Highway engineering

Here are some selected links you might like to try.

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Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
A Highways Agency site providing the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges as a series of PDF files.
http://www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/dmrb/index.htm|

European Union Road Federation (ERF)
The ERF is a non-profit association which coordinates the views and concerns of Europe’s road sector. Includes statistics, publications details, and information on safety barriers and EU-funded projects.
http://www.irfnet.eu/|

Highways Agency
The Highways Agency is an executive agency of the DETR. The Highways Agency maintains, operates and improves the network of trunk roads and motorways in England on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions. Includes details of scheduled road improvement and of complaints procedures.
http://www.highways.gov.uk/|

Institute of Highway Incorporated Engineers (IHIE)
IHIE is the professional body for incorporated engineers and technicians in all aspects of construction, highway and traffic engineering and transportation. Includes information on publications and events.
http://www.ihie.org.uk/|

Manual for Streets
The Manual for Streets project will give guidance to a range of practitioners on effective street design, providing innovatively designed residential streets and lightly trafficked local roads.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/manforstreets/|

Northern Ireland Road Authority and Utilities Committee (NIRAUC)
NIRAUC is made up of members representing all of the major utilities and the road authority for Northern Ireland. Includes code of practice and FAQs.
http://www.nirauc.org.uk/|

Standards for Highways
Part of the Highways Agency, providing documents relating to the design, construction and maintenance of highways.
http://www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/|

Transport Advice Portal (TAP)
Transport Advice Portal is a joint venture involving the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Institution of Highways and Transportation (IHT). A paper-free technical library devised to help you find the up-to-date documents on road networks in the UK.
http://tap.iht.org/|

World Road Association (PIARC)
The World Road Association deals with road infrastructure planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation.
http://www.piarc.org/en/|

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