Technical standards and publications

The department provides comprehensive information relating to road infrastructure, including reference documents for roads, bridges, traffic devices, signage, pedestrian and bicycle facilities.

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Asset management

• Asset maintenance guidelines
• Skid Resistance Management Plan (SRMP) 

Approved products and suppliers

• Approved products and suppliers 

Austroads

• Austroads publications

Bridges and structures

• Bridge inspection manual
• Bridge/culvert servicing manual
• Bridge scour manual
• Design Criteria for Bridges and Other Structures
• Timber bridge maintenance manual

Contract

• Consultants for engineering projects
• Contract administration system
• Road maintenance performance contract manual
• Standard contract provisions roads (vol. 1): road construction contract
• Standard contract provisions roads (vol. 2): roadworks performance contract
• Standard contract provisions roads (vol. 3): minor works contract
• Standard contract provisions roads (vol. 4): design and construct contract
• Standard contract provisions roads (vol. 6): early contractor involvement contract

Environment management

• Fauna sensitive road design: volume 1
• Fauna sensitive road design: volume 2
• Main Roads environmental management policy and strategy 2008-2011
• Road landscape manual
• Road project environmental processes manual
• Roads in the wet tropics manual

Hydraulics and drainage

• Road drainage manual

Materials

• Materials testing manual
• Nuclear gauge testing manual

Pavements

• Pavement design manual
• Pavement rehabilitation manual

Project delivery and maintenance

• Main Roads project delivery system
• Preconstruction processes manual
• Project cost estimating manual
• Project manager's risk management guidelines
• Western Queensland best practice guidelines

Road design and planning

• Design guide for roadside signs
• Drafting and design presentation standards
• Guideline for the preparation of road structure durability plan
• Guidelines for assessment of road impacts of development
• Planners and designers instructions
• Road planning and design manual

Rail

• Guide for development in a railway environment

Standard specifications and drawings

• Standard drawings roads manual
• Standard specifications roads

Surveys

• Fast static networks manual 
• Main Roads surveying standards

Technical notes

• Technical notes

Traffic management

• Guide to pavement markings
• Manual of uniform traffic control devices (MUTCD)
• Road traffic air quality
• Road traffic noise management: code of practice
• Roadside advertising guide
• Traffic Control (TC) signs
• Traffic and Road Use Management manual (TRUM)
• Traffic control permit

Supporting documents (eg journals and reports)

• Cost sharing based on responsibilities within state-controlled roads
• Queensland Roads technical journal
• Report on testing vehicle windscreens  

Print-only publications

For any enquiries relating to hard copy manuals, please email the Technical Documents Unit.