The Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (D.M.R.B.) has long been the governing set of documents for the design and maintenance of all Highway Authority infrastructure. Bridge Owners have responsibilities to inspect, record and maintain their bridge stock.
THIS PAGE IS TO BE UPDATED SO THAT IT COMPLYS WITH THE HIGHWAYS STRUCTURES & BRIDGES SECTION OF THE NEW DMRB
The DMRB – CS 450 Inspection of Highway Structures Highway Structures.
formerly BD63/17
Section 1, Scope
Section 2, General requirements
Section 3, Maintenance inspections
Section 4, Management and planning of maintenance inspections
Section 5, Records of maintenance inspections
Records for Special inspections, underwater inspections
An Underwater Inspection is a specific type of Special Inspection concerned with parts of highway structures that are below water level.
Section 6, Acceptance inspections and records
Section 7, Alternative means of access
use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s)
Section 8, Risk-based principal inspection intervals
Section 9, Structures inspectors’ competences and certification.
Note: CS 469 has superseded BD97/12 The Assessment of Scour and Other Hydraulic Actions at Highway Structures.
CS 469 contains the National Application Annex N.A.A. for each country:
Highways England N.A.A.
This National Application Annex sets out the Highways England-specific requirements for
inspection of its highway structures.
Northern Ireland N.A.A.
This National Application Annex contains the Department for Infrastructure, Northern
Ireland-specific requirements for inspection of its highway structures.
Scotland N.A.A
This National Application Annex contains the Transport Scotland-specific requirements for
inspection of its highway structures.
see also; The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (S.E.P.A) have a very good web site that includes flood maps with a flooding likelihood of low to high risk. The maps show you areas which are likely to flood from rivers, the sea and surface water.
Web site: www.sepa.org.uk
Wales N.A.A.
This National Application Annex gives the Welsh Government-specific requirements for
inspection of its highway structures.
See also; Web site: www.naturalresources.wales
Infrastructure Act 2015 – Highway Bridges
This new act has very little regarding climate change and protecting the infrastructure!
For further information please refer to the Flood Risk Regulations 2009 and the EU Directive 2007/60/EC on the assessment and management of flood risks.