Standard detail size for a highway kerb cut? - Highway kerbs

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Rawfella
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Post: # 113146Post Rawfella

I'm looking to find a Standard detail size for a highway kerb/edging cut.

I'm confident it is no less than half or 450mm should be accepted but cannot find any British standard detail on this. Can anyone help?
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Post: # 113148Post seanandruby

I have only ever gone 450, anything more looks shite and i don't think could take impact.
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Post: # 113160Post Rawfella

Thanks that my understanding too, but can't find a standard detail
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Post: # 113163Post seanandruby

I think as long as they are not overly to small they are ok. If you have to cut then try and even it out by cutting two kerbs. I've seen guys do a 200 cut and it looks shite. It's just laziness really, so they just do one cut.
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Post: # 113173Post rxbren

I thought the min was 300mm

Rawfella
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Post: # 113175Post Rawfella

It's a bit of a tricky one I think it's down to engineers discretion because I can't find a British standard on it 😕
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Post: # 113192Post Dave_L

I think it's 600mm.

Apologies, it's a half kerb, 450mm........duh




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Post: # 113318Post Tony McC

It's covered in SHW ... somwhere. 1100 series? Minimum kerb cut size = half a full kerb, which gets confsuting because some kerbs are much less than 900/915 mm
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Post: # 113320Post seanandruby

... I thought that. But what throws me is the corner units are 300ml, would of thought if 450 minimum then surely that's what size corner kerbs, cheeses etc; should be :;): :)
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Post: # 113330Post Rawfella

That's where I thought I'd find it in 1100 but nope not there 🤔
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Post: # 113340Post HantsEngineer

Not sure if this is much help anymore, its pretty much been answered! Have a standard detail I use that might be of use?

See note 7 - link below.

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Post: # 113344Post Tony McC

BS 7533:6 - 4.1 "Units conforming to BS 7263-1 (now superceded but it means road kerbs) should not be cut to lengths of less than 300mm"
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Post: # 113409Post ilovesettsonmondays

300mm

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