List of new MCHW sections

This page provides a list of all sections contained in the updated MCHW, hence a comprehensive overview of the topics covered in the MCHW to ease transition from old to new documents.

General Principles & Scheme Governance

GC 000 Specification for Highway Works index

  1. Release notes
  2. Foreword
  3. Scope
  4. Publication summary
  5. Index of Specification for Highway Works documents

GC 001 Method of Measurement for Highway Works index

  1. Release notes
  2. Foreword
  3. Scope
  4. Publication summary
  5. Index of Method of Measurement documents

GC 001 v 1.0.0 Introduction to the Specification for Highway Works

  1. The contract specification
  2. Overseeing Organisation
  3. Drawings and models
  4. Specification reference documents

GC 101 v 1.0.0 General requirements for the Specification for Highway Works

  1. Communications for the specification
  2. Documentation
  3. Records
  4. United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)
  5. Quality management
  6. Quality plans
  7. Quality management schemes
  8. Competence
  9. Standards equivalence (mutual recognition)
  10. Designated standards
  11. Product certification schemes
  12. Product acceptance schemes
  13. UK Technical Assessments
  14. Verification
  15. Verification by the Overseeing Organisation
  16. Accredited laboratory
  17. Contractor design
  18. Technical approval of highway structures
  19. Temporary works

GC 102 v 1.0.0 Site and work constraints

  1. Construction programme constraints
  2. Site security, site extent and limitations on use
  3. Control of noise and vibration
  4. Health and safety restrictions, reporting and monitoring
  5. Reporting incidents, events and undesirable circumstances
  6. Work embargo periods (E/NI/S/W)
  7. Tidal, flowing or standing water, groundwater and precipitation

GC 103 v 1.0.0 Environment, sustainability and carbon management

  1. Environmental, cultural and habitat management
  2. Management of material assets and waste
  3. Timber and products containing wood supplied under the contract
  4. Carbon management and reporting

GC 104 v1.0.0 Works data, third party aspects and customer communications

  1. Works data
  2. Utility services and supplies
  3. Accommodation works
  4. Customer communications

GC 105 v 1.0.0 Arrangements for the Overseeing Organisation

  1. Temporary accommodation and equipment for the Overseeing Organisation
  2. Vehicles for the Overseeing Organisation
  3. Communications systems for the Overseeing Organisation
  4. Operatives for the Overseeing Organisation
  5. Progress images

GC 106 v 1.0.0 Working on the highway

  1. Temporary traffic management
  2. Routing of construction vehicles
  3. Vehicle recovery
  4. Temporary Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system for the monitoring of traffic
  5. Construction of temporary highways for traffic

GC 109 v 1.0.0 Site preparation and clearance

  1. Site clearance
  2. Environmental and cultural heritage protection and preservation
  3. Explosives and blasting
  4. Hazards and hazardous materials
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Civil Engineering (Road Layouts)

CC 120 v.1.0.0 Construction of permanent traffic signs, road markings and road studs

  1. General requirements for permanent traffic signs, road markings and road studs
  2. Permanent upright traffic signs
  3. Permanent parallel and zebra crossing globes and refuge indicator lamps
  4. Permanent twin amber flashing lights at schools and for cattle crossings
  5. Permanent bollards
  6. Permanent marker posts
  7. Permanent road markings
  8. Permanent road studs

CC 130 v.1.0.0 Construction of temporary traffic signs, road markings and road studs

  1. General requirements for temporary traffic signs, road markings and road studs
  2. Temporary traffic signs
  3. Temporary road markings
  4. Temporary road studs
  5. Traffic cones, cylinders, portable barriers and delineators
  6. Warning lights and amber and blue light beacons
  7. Portable traffic light signals
  8. Temporary variable message traffic signs

CC 133 v 1.0.0 Construction of temporary automatic speed cameras at road works (TASCAR)

  1. General requirements for temporary automatic speed cameras at road works (TASCAR)
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Civil Engineering (Pavements)

CC 201 v 1.0.0 Pavement foundation construction

  1. Pavement foundation construction
  2. Restricted pavement foundation options
  3. Performance pavement foundation options
  4. Subgrade assessment prior to foundation construction
  5. Foundation surface levels, regularity and rectification
  6. Unbound capping for pavement foundations
  7. Bound capping for pavement foundations
  8. Unbound mixtures for pavement subbase
  9. Hydraulically bound mixtures for pavement subbase
  10. Bituminous bound materials for pavement subbase
  11. Lower strength concrete for pavement subbase
  12. Foamed concrete for pavement foundations
  13. Performance pavement foundation testing

CC 202 v 1.0.0 Flexible pavement construction

  1. General requirements for flexible pavement construction
  2. Use of bituminous base and binder course layers by traffic
  3. Hydraulically bound granular mixture base
  4. Lower strength concrete for flexible pavement construction
  5. Formation of joints in bituminous layers
  6. Ex situ cold recycled bound material
  7. Constituents for bituminous mixtures
  8. Designed asphalt concrete base course
  9. EME2 asphalt concrete base course
  10. Designed asphalt concrete binder course
  11. EME2 asphalt concrete binder course
  12. Stone mastic asphalt binder course
  13. Performance hot rolled asphalt binder course
  14. Recipe hot rolled asphalt binder course
  15. Thin surface course systems
  16. Coloured thin surface course systems
  17. Performance hot rolled asphalt surface course
  18. Recipe and designed hot rolled asphalt surface course
  19. Recipe asphalt concrete surface, binder, and base courses
  20. Bituminous mixtures overlaying waterproofing on concrete bridge decks
  21. Stone mastic asphalt surface course (E/NI/S/W)
  22. Testing of bituminous mixtures (E/NI/S/W)

CC 203 v 1.0.0 Rigid pavement construction

  1. General requirements for rigid pavement construction
  2. Continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) and continuously reinforced concrete base (CRCB)
  3. Roller compacted concrete (RCC)
  4. Jointed unreinforced concrete (URC)
  5. Jointed reinforced concrete (JRC)
  6. Constituents for concrete for pavements
  7. Pavement quality concrete
  8. Reinforcement for concrete pavement layers
  9. Transverse joints in jointed concrete pavements
  10. Longitudinal joints in concrete pavements
  11. Isolation joints for concrete pavements
  12. Dowel bars for concrete pavements
  13. Tie bars for concrete pavements
  14. Filler board for concrete pavements
  15. Joint sealing of concrete pavements
  16. Trial lengths for pavement quality concrete layers
  17. Concrete for ground beam anchorages for continuously reinforced concrete
  18. Terminations in rigid pavements

CC 204 v 1.0.0 Pavement surface treatments

  1. High friction surfacing
  2. Cold applied ultra-thin surfacing
  3. Asphalt surface preservation systems
  4. Emergency area surface treatment
  5. Slurry surfacing incorporating microsurfacing
  6. Surface dressing for pavements: recipe specification
  7. Surface dressing: material design, application and end product performance
  8. Longitudinal diamond grinding of concrete pavement surfaces
  9. Fine milling of concrete pavement surfaces

CC 205 v 1.0.0 Maintenance of pavements with an asphalt surfacing

  1. General requirements for maintenance of pavements with an asphalt surfacing
  2. Excavation and reinstatement of trenches in flexible pavements
  3. Treatment of flexible pavement layers to be retained by breaking up or perforation in situ
  4. Tar bound materials
  5. Removal of bound pavement layers
  6. Top of foundation performance assessment
  7. Use of base course, binder course and milled substrates by traffic
  8. Lower strength concrete for the reinstatement of trenches in flexible pavements
  9. Foamed concrete for the reinstatement of trenches in flexible pavements
  10. Formation of joints in bituminous layers for maintenance
  11. Ex situ cold recycled bound material for maintenance
  12. In situ cold recycled bound material
  13. In situ cold recycled bound material – the down cut process
  14. Designed asphalt concrete base course for maintenance
  15. EME2 asphalt concrete base course for maintenance
  16. Designed asphalt concrete binder course for maintenance
  17. EME2 asphalt concrete binder course for maintenance
  18. Stone mastic asphalt binder course for maintenance
  19. Performance hot rolled asphalt binder course for maintenance
  20. Recipe hot rolled asphalt binder course for maintenance
  21. Asphalt stress absorbing membrane interlayer
  22. Geosynthetics and steel meshes
  23. Thin surface course systems for maintenance
  24. Coloured thin surface course systems for maintenance
  25. Performance hot rolled asphalt surface course for maintenance
  26. Recipe and designed hot rolled asphalt surface course for maintenance
  27. Recipe asphalt concrete surface, binder, and base courses for maintenance
  28. Bituminous mixtures overlaying waterproofing on concrete bridge decks
  29. Crack sealing treatment to flexible pavement layers
  30. Saw-cut and seal treatment to bituminous overlays on existing jointed concrete pavements
  31. Local repairs to asphalt surfaces
  32. Stone mastic asphalt surface course for maintenance (E/NI/S/W)

CC 206 v 1.0.0 Maintenance of concrete pavement layers

  1. Excavation and reinstatement of trenches in concrete pavements
  2. Treatment of concrete pavement layers to be retained by breaking up or perforation in situ
  3. Lower strength concrete for pavements
  4. Foamed concrete for the reinstatement of trenches in concrete pavements
  5. Early strength pavement quality concrete
  6. Full depth repairs to concrete pavement layers
  7. Shallow repairs to concrete pavement layers
  8. Thin bonded repairs to concrete pavement layers
  9. Polymeric materials for concrete pavement repair
  10. Crack sealing treatments to concrete pavement layers
  11. Joint resealing of concrete pavements
  12. Grouting treatment to voids under concrete pavement layers
  13. Staple crack repairs to concrete pavement layers
  14. Crack and seat of unreinforced concrete slabs and hydraulically bound bases
  15. Saw-cut, crack and seat of jointed reinforced concrete slabs
  16. Surface preparation of concrete pavement layers prior to asphalt overlay

CC 207 v 1.0.0 Footway, cycle track, paved area, kerb unit and access step construction

  1. General requirements for footway, cycle track and paved area construction
  2. Capping for footways, cycle tracks and paved areas
  3. Unbound subbase for footways, cycle tracks and paved areas
  4. Hydraulically bound granular mixture (HBGM) base for footways and paved areas
  5. Bituminous materials for footways, cycle tracks and paved areas
  6. Modular paving
  7. Cellular paving for maintenance hardstandings
  8. Kerb unit construction
  9. Access step construction
  10. Detector loops
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Civil Engineering (Highway Structures and Bridges)

CC 400 v 1.0.0 Permanent road restraint systems

  1. General requirements for road restraint systems
  2. General requirements for non-harmonised/non-designated road restraint products
  3. Vehicle restraint systems
  4. Permanent safety barriers
  5. Vehicle parapets
  6. Vehicle/pedestrian parapets
  7. Permanent terminals
  8. Permanent transitions Permanent crash cushions
  9. Pedestrian restraint systems
  10. Pedestrian parapets
  11. Pedestrian guardrails
  12. Removable barrier sections
  13. Vehicle arrester beds
  14. Anti-glare screens mounted on road restraint systems
  15. Cattle grids

CC 401 v 1.0.0 Permanent legacy road restraint systems

  1. General requirements for permanent legacy road restraint systems
  2. General requirements for permanent legacy vehicle restraint systems
  3. Legacy safety barriers
  4. Legacy vehicle parapets
  5. Legacy vehicle/pedestrian parapets
  6. Legacy terminals
  7. Legacy transitions
  8. Legacy crash cushions
  9. Legacy removable barrier sections
  10. Legacy pedestrian parapets
  11. Legacy pedestrian guardrails
  12. Legacy anti-glare screens mounted on road restraint systems

CC 402 v 1.0.0 Temporary vehicle restraint systems

  1. General requirements for temporary vehicle restraint systems
  2. Temporary safety barriers
  3. Temporary terminals
  4. Temporary transitions
  5. Temporary crash cushions

CC 481 v 1.0.0 Minor structures

  1. General requirements for minor structures
  2. Steelwork for minor structures
  3. Lighting columns and brackets
  4. Concrete lighting columns
  5. Steel lighting columns
  6. Aluminium lighting columns
  7. Fibre reinforced polymer composite lighting columns
  8. Wall mounted lighting brackets
  9. Steel CCTV masts
  10. Steel cantilever masts
  11. Steel high masts
  12. Noise barriers
  13. Planted foundations for minor structures, excluding steel CCTV masts and steel high masts
  14. Foundations for minor structures with flange plates
  15. Prefabricated reinforced concrete foundations for minor structures
  16. Concrete bridge deck mounted minor structures
  17. Anchorage and holding down systems for minor structures

CC 482 v 1.0.0 Structural concrete

  1. General requirements for structural concrete
  2. Execution management of structural concrete
  3. Falsework and formwork for structural concrete
  4. Steel reinforcement for structural concrete
  5. Prestressing of structural concrete
  6. Concreting of structural concrete
  7. Precast structural concrete
  8. Geometrical tolerances for structural concrete
  9. Surface protection systems for structural concrete

CC 483 v 1.0.0 Structural steelwork

  1. Structural steelwork
  2. Specifications and documentation (BS EN 1090-2 Section 4)
  3. Constituent products (BS EN 1090-2 Section 5)
  4. Preparation and assembly (BS EN 1090-2 Section 6)
  5. Welding (BS EN 1090-2 Section 7)
  6. Mechanical fastening (BS EN 1090-2 Section 8)
  7. Erection (BS EN 1090-2 Section 9)
  8. Surface treatment (BS EN 1090-2 Section 10)
  9. Geometrical tolerances (BS EN 1090-2 Section 11)
  10. Inspection, testing and correction (BS EN 1090-2 Section 12)

CC 484 v 1.0.0 Concrete repairs

  1. Quality plans for concrete repairs
  2. Investigation of concrete condition prior to concrete removal and substrate preparation
  3. Concrete removal and substrate preparation
  4. Concrete repairs – general requirements
  5. Hand-applied repair concrete or mortar
  6. Flowable repair concrete or mortar
  7. Sprayed repair concrete or mortar
  8. Steel reinforcement for concrete repairs
  9. Galvanic anodes for control of incipient anode effect
  10. Filling or injecting cracks & voids in concrete
  11. Temporary works for concrete repairs

CC 486 v 1.0.0 Protection of steelwork against corrosion

  1. General requirements for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  2. Surface preparation for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  3. Paint coatings for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  4. Hot dip galvanised coatings for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  5. Protective systems for bridges, parapets, and other highway structures except bearings and minor structures for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  6. Protective systems for steel in bridge bearings and metal coated fasteners for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  7. Protective systems for minor structures for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  8. Treatment of joints for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  9. Surfaces in contact with concrete for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  10. Application of paint for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  11. Stripe coats for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  12. Exposure and overcoating times for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  13. Storage requirements and keeping periods for paints for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  14. Treatment of damage and local failures of protective systems for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  15. Paint samples for testing for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  16. Procedure trials for protection of steelwork against corrosion
  17. Paint inspectors for protection of steelwork against corrosion

CC 487 v 1.0.0 Maintenance painting of steelwork

  1. General requirements for maintenance painting of steelwork
  2. Surface preparation for maintenance painting of steelwork
  3. aint for maintenance painting of steelwork
  4. Hot dip galvanised components for maintenance painting of steelwork
  5. Protective systems for maintenance painting of steelwork
  6. Application of paint for maintenance painting of steelwork
  7. tripe coats for maintenance painting of steelwork
  8. Exposure and overcoating times for maintenance painting of steelwork
  9. Storage requirements and keeping periods for paints for maintenance painting of steelwork
  10. Paint samples for testing for maintenance painting of steelwork
  11. Procedure trials for maintenance painting of steelwork
  12. Paint inspectors for maintenance painting of steelwork

CC 488 v 1.0.0 Waterproofing for concrete structures

  1. General requirements for waterproofing concrete decks and below ground concrete surfaces of highway structures
  2. Waterproofing for concrete decks of highway structures
  3. Waterproofing below ground concrete surfaces

CC 489 v 1.0.0 Bridge bearings

  1. General requirements for bridge bearings
  2. Surface preparation and protection against corrosion for bridge bearings
  3. Bedding mortars for bridge bearings

CC 490 v 1.0.0 Bridge expansion joints and sealing of gaps

  1. General requirements for bridge deck expansion joints and sealing of gaps in bridges and structures
  2. Bridge deck expansion joints
  3. Sealing of gaps in bridges and structures

CC 491 v 1.0.0 Masonry

  1. General requirements for masonry
  2. Cement for masonry mortar
  3. Aggregates for masonry mortar
  4. Water for masonry mortar
  5. Masonry mortar
  6. Lime mortar for masonry
  7. Bricks for masonry
  8. Concrete blocks for masonry
  9. Manufactured stone for masonry
  10. Natural stone for masonry
  11. Reinforcement for masonry
  12. Metal ancillary components for masonry
  13. Brickwork and blockwork
  14. Stonework
  15. Masonry facework fixed to concrete
  16. Workmanship for unreinforced masonry arch bridges

CC 495 v 1.0.0 Miscellaneous

  1. Bedding mortar
  2. Concrete for ancillary purposes
  3. Porous no fines concrete
  4. Foamed concrete for structures
  5. Cored node markers (E/NI/S/W)
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Civil Engineering (Drainage)

CC 500 v 1.0.0

  1. Drainage pipes
  2. Service ducts
  3. Chambers for drainage pipes
  4. Chambers for service ducts
  5. Gullies and pipe junctions
  6. Chamber tops and gully tops for drainage
  7. Surface water channels and precast drainage channel blocks
  8. Land drains
  9. Backfilling to pipe bays and verges on bridges
  10. Permeable backing to earth retaining structures
  11. Fin drains
  12. Narrow filter drains
  13. Combined kerb and drainage systems
  14. Linear drainage channel systems
  15. Concrete bagwork
  16. The cleaning of existing drainage systems
  17. Low pressure high volume jetting of drainage systems
  18. Vortex Separators
  19. Grassed surface water channels
  20. Combined concrete surface water channel and pipe
  21. Reservoir pavements
  22. Drainage Structures
  23. Buried rigid pipes for piped culverts, sewers and drainage structures exceeding 900mm diameter
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Civil Engineering (Geotechnics)

CC 601 v 1.0.0 Earthworks

  1. General earthworks requirements
  2. Earthworks materials
  3. Acceptable earthwork material classes, properties, and frequency of testing
  4. Aggregates, concrete, and geotextiles and geotextile-related products used in earthworks
  5. General earthworks construction
  6. Compaction of earthworks fill
  7. Earthworks formations
  8. Finishing and topsoiling of earthworks
  9. Specific installation requirements for specific earthwork material classes
  10. Earthworks treatment of natural voids and abandoned mine workings
  11. Ground improvement
  12. Earthworks around structures, foundations, and pipes
  13. Earthworks for special geotechnical works
  14. Instrumentation and monitoring of earthworks
  15. Sampling and testing methods for earthworks materials

CC 602 v 1.0.0 Piling and embedded retaining walls

  1. Specification requirements for piling and embedded retaining walls
  2. Driven precast concrete piles
  3. Bored cast-in-place piles
  4. Piles constructed using continuous flight augers or displacement augers
  5. Cast-in-situ displacement piles
  6. Micropiles
  7. Helical steel piles
  8. Steel bearing piles
  9. Timber piles
  10. Diaphragm walls and barrettes
  11. Secant pile walls
  12. Contiguous pile walls
  13. King post walls
  14. Steel sheet piles
  15. Integrity testing of piles and embedded retaining walls
  16. Dynamic and rapid load testing of piles
  17. Static load testing of piles
  18. Piles with permanent casing and/or coatings
  19. Instrumentation for piles and embedded retaining walls
  20. Support fluid for piles and embedded retaining walls
  21. General requirements for concrete, mortar, structural grout and steel reinforcement for piles and embedded retaining walls

CC 604 v 1.0.0 Trenchless installation of underground assets

  1. Specification requirements for trenchless crossings
  2. Pipes for drainage, service ducts and communication cable installed via trenchless crossings
  3. On-line replacement techniques
  4. New installations via minimum dig techniques
  5. Trenchless rehabilitation techniques

CC 605 v 1.0.0 Corrugated steel buried structures

  1. Corrugated steel buried structures

CC 606 v 1.0.0 Reinforced soil and anchored earth structures

  1. Reinforced soil and anchored earth structures

CC 607 v 1.0.0 Reinforced clay brickwork retaining walls of pocket-type and grouted-cavity construction

  1. Reinforced Clay Brickwork Retaining Walls of Pocket-type and Grouted-Cavity Construction
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Sustainability & Environment

LC 120 v 1.0.0 Landscape and ecology

  1. General landscape and ecological works
  2. Control of deer and rabbits for landscape and ecological works prior to seeding, turfing and planting
  3. Pesticide use on landscape and ecological work
  4. Ground preparation for planting and seeding works
  5. Grass seeding, wildflower seeding and turfing works
  6. Planting works
  7. Establishment maintenance for all planting works
  8. Watering
  9. Management of waterbodies
  10. Special ecological measures

LC 127 v 1.0.0 Fencing

  1. General requirements for fencing works
  2. Temporary fencing works
  3. Permanent fencing works
  4. Timber quality for fencing works
  5. Fittings for fencing works
  6. Gates, gateposts, posts and stiles for fencing works
  7. Removal, repair and re-erection of existing fences and gates
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Technology (Control and Communications)

TC 101 v 1.0.0 Traffic signalling systems

  1. General requirements for traffic signalling systems
  2. Traffic signal heads
  3. Nearside light signals and wait indicator equipment
  4. Traffic signal detectors
  5. Traffic signal controllers
  6. Auxiliary equipment cabinets for traffic signalling systems
  7. Power supply feeder pillars for traffic signalling systems
  8. Cables for traffic signalling systems
  9. Traffic signal posts
  10. Chambers for traffic signalling systems
  11. Cable ducts for traffic signalling systems

TC 131 v 1.0.0 Roadside technology and communications

  1. General requirements for roadside technology and communications
  2. Telecommunications services
  3. Electrical installations for roadside technology and communications
  4. General requirements for cabinets for roadside technology and communications
  5. Power cabinets for roadside technology and communications
  6. Communications cabinets for roadside technology and communications
  7. Cables for roadside technology and communications
  8. Variable message signs and signals for roadside technology and communications
  9. Roadside technology on gantries
  10. Detector systems for roadside technology and communications
  11. Permanent traffic cameras for roadside technology and communications
  12. Permanent traffic enforcement systems for roadside technology and communications
  13. Emergency roadside telephones (ERTs) for roadside technology and communications
  14. Chambers for roadside technology and communications
  15. Ducts for roadside technology and communications
  16. Labels for roadside technology and communications

TC 501 v 1.0.0 Electrical work for road lighting and illuminated traffic signs

  1. General requirements for electrical work for road lighting and illuminated traffic signs
  2. Feeder pillars for road lighting and illuminated traffic signs
  3. Central Management System equipment for road lighting
  4. Switching equipment for road lighting where no CMS is installed
  5. Power cables for road lighting and illuminated traffic signs
  6. Power cable ducting for road lighting and illuminated traffic signs
  7. Switch-gear for road lighting and illuminated traffic signs
  8. Luminaires for road lighting and illuminated traffic signs
  9. Power cable joints for road lighting and illuminated traffic signs
  10. Commissioning of road lighting and illuminated traffic signs
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