Design codes & technical specifications

Sydney Streets technical specifications

Design and construction standards for physical assets in our city, including roads, footpaths, kerbs, gutters, street lighting, and survey and stormwater infrastructure.

Published
Sydney Streets technical specifications book cover

Takeaways

  • When works are undertaken on local streets and footpaths, the Sydney Streets technical specifications provide developers, consultants, service providers and our employees with the standards and details for design and construction.

  • The specifications complement the Sydney Streets Code 2021, which sets out our vision for public infrastructure.

  • Technical and standard drawings are included in the specifications, which were developed from documents, work practices, research and analysis of industry best practice.

  • The Sydney Streets technical specifications provide a consolidated, comprehensive and concise approach to the design and construction of all public infrastructure works.

  • Revised version released in August 2023, with revision schedules located at the end of each section.
Sydney Streets technical specificationsPDF · 22.21 MB · Last modified

Version 6, full document.

Standard drawingsPDF · 14.05 MB · Last modified

All drawings.

Browse by section

Document cover with text and an image of a street with tram. Alongside the road is a pavement, street trees and seats with people.Design codes & technical specificationsSydney Streets Code 2021Published 12 May 2021
Sydney Lights Public Domain Design CodeDesign codes & technical specificationsSydney Lights: Public domain design codePublished 30 March 2015