ROAD WORKS (DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION) STANDARDS [ S.L.332.08 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 332.08
ROAD WORKS (DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION) 
STANDARDS REGULATIONS
21st November, 2003
LEGAL NOTICE 364 of 2003.
Citation. 
and Construction) Standards Regulations.
Duty of 
compliance with 
standards.
2. Any person designing or building any road or carrying out
maintenance or other work thereon shall comply with the Design
and Construction Standards for Road Works provided for in
regulation 3.
Road Works 
Standards.
3. The Design and Construction Standards for Road Works
are the following:
(i) Volume 1- Specifications for Road Works;
(ii) Volume 2 - Notes for Guidance on the
Specification for Road Works;
(iii) Volume 3 - Road Construction Details;
(iv) Volume 4 - Method of Measurement for Road
Works and Notes for Guidance of Measurement
of Road Works;
(v) Volume 5- Design Manual for Roads and
Bridges;
(vi) Volume 6- Guidelines for the Standard
Presentation of Design Documents for Road
Construction.
(vii) Volume 7 - Directives for the Standardization of
Pavements for Traffic Areas.
Accessibility of 
Road Works 
Standards.
4. The Design and Construction Standards for Road Works
provided for in regulation 3 shall be accessible to the public at the
offices of the Malta Transport Authority, during normal office
hours.
Application of 
Road Works 
Standards
5. The Design and Construction Standards for Road Works
provided for in regulation 3 shall apply to all road works
undertaken after the coming into force of these regulations but shall
not apply to any road works which have been completed or
commenced on the said date.
Interpretation of 
regulations.
6. Without prejudice to any action that may be exercisable
against any person who designs or builds any road in contravention
of these regulations, nothing in these regulations shall be construed
as granting a right to any person against the Malta Transport
Authority or against the Government or other public authority or
against any person acting in his or her official capacity as an officer
or an employee of Government or of any such aforesaid authority in
respect of failure of any road to conform to the performance
associated with the Design and Construction Standards for Road
Works stipulated in these regulations.
