Technical References
The Highways Department has published various types of technical documents and drawings for providing relevant guidance notes, codes of practice and other reference information to the industry for carrying out road works.
Technical Documents
- Highways Department Technical Circulars
- Guidance Notes
- Road Notes
- Code of Practice for the Lighting, Signing and Guarding of Road Works
- Guidelines on Design of Noise Barriers
- Guide to Trench Excavations (Shoring Support and Drainage Measures)
- Bridges & Structures Division Practice Notes
- Handover of Vegetation
- Geographical Information System (GIS) Specifications for Engineering Surveys of Highways Department
- Excavation Permit Processing Manual
- Public Lighting Design Manual
- Structures Design Manual for Highways and Railways (2013 Edition)
- Bituminous Materials
- Control of Trenchless Works by Non-government Proponents to Avoid Subsidence and Damage to Public Roads (March 2019)
Standard Drawings
- Highways Department Standard Drawings
- Structures Standard Drawings
- Lighting Division Standard Drawings
Others
- Environmental Report
- Hong Kong Major Transport Infrastructure Development Blueprint
- Guidelines for Mounting of Buntings / Flags on Public Road Lamp Posts
- Information for reference - List of Road Sections with HyD's Previous Permission for Display of Festive Publicity Materials/Flags on Public Road Lamp Posts (Chinese version only)
- Streamlining measures for processing of development-related submissions