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DMRB: Pavement CD 226 Version 0.2.0 Design for new pavement construction (formerly HD 26/06). Version 0.2.0
Publication Year
2025
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Provides design requirements for constructing new pavements, widening, upgrading or reconstructing existing carriageways on UK motorways and all-purpose trunk roads. Also covers design outputs, use of recycled materials and the pavement design report.
Document History
Pavement. Design. Supersedes CD 226 Design for new pavement construction (formerly HD 26/06). Version 0.1.0 (NHW, 2021). Version 0 - dated March 2020 - replaces HD 26/06. Version 0.1.0 - dated November 2021 - changes to core document and England NAA, equation 2.43a corrected. Version 0.2.0 - dated September 2025. Incremental changes to requirements, based on 4 years experience of using CD 226, cyclic review and updates to the MCHW.
Publisher Information
National Highways
National Highways is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Transport. It has responsibility for operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A roads in England. Formerly known as Highways England, between 2015-2021 and Highways Agency, between 1994-2015.
National Traffic Operations Centre
3 Ridgeway
Quinton Business Park
Birmingham
NHW
UK
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/national-highways
Email: info@nationalhighways.co.uk
Tel: 0300 123 5000
