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Adelaide Design Manual

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Standard details

Select a category below to view the standard details (last updated March 2023).

For the old standards, see the Urban Elements Catalogue.

Detail #DescriptionPrevious standard
CoA 100 100mm Standard Upright Kerb & Watertable C 111-01
CoA 101 140mm Standard Upright Kerb & Watertable C 111-01
CoA 102 200mm Standard Upright Kerb & Watertable C 111-01
CoA 103 100mm Heavy Duty Upright Kerb & Watertable C 111-02
CoA 104 140mm Heavy Duty Upright Kerb & Watertable C 111-02
CoA 105 200mm Heavy Duty Upright Kerb & Watertable C 111-02
CoA 106 100mm Standard Upright Kerb & Outfall Tray N/A
CoA 107 140mm Standard Upright Kerb & Outfall Tray N/A
CoA 108 200mm Standard Upright Kerb & Outfall Tray N/A
CoA 109 100mm Heavy Duty Upright Kerb & Outfall Tray N/A
CoA 110 140mm Heavy Duty Upright Kerb & Outfall Tray N/A
CoA 111 200mm Heavy Duty Upright Kerb & Outfall Tray N/A
CoA 112 100mm Upright Kerb N/A
CoA 113 140mm Upright Kerb N/A
CoA 114 200mm Upright Kerb N/A
CoA 115 100mm Heavy Duty Upright Kerb C 112-02
CoA 116 140mm Heavy Duty Upright Kerb C 112-02
CoA 117 200mm Heavy Duty Upright Kerb C 112-02
CoA 120 Threshold Edge Beam - Standard N/A
CoA 121 Threshold Edge Beam - Heavy Duty N/A
CoA 122 100mm Kerb & 150mm Watertable (Greening Projects Only) N/A
CoA 123 100mm Kerb & 300mm Watertable (Greening Projects Only) N/A
CoA 124 300mm Flush Kerb (Greening Projects Only) N/A
CoA 125 100mm Rollover Kerb and Watertable - Infall - Restricted Use N/A
CoA 127 100mm Rollover Kerb & Outfall Tray - Restricted Use N/A
CoA 129 100mm Rollover Kerb - Restricted Use N/A
CoA 150 300mm Spoon Drain N/A
CoA 151 600mm Spoon Drain - Standard C 212-01
CoA 152 600mm Spoon Drain - Heavy Duty C 212-02
CoA 153 900mm Spoon Drain - Standard N/A
CoA 154 900mm Spoon Drain - Heavy Duty N/A
CoA 160 Kerb Ramp - Standard (Type 1) C 120-01
CoA 161 Kerb Ramp - Vertical Side (Type 2) C 123-01
CoA 162 Kerb Ramp - Special (Type 3) C 121-01
CoA 170 Driveway Crossover - Watertable Invert - Standard C 140-03
CoA 171 Driveway Crossover - Watertable Invert - Heavy Duty C 140-04
CoA 172 Driveway Crossover - Outfall Tray - Standard N/A
CoA 173 Driveway Crossover - Outfall Tray - Heavy Duty N/A
CoA 176 Driveway Crossover - Existing Kerb & Watertable C 140-05
CoA 180 Layback Median Kerb C 114-01
CoA 185 Median Kerb N/A
CoA 186 Median Kerb - Bicycle Lane Separator N/A
Detail #DescriptionPrevious standard
CoA 207 140mm Upright Heritage Blue Stone Kerb & Watertable N/A
CoA 242 Heritage Bluestone Driveway Crossover N/A
CoA 245 Heritage Stone Spoon Drain N/A
Detail #DescriptionPrevious standard
CoA 300 Catch Pit - Kerb and Watertable - Infall C 210-01
CoA 301 Catch Pit - Invert Drain C 211-01
CoA 307 Grate and Frame Details - Side Entry Catch Pit A2-80-17
CoA 310Junction Box with Circular Pit CoverN/A
CoA 317 Manhole for Pipes > 900mm Diameter A1-74-1
CoA 318 Manhole for 900mm Diameter Pipes A1-74-1
CoA 319 Manhole for Pipes < 900mm Diameter A1-74-1
CoA 320 Blind Junction Chamber - 600mm to 900mm Diameter Pipes A1-74-1
CoA 321 Blind Junction Chamber - For Pipes ≤ 525mm Diameter A1-74-1
CoA 331 Double Catchpit - Standard N/A
CoA 350 Checker Plate Drain - Type 1 C222-01
CoA 351 Checker Plate Drain - Type 2 C223-01
CoA 352 Property Connection - Type 1 - Connection into Catchpit C 230-01
CoA 353 Property Connection - Type 2 - Connection into Junction Chamber C 231-01
CoA 354 Property Connection - Type 3 - Connection into Pipe C231-01
CoA 358 Property Connection - Dry Sump Detail C232-01
CoA 360 Property Connection - Pipe/Culvert Connection Through Bluestone or Concrete Kerb N/A
CoA 390 Bandage Joint N/A
Detail #DescriptionPrevious standard
CoA 408 Park Lands Asphalt Footpath Detail P401-03
CoA 409 Park Lands Exposed Aggregate Detail P401-03
CoA 410 Typical Asphalt Footpath Detail P401-01
CoA 412 Hardwood Timber Edge Detail P401-03
CoA 420 Footpaths Loading Map N/A
CoA 421 Standard Pavement Notes N/A
CoA 422 Building/Property Line interface- Rigid Base N/A
CoA 423 Back of Kerb Line Interface - Rigid Base N/A
CoA 424 Existing Pavement Interface - Rigid Base N/A
CoA 425 Expansion/Construction Joint (Reinstatement Works Only) - Rigid Base N/A
CoA 426 Contraction Joint-- Rigid Base N/A
CoA 428 Building/Property Line interface-Cement Treated Base N/A
CoA 429 Back of the Kerb Line Interface-Cement Treated Base N/A
CoA 430 Existing Pavement Interface-Cement Treated Base N/A
CoA 431 Building/Property Line Interface - Insitu Concrete N/A
CoA 432 Back of the Kerb Line Interface-Insitu Concrete N/A
CoA 433 Existing Pavement Interface - Insitu Concrete N/A
CoA 434 Expansion/Construction Joint - Insitu Concrete N/A
CoA 435 Contraction Joint - Insitu Concrete N/A
CoA 436 Decorative Saw Cut Joint-- Insitu Concrete N/A
CoA 437 Austral Black Granite : Wearing Surface Requirements N/A
CoA 438 Austral Black Granite: Pavement Requirements 1 N/A
CoA 439 Austral Black Granite: Pavement Requirements 2 N/A
CoA 441 Balmoral Green Granite: Wearing Surface Requirements N/A
CoA 442 Balmoral Green Granite: Pavement Requirements 1 N/A
CoA 443 Balmoral Green Granite: Pavement Requirements 2 N/A
CoA 445 Mintaro Slate Paver: Wearing Surface Requirements N/A
CoA 446 Mintaro Slate Paver: Pavement Requirements 1 N/A
CoA 447 Mintaro Slate Paver: Pavement Requirements 2 N/A
CoA 449 SA Bluestone: Wearing Surface Requirements N/A
CoA 450 SA Bluestone: Pavement Requirements 1 N/A
CoA 451 SA Bluestone: Pavement Requirements 2 N/A
CoA 453 Concrete Flagstone Pavers: Wearing Surface Requirements N/A
CoA 454 Concrete Flagstone Pavers: Pavement Requirements 1 N/A
CoA 455 Concrete Flastone Pavers: Pavement Requirements 2 N/A
CoA 457 Concrete Pavers: Wearing Surface Requirements N/A
CoA 458 Concrete Pavers: Pavement Requirements 1 N/A
CoA 459 Concrete Pavers: Pavement Requirements 2 N/A
CoA 461 Insitu Concrete: Wearing Surface Requirements N/A
CoA 462 Insitu Concrete: Pavement Requirements N/A
CoA 463 Segmental Paver: Wearing Surface Requirements N/A
CoA 464 Segmental Paver: Pavement Requirements 1 N/A
CoA 465 Segmental Paver: Pavement Requirements 2 N/A
CoA 467 Asphalt: Wearing Surface Requirements N/A
CoA 468 Asphalt: Pavement Requirements N/A
CoA 475Driveway Crossover Profile - Domestic & CommercialN/A

Detail #DescriptionPrevious standard
CoA 540  Bus Stop Design Template C 130-01
CoA 541 Bus Stop Seat Location - Seat Facing Property C 130-03
CoA 542Bus Stop Seat Location - Seat Facing RoadC 130-03
CoA 543Bus Stop Treatment – Sealed FootpathC 130-04
CoA 544Bus Stop Treatment – Unsealed FootpathC 130-05
Detail #DescriptionPrevious standard
CoA 600 Back Flow Prevention Device - Type 1A - Double Check Valve - Below Ground CoA 600
CoA 601 Back Flow Prevention Device - Type 1B - Double Check Valve - Above Ground CoA 601
CoA 602 Back Flow Prevention Device - Type 2A - Reduced Pressure Zone (RPZ) Valve - Above Ground CoA 602
CoA 603Back Flow Prevention Device - Type 2B - Reduced Pressure Zone (RPZ) Valve with Irrigation Controller AboveCoA 603
CoA 604 Controller Enclosure Assembly Detail - Type A CoA 604
CoA 605 Controller Enclosure Assembly Detail - Type B CoA 605
CoA 606 Controller Enclosure Assembly Detail - Type C CoA 606
CoA 607 Controller Valve Assembly - Type 1A - Sprinkler Irrigation - Decoder System CoA 607
CoA 608 Controller Valve Assembly - Type 1B - Drip Irrigation - Decoder System CoA 608
CoA 609 Controller Valve Assembly - Type 2A - Sprinkler Irrigation - Multicore System CoA 609
CoA 610 Controller Valve Assembly - Type 2B - Drip Irrigation - Multicore System CoA 610
CoA 611 Controller Valve Assembly - Type 3A - Sprinkler Irrigation - Battery Node CoA 611
CoA 612 Controller Valve Assembly - Type 3B - Drip Irrigation - Battery Node CoA 612
CoA 613Ball Valve Assembly - Type 1A - 50, 40 & 32mmCoA 613
CoA 614 Ball Valve Assembly - Type 1A - 25mm or Less CoA 614
CoA 615 Ball Valve Assembly - Type 2 (Isolation) - 25mm or Less CoA 615
CoA 616 Flush Valve Assembly - Type 1 - Drip Irrigation Areas CoA 616
CoA 617 Flush Valve Assembly - Type 2 - Subsurface Irrigation Areas CoA 617
CoA 618 Air Relief Valve Assembly - Type 1 - Drip Irrigation Areas CoA 618
CoA 619 Air Relief Valve Assembly - Type 2 - Subsurface Irrigation Areas CoA 619
CoA 620 Air Relief Valve Assembly - Type 3 - 50mm Mainline & Submains CoA 620
CoA 621 Air Relief Valve Assembly - Type 4 - 25mm Mainline & Submains CoA 621
CoA 622 Flow Sensor Assembly - Type 1 - Decoder System CoA 622
CoA 623 Flow Sensor Assembly - Type 2 - Multicore System CoA 623
CoA 624 Lightning Surge protection Assembly - Type 1 - Decoder System CoA 624
CoA 625 Lightning Surge protection Assembly - Type 2 - Multicore System CoA 625
CoA 626 Ground Tap Aseembly - Type 1 CoA 626
CoA 627 Sprinkler Head Assembly - Type 1 CoA 627
CoA 628 Pipe Work Placement & Backfilling of Trenches/Excavation CoA 628
CoA 629 Drip Irrigation Installation Details CoA 629
CoA 630 Subsurface Irrigation Installation Details CoA 630
CoA 631Tree Ring Irrigation Installation DetailsCoA 631
CoA 632 Thrust Block Installation Details CoA 632
CoA 633 Layout 1: Commercial Controller with Multicore Cabling CoA 633
CoA 634Layout 2: Commercial Controller with 2-Wire Decoder SystemCoA 634
CoA 635 Layout 3: Battery Node Controller System CoA 635
CoA 636 Typical HDPE Mainline Pipe Repair N/A
CoA 637 Typical HDPE Lateral Pipe Repair N/A
CoA 638 Typical Irrigation Lateral Repair N/A
CoA 639 Typical LDPE Pipe Repair N/A
CoA 640 Typical Irrigation Cable Repair N/A
CoA 641Nemos N200+ LayoutN/A
CoA 660Tree Planting - ProtuberanceN/A
CoA 661Tree Planting - Garden BedN/A
CoA 662Tree Planting - MedianN/A
CoA 663Tree Planting - FootpathN/A
CoA 675Root BarrierN/A
CoA 691Concrete Sleeper Retaining WallN/A
CoA 692Full Barrier FenceN/A
CoA 693Partial Barrier FenceN/A
CoA 696Garden Hoop-General DetailsC-FB-003-01
CoA 697Garden Hoops-End Panel DetailsC-FB-003-02
CoA 698Garden Hoops-Intermediate Panel DetailsC-FB-003-03
CoA 699Garden Hoops-Half Intermediate Panel DetailsC-FB-003-04
Detail #DescriptionPrevious standard
CoA 701 Bollard - Fixed N/A
CoA 702 Bollard - Removable N/A
CoA 705 Bollard – Timber LA 111-01
CoA 706 Bench F 110-01
CoA 707 Seat F 120-01
CoA 708 Bin Enclosure F 210-01
CoA 709 Bicycle racks – Type 1 F 520-01
CoA 710 Bicycle racks – Type 2 F 521-01
CoA 711 Timber Post Barrier LA 110-01
Detail #DescriptionPrevious standard
CoA 801Lighting & Electrical Standard Detail IndexC-ES-001-00_REV_B
CoA 802 Electrical Legend C-ES-001-01_REV_B
CoA 803 Column Options 1 C-ES-100-01_REV_B
CoA 804 Column Options 2 C-ES-100-02_REV_B
CoA 810 Lighting / Traffic Columns – Footing Detail C-ES-101-01_REV_B
CoA 811 6.5m Column C-ES-102-01_REV_B
CoA 8126.5m Column with Traffic Light AttachmentsC-ES-102-02_REV_B
CoA 813 9.0m Column C-ES-103-01_REV_B
CoA 814 9.0m Column with Traffic Light Attachments C-ES-103-02_REV_B
CoA 815 10.5m Column C-ES-104-01_REV_B
CoA 816 10.5m Column with Traffic Light Attachments C-ES-104-02_REV_B
CoA 817 10.5m Column – Double Outreach C-ES-105-01_REV_B
CoA 818 7.0m Column C-ES-106-01_REV_B
CoA 825 Multifunction "Adepole" – 6.5m, 9.0m & 10.5m Column C-ES-110-01_REV_B
CoA 830 Typical Location Details – Post Top C-ES-120-01_REV_B
CoA 831 Typical Location Details – Street Lighting C-ES-120-02_REV_B
CoA 832 3.5m Post Top – Streets / Park Lands C-ES-121-01_REV_B
CoA 833 Post Top – Offset Lantern – Streets / Park Lands C-ES-121-02_REV_B
CoA 834 3.5m Post Top – Ceremonial Column – Maintenance Reference Only C-ES-122-01_REV_B
CoA 835 3.5m Post Top – Ceremonial Details – Maintenance Reference Only C-ES-122-02_REV_B
CoA 836 3.5m Post Top – Ceremonial Base – Maintenance Reference Only C-ES-122-03_REV_B
CoA 837 3.5m Post Top – Heritage Style C-ES-123-01_REV_B
CoA 850 Inground Uplight – Streets / Park Lands C-ES-125-01_REV_B
CoA 851Multiple Lighting ColumnsC-ES-131-01_REV_B
CoA 852 Lighting Column Wiring C-ES-132-01_REV_B
CoA 855 Underground Electrical Enclosure Pit C-ES-133-00_REV_B
CoA 856 Underground Electrical Enclosure – Type 1 C-ES-133-02_REV_B
CoA 857 Underground Electrical Enclosure – Type 2 C-ES-133-03_REV_B
CoA 858 Underground Electrical Enclosure – Internal Board Options C-ES-133-04_REV_B
CoA 859 Cast Iron Electrical Pit Cover C-ES-133-01_REV_B
CoA 860 Cast Iron Electrical Pit Frame C-ES-133-05_REV_B
CoA 865 Trenches – Road & Footpaths C-ES-140-01_REV_B
CoA 866 Trenches – Park Lands C-ES-141-01_REV_B
CoA 867 Bored Trenches – Park Lands C-ES-141-02_REV_B
CoA 870 Power Bollard – View, Notes & Installation C-ES-170-01_REV_B
CoA 871 Power Bollard – Elevations C-ES-170-02_REV_B
CoA 872 Power Bollard – Plan Details C-ES-170-03_REV_B
CoA 873 Power Bollard – Section Details C-ES-170-04_REV_B
CoA 874 Power Bollard – Switchgear Mounting Bars & Plates C-ES-170-05_REV_B
CoA 880 MSB – 100Amp C-ES-170-06_REV_B
CoA 881 MSB – 250Amp / 400Amp C-ES-170-07_REV_B
CoA 885 Undergrounding of Private Properties – Plan & Schedule C-ES-150-01_REV_B
CoA 886 Undergrounding of Private Properties – Details C-ES-150-02_REV_B
CoA 888Wall Mounted Lantern - For Reference OnlyC-ES-160-01_REV_B
CoA 889 Wall Mounted Lantern – Cable Protection – For Reference Only C-ES-160-02_REV_B
Detail #DescriptionPrevious standard
CoA 900 Kerb Installation in Existing Pavements - Footpath Behind Kerb CoA 900
CoA 901 Kerb Installation in Existing Pavements - Verge Behind Kerb CoA 901
CoA 910 150mm Edge Beam (150 EB) – Minor Traffic Volumes N/A
CoA 911 150mm Edge Beam (150 EB) – Heavy Duty or Bus Route N/A
CoA 950Low Volume Roads (Residential Streets & Laneways) <2000 Vehicles per dayP402-01
CoA 951Heavily Trafficked Roads with Asphalt Surfaces, Between 2000-20000 Vehicles per dayP402-01
CoA 952Very Heavily Trafficked Roads with Asphalt Surfaces, >20000 Vehicles per dayP402-01
CoA 953Trenching Perpendicular to the RoadP402-02
CoA 954Trenching Diagonally to the RoadP402-02
CoA 955Trenching Parallel to the RoadP402-02
CoA 956Services Trench ReinstatementP403-01
CoA 957Drainage Trench ReinstatementP403-01
CoA 969Tactile Ground Surface IndicatorsC 130-02
CoA 970Flagstone Paving Detail Around Circular ObjectsP401-04
CoA 971Flagstone Paving Detail Around Service Pit CoversP401-04
CoA 972Interlocking Paving Detail Around Circular ObjectsP401-04
CoA 973Interlocking Paving Detail Around Service Pit CoversP401-04
CoA 974Service Pits Within Paved Footpath - Typical SectionP401-04
CoA 990Continuous Footpath Typical LayoutN/A

Urban Elements Catalogue (Technical Notes)

View chapters of the previous design notes and construction standards (last updated August 2021).

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Electronic Drafting Guidelines (594KB)

Design and Drawing Guidelines (198KB)

Linetype files (ZIP, 30KB)

Title Blocks, CTB, scale bars and north point (ZIP, 350KB)

Typical design drawings (ZIP, 9.5MB)

These were last updated October 2020.

Technical specifications

Irrigation Technical Specification

Lighting and Electrical Technical Specification

Pavement Technical Specification

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