Transport infrastructure drainage (CART) (RP941)

Recent high-profile flooding events provide renewed impetus for development of good practice guidance on the condition appraisal and remedial treatment (CART) of drainage assets. This is of particular importance because of the link between poorly maintained drainage systems and the incidence of earthwork, pavement and trackbed failures.

This project will produce a good practice guidance document which covers key aspects of design, appropriate standards, construction for new works and renewals, condition appraisal and remedial treatment of infrastructure drainage for a number of different drainage assets within the overall drainage system.

Project status

This project started in January 2010. A consultation workshop is due to be held in June/July 2010. For further details please contact CIRIA on the contact details given.
CIRIA is currently seeking case studies for this project, please contact Ben Kidd for further details.

Project funders

Department for Transport / Improvement and Development Agency (iDEA), Highways Agency, ICE Research Enabling Fund, London Underground, Network Rail, Northern Ireland Roads Service, Transport Scotland.

Research contractor

Consortium led by Mott MacDonald with Atkins, Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd, Carnell Group, and SEAMS Ltd.