reference for people engaged in all aspects of road drainage and erosion and sediment control throughout Queensland. It provides sufficient information to undertake routine daily work without continual reference to other documents. Competent planners and designers should apply this manual in an intelligent way to tailor each design to the particular circumstances of a project.

All those involved in road drainage in any of the key phases of road infrastructure delivery shall use this manual as appropriate.

  1. Cover (PDF, 122 KB)
  2. Preliminary pages (PDF, 38 KB)
  3. Chapter 1 - Framework (PDF, 105 KB)
  4. Chapter 2 - General Design Requirements (PDF, 314 KB)
  5. Chapter 3 - Strategic Planning and Development Control (PDF, 109 KB)
  6. Chapter 4 - Data Collection (PDF, 300 KB)
  7. Appendix 4A - Data Collection Checklist (PDF, 42 KB)
  8. Chapter 5 - Hydrology (PDF, 730 KB)
  9. Appendix 5A - Pipe Flow Charts (PDF, 3.96 MB)
  10. Appendix 5B - Worked Examples (PDF, 154 KB)
  11. Chapter 6 - Approach to Drainage Design (PDF, 114 KB)
  12. Chapter 7 - Environmental Consideration and Design (PDF, 456 KB)
  13. Chapter 8 - Open Channel Designpter (PDF, 1.4 MB)
  14. Appendix 8A - Vegetal Retardance Curves (PDF, 966 KB)
  15. Appendix 8B - Worked Examples (PDF, 99 KB)
  16. Chapter 9 - Culvert Design (PDF, 1.36 MB)
  17. Appendix 9A - Design Nomographs (PDF, 2.16 MB)
  18. Appendix 9B - Design Form (PDF, 156 KB)
  19. Appendix 9C - Worked Examples (PDF, 366 KB)
  20. Chapter 10 - Floodway Design (PDF, 367 KB)
  21. Appendix 10A - Worked Examples (PDF, 51 KB)
  22. Chapter 11 - Road Surface and Sub-Surface Drainage Design (PDF, 1.91 MB)
  23. Appendix 11A - Worked Examples (PDF, 158 KB)
  24. Aquaplaning Potential Calculation Spreadsheet (XLS, 303 KB)
  25. Chapter 12 - Basins (PDF, 1.13 MB)
  26. Chapter 13 - Erosion and Sediment Control (PDF, 650 KB)
  27. Appendix 13A - Preparing an ESCP (PDF, 56 KB)
  28. Appendix 13B - Fact Sheets for ESC Measures (PDF, 1.09 MB)
  29. Appendix 13C - Inspection of ESCs (PDF, 43 KB)
  30. Appendix 13D - Revegetation Guidelines (PDF, 62 KB)
  31. Chapter 14 - Operation, Maintenance and Remediation (PDF, 338 KB)
  32. Appendix 14A - Inspection and Treatment of Metal Culverts (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  33. Glossary (PDF, 62 KB)
  34. References (PDF, 58 KB)

  

Last updated: 23 February 2012