Specifications for roads
The roads specifications cover the construction and maintenance of major civil infrastructure development such as:
- bridges
- highways
- subdivision road works including street lighting and stormwater design.
Each specification contains an overview of updates (commentary) section which gives the latest update information and general information on the production of project specifications.
Disclaimer
These specifications are prepared and maintained by the department for use on Northern Territory (NT) Government road works projects and are made available as a service to the public.
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Specifications and supplementary documents
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Roadworks
Current edition
March 2024 (version 5.4)
- Standard specification for roadworks v5.4 PDF (5.8 MB)
- Master specification for roadworks (TDO version) v5.4 ZIP (1.2 MB)
- Hold Points and Witness Points for Roadworks v5.4 PDF (1.2 MB)
- Hold Points and Witness Points for Roadworks v5.4 DOCX (109.2 KB)
- Updates Overview for Roadworks v5.4 PDF (619.4 KB)
- Project Specific Requirements for Roadworks v5.4 DOCX (103.3 KB)
Previous edition
January 2024 (version 5.3a)
- Standard specification for roadworks v5.3a PDF (5.8 MB)
- Master specification for roadworks (TDO version) v5.3a ZIP (1.1 MB)
- Hold Points and Witness Points for Roadworks v5.3a PDF (1.2 MB)
- Hold Points and Witness Points for Roadworks v5.3a DOCX (108.5 KB)
- Updates Overview for Roadworks v5.3a PDF (715.7 KB)
- Project Specific Requirements for Roadworks v5.3a DOCX (91.9 KB)
Archival editions
July 2023 (version 5.3)
- Standard specification for roadworks v5.3 PDF (5.8 MB)
- Master specification for roadworks (TDO version) v5.3 ZIP (1.1 MB)
- Hold Points and Witness Points for Roadworks v5.3 DOCX (108.7 KB)
- Hold Points and Witness Points for Roadworks v5.3 PDF (1.2 MB)
- Updates Overview for Roadworks v5.3 PDF (714.3 KB)
- Project Specific Requirements for Roadworks v5.3 DOCX (154.3 KB)
July 2023 (version 5.2)
August 2022 (version 5.1)
- Standard specification for roadworks v5.1 PDF (3.6 MB)
- Master specifications for roadworks (TDO version) v5.1 ZIP (1.3 MB)
- Hold points and witness points for roadworks v5.1 DOCX (111.4 KB)
- Hold points and witness points for roadworks v5.1 PDF (832.4 KB)
- Updates overview for roadworks v5.1 PDF (364.7 KB)
- Project specific requirements for roadworks v5.1 DOCX (70.0 KB)
March 2022 (version 5.0)
- Standard specification for roadworks v5.0 PDF (3.5 MB)
- Master specifications for roadworks (TDO version) v5.0 ZIP (1.3 MB)
- Hold points and witness points for roadworks v5.0 PDF (727.1 KB)
- Hold points and witness points for roadworks v5.0 DOCX (110.4 KB)
- Updates overview for roadworks v5.0 PDF (342.7 KB)
- Project specific requirements for roadworks v5.0 DOCX (70.5 KB)
July 2020 (version 4.2)
- Standard specification for roadworks v4.2 PDF (3.5 MB)
- Master specifications for roadworks (TDO version) v4.2 ZIP (1.1 MB)
- Hold points and witness points for roadworks v4.2 DOCX (95.9 KB)
- Hold points and witness points for roadworks v4.2 PDF (741.4 KB)
- Updates overview for roadworks v4.2 PDF (302.6 KB)
- Project specific requirements for roadworks v4.2 DOCX (69.0 KB)
- Project check lists for roadworks v4.2 DOC (1.1 MB)
November 2019 (version 4.1)
- Standard specification for roadworks v4.1 PDF (3.5 MB)
- Master specifications for roadworks (TDO version) v4.1 ZIP (1.6 MB)
- Hold points and witness points for roadworks v4.1 DOCX (94.0 KB)
- Hold points and witness points for roadworks v4.1 PDF (309.2 KB)
- Updates overview for roadworks v4.1 PDF (300.9 KB)
- Project specific requirements for roadworks v4.1 DOCX (56.4 KB)
July 2019 (version 4.0)
- Standard specification for roadworks v4.0 PDF (3.4 MB)
- Hold points and witness points for roadworks v4.0 DOCX (90.2 KB)
- Hold points and witness points for roadworks v4.0 PDF (559.5 KB)
- Updates overview for roadworks v4.0 PDF (346.3 KB)
- Project specific requirements for roadworks v4.0 DOCX (58.6 KB)
2017
- Standard specification for roadworks 2017 PDF (5.5 MB)
- Hold points & witness points for roadworks 2017 DOCX (96.0 KB)
- Hold points & witness points for roadworks 2017 PDF (122.2 KB)
- Updates overview for roadworks 2017 PDF (61.5 KB)
2015/2016
Civil maintenance
Current edition
January 2024 (version 9.2b)
- Standard specification for civil maintenance v.9.2b PDF (8.4 MB)
- Hold points and witness points for civil maintenance v9.2b DOCX (132.8 KB)
- Hold points and witness points for civil maintenance v9.2b PDF (1.2 MB)
- Updates Overview for civil maintenance v9.2b PDF (534.6 KB)
- Project specific requirements for civil maintenance v.9.2b DOCX (75.5 KB)
- Schedule of rates for civil maintenance v.9.2 XLSX (53.8 KB)
Previous edition
October 2023 (version 9.2a)
- Standard specification for civil maintenance v.9.2a PDF (8.4 MB)
- Hold points and witness points for civil maintenance v9.2a PDF (1.2 MB)
- Hold points and witness points for civil maintenance v9.2a DOCX (131.7 KB)
- Updates Overview for civil maintenance v9.2a PDF (530.3 KB)
- Project specific requirements for civil maintenance v.9.2a DOCX (111.3 KB)
- Schedule of rates for civil maintenance v.9.2 XLSX (53.8 KB)
Archival editions
August 2023 (version 9.2)
- Standard specification for civil maintenance v.9.2 PDF (8.4 MB)
- Hold points and witness points for civil maintenance v9.2 PDF (1.2 MB)
- Hold points and witness points for civil maintenance v9.2 DOCX (131.6 KB)
- Updates Overview for civil maintenance v9.2
- Project specific requirements for civil maintenance v.9.2 DOCX (61.6 KB)
- Schedule of rates for civil maintenance v.9.2 XLSX (53.8 KB)
April 2022 (version 9.1)
- Standard specification for civil maintenance v.9.1 PDF (8.2 MB)
- Hold points and witness points for civil maintenance v.9.1 PDF (1.2 MB)
- Hold points and witness points for civil maintenance v.9.1 DOCX (129.7 KB)
- Updates overview for civil maintenance v.9.1 PDF (546.0 KB)
- Project specific requirements for civil maintenance v.9.1 DOCX (56.4 KB)
- Schedule of rates for road maintenance XLSX (52.8 KB)
February 2021 (version9.0)
- Standard specification for civil maintenance v.9.0 PDF (6.3 MB)
- Hold points and witness points for civil maintenance v.9.0 DOCX (97.8 KB)
- Hold points and witness points for civil maintenance v.9.0 PDF (935.6 KB)
- Updates overview for civil maintenance v.9.0 PDF (494.1 KB)
- Project specific requirements for civil maintenance v.9.0 DOCX (54.9 KB)
- Schedule of rates for road maintenance XLSX (52.1 KB)
2017
2015/2016
Bridgeworks
Get the bridgeworks updates overview PDF (53.2 KB).
For master specification templates, contact the project manager named as the contact person in the RFT/RFQ.
Extra documents
Get the concrete pour project check list PDF (65.4 KB).
To apply for a permit to work within an NT road reserve, go to the NT Government (NTG) website.
An Excel spreadsheet schedule of rates is included in the supplementary documents for road maintenance contracts.
An Excel spreadsheet template for schedules of rates contracts for capital works is available to staff only. Select either tier 3, or 4 or 5. Scroll down to Step 2: going to tender to find the link to the Excel format schedule.
Commercial clauses
For information on conditions of tendering and contracts with the NTG, go to the NTG website.
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