NOTES AND SPECIFICATIONS
1. GUARDRAILS ARE REQUIRED IN THE FOLLOWING CASES:
1.1 WHERE WATER NEXT TO THE ROAD FORMATION IS DEEPER
THAN 1,5m.
1.2 AT ALL BRIDGES ON SIDE OF ROAD.
1.3 ON THE OUTSIDE OF CURVES WITH RADII LESS THAN
300m WITHOUT RECOVERY AREAS.
1.4 WHERE OBSTRUCTIONS ARE LESS THAN 1m FROM THE
SHOULDER BREAKPOINT.
1.5 WHERE AN OBSTRUCTIONS APPEARS TO BE MORE DANGEROUS
THAN WHAT A GUARDRAIL WOULD BE.
1.6 IN THE CASE OF EMBANKMENTS / FILLS,
THE WARRANTS DIAGRAM WILL APPLY.
2. NO GAURDRAILS WILL BE ACCEPTED THAT SHOW SIGNS OF RUST
OR OXIDATION
3. SPECIFICATIONS:
3.1 BOLT : HIGH TENSILE STEEL M16.
3.2 WASHER : STEEL WASHER.
3.3 SPACERBLOCK : GUM OR PINE. TREATED
WITH CREOSOTE ACCORDING TO ANY METHOD IN SANS 10005.
3.4 POLE : 150mm TO 180mm GUM OR PINE
TREATED WITH CREOSOTE ACCORDING TO
ANY METHOD IN SANS 10005.
3.5 ALL GUARDRAILS SHALL BE GALVANIZED
AS SPECIFIED (NOT PAINTED).
3.6 ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL, INCLUDING TUBES, SHALL
BE GALVANIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SABS 763 FOR TYPE A1 OR
B1 ARTICLES AS APPLICABLE (OR LATEST).
3.7 ALL WELDING WILL BE DONE PRIOR TO GALVANIZING.
3.8 ALL EXISTING GUARDRAILS TO BE MAINTAINED AT
EXISTING HEIGHT UNLESS SPECIFIED BY ENGINEER.
4. ALSO REFER TO SECTION 611 OF THE STANDARD
SPECIFICATION FOR MUNICIPAL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS,
3rd EDITION, 2005.
TRAFFIC DIRECTION
SLOT
DETAIL OF GUARDRAIL REFLECTIVE PLATES NR. DATE APPROVED
AMENDMENTS
DESCRIPTION PAR.
DESIGNED DRAWN
J.M. CRONJE Pr.Tech. Eng.
S. AUDIE
SIGNATURE:......................................................................... DATE:....................................
DESIGN CHECKED BY INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
S. NAIDOO Pr. Tech. Eng. MANAGEMENT
D.J. CHALMERS
SIGNATURE:......................................................................... DATE:.................................... SIGNATURE:......................................................................... DATE:....................................
CITY OF TSHWANE
ROADS AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT
GROUP HEAD DIVISIONAL HEAD
Mr Letlonkane P. (Pheko) Mr Marven K Tlhagale
P.O. BOX 1409 P.O. BOX 1409
PRETORIA PRETORIA
0001 0001
DRAWING RECOMMENDED BY DIVISIONAL HEADS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
DIVISIONAL HEAD DIVISIONAL HEAD
Mr K Tlhagale (Marven ) Mr L. Swanepoel (Lourens )
SIGNATURE:..................................................... SIGNATURE:.....................................................
DATE:................................................................. DATE:.................................................................
DRAWING APPROVED BY GROUP HEAD
Mr Letlonkane P. (Pheko)
SIGNATURE:............................................................................. DATE:......................................................
LOCATION OF PROJECT:
TYPICAL STANDARD
DETAILS
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
GUARDRAILS
CROSS SECTION, REFLECTOR
PLATES AND ENDWINGS
CONTRACT No. : PROJECT No. :
DATE : SCALE : ORIGINAL PAPER SIZE:
31 JANUARY 2022 AS SHOWN A1
DRAWING NO. SHEET NO:
0
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