NTA Typical Construction Details

A suite of Typical Construction Details (TCDs) for use on NTA funded capital infrastructure projects

The NTA has prepared a suite of Typical Construction Details (TCDs) for use on NTA funded capital infrastructure projects. The TCDs have been prepared to assist designers, contractors and road authorities in the design, specification and construction of capital projects. It remains the responsibility of designers, contractors and road authorities to choose appropriate construction details (including TII standard construction details or bespoke details as appropriate) for any given project based on site specific circumstances, and to ensure the overall safety, durability and efficiency of all works.

Aims of the Typical Construction Details

The TCDs aim to promote more uniform approaches to the design and construction of some common built elements including footways, kerbs, cycle facilities and drainage systems, and their use may bring a number of benefits for projects including:

  • helping to ensure compliance with relevant standards and guidance;
  • enhanced consistency and quality of project delivery;
  • improving efficiency by reducing design and construction costs and speeding up design reviews and approvals; and
  • reducing the risk of errors arising from inappropriate approaches.

A live set of documents

It is intended that the TCDs will be a live set of documents, that will be updated periodically as required. New TCDs will also be produced and published on the NTA website over time. Therefore, professionals should always consult the NTA website for the latest version of the TCDs prior to incorporation into scheme designs.

Note that the TCDs are not a substitute for professional judgment and they do not negate the need for compliance with legal obligations, contractual requirements, or site-specific risk assessments and the NTA does not assume any liability to any party though issuance of these guidance documents.

Further queries

For queries on the TCDs, please contact: TechnicalStandards@nationaltransport.ie

Suite of NTA Typical Construction Details documents

The NTA has prepared a suite of Typical Construction Details (TCDs) for use on NTA funded capital infrastructure projects.

Those listed in this section are for Series 500: Drainage and Ducts

  • NTA-TCD-500-001 Active Travel Gully Gratings
  • NTA-TCD-500-002 Linear Drainage Systems
  • NTA-TCD-500-003 Combined Kerb and Drainage System
  • NTA-TCD-500-004 Gully relocation (Rapid Build Cycle Track)
  • NTA-TCD-500-005 Typical details for traffic signal Chambers
  • NTA-TCD-500-006 Typical details for traffic signal ducting
  • NTA-TCD-500-007 Ducting Arrangement (Protected Junction)
  • NTA-TCD-500-008 Ducting Arrangement (Protected Junction – CYCLOPS Layout)
  • NTA-TCD-500-009 Ducting Arrangement (Protected Junction – Full Signal Control)
  • NTA-TCD-500-010 Ducting Arrangement (Signalised Pedestrian Crossing – Mid-block)
  • NTA-TCD-500-011 Ducting Arrangement (Parallel Zebra Crossing)
  • NTA-TCD-500-012 Ducting Arrangement (Combined Zebra Crossing)
  • NTA-TCD-500-013 Ducting Arrangement (Signalised Parallel Crossing)
  • NTA-TCD-500-014 Ducting Arrangement (Toucan Crossing)
  • NTA-TCD-500-015 Ducting arrangement (Signalised cycle crossing)

The NTA has prepared a suite of Typical Construction Details (TCDs) for use on NTA funded capital infrastructure projects.

Those listed in this section are for Series NTA-700: Pavement

  • NTA-TCD-700-001 Standard Cycle Track Pavement
  • NTA-TCD-700-002 Stepped Cycle Track Pavement
  • NTA-TCD-700-003 Protected Cycle Lane Pavement
  • NTA-TCD-700-004 Pavements for Shared Greenways and Active Travel Facilities
  • NTA-TCD-700-005 Raised Pedestrian Crossing (Flexible Pavement)
  • NTA-TCD-700-006 Raised Pedestrian Crossing – Sinusoidal (Flexible Pavement)
  • NTA-TCD-700-007 Side Road Entry Ramp (Flexible Pavement)
  • NTA-TCD-700-008 Speed Cushion (Flexible Pavement)
  • NTA-TCD-700-009 Speed Ramp – Flat Top (Flexible Pavement)
  • NTA-TCD-700-010 Speed Ramp – Round Top (Flexible Pavement)
  • NTA-TCD-700-011 Central raised strip on Mixed Traffic Routes (imprinted Asphalt)
  • NTA-TCD-700-012 Central raised strip on Mixed Traffic Routes (Block Paving / Stone Sets)
  • NTA-TCD-700-013 Corner Overrun Area
  • NTA-TCD-700-014 Carriageway Widening & Narrowing Detail
  • NTA-TCD-700-015 Ironwork Mastic Surround

The NTA has prepared a suite of Typical Construction Details (TCDs) for use on NTA funded capital infrastructure projects.

Those listed in this section are for Series NTA-1100: Kerbs, Footways and Paved Areas

  • NTA-TCD-1100-001 Cycle Track Kerb Profiles (Footway Interface)
  • NTA-TCD-1100-002 Cycle Track Kerb Profiles (Carriageway Interface)
  • NTA-TCD-1100-003 Standard Cycle Track Kerb Profiles
  • NTA-TCD-1100-004 Stepped Cycle Track Kerb Profiles
  • NTA-TCD-1100-005 Protected Cycle Lane Kerb Profiles (Permanent)
  • NTA-TCD-1100-006 Continuous Footway Crossing (Partial Setback – With Verge)
  • NTA-TCD-1100-007 Continuous Footway Crossing (Partial Setback – No Verge)
  • NTA-TCD-1100-008 Continuous Footway Crossing (No Setback)
  • NTA-TCD-1100-009 Driveway entry detail (Cycle track)
  • NTA-TCD-1100-010 Driveway entry detail (Cycle Lane)
  • NTA-TCD-1100-011 Kerb Construction
  • NTA-TCD-1100-012 Bus Stop Kerb
  • NTA-TCD-1100-013 Edge Kerb Construction
  • NTA-TCD-1100-014 Delineator Strip Construction
  • NTA-TCD-1100-015 In-situ concrete Footway Construction
  • NTA-TCD-1100-016 Flexible Footway construction
  • NTA-TCD-1100-017 Paved Footway construction (Slabs / Flags)
  • NTA-TCD-1100-018 Tree Root Protection (Shallow Footway Construction)
  • NTA-TCD-1100-019 In-situ Concrete Segregation Island
  • NTA-TCD-1100-020 Precast kerb and Paved infill Segregation Island
  • NTA-TCD-1100-021 Precast Segregation Island
  • NTA-TCD-1100-022 Standard Cycle Track Kerb Profile G Drainage Gap

NTA-TCD-1100-011 Kerb Construction

File type
PDF
File size
- 310 KB

NTA-TCD-1100-012 Bus Stop Kerb

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PDF
File size
- 212 KB

NTA-TCD-1100-013 Edge Kerb Construction

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PDF
File size
- 313 KB

NTA-TCD-1100-014 Delineator Strip Construction

File type
PDF
File size
- 399 KB

NTA-TCD-1100-016 Flexible Footway construction

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PDF
File size
- 312 KB

NTA-TCD-1100-021 Precast Segregation Island

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PDF
File size
- 205 KB