Datasets / Road and Bridge Job Files 1861-2017


Road and Bridge Job Files 1861-2017

Published By Housing and Public Works

Issued almost 6 years ago

AU
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Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a single dataset

Licence
Creative Commons Attribution

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

This series contains the microfilmed engineering drawings and other miscellaneous drawings of works, and other sundry items, undertaken by the Land Survey section of the Department of Main Roads and/or commissions. These drawings and design plans include construction and maintenance of roads and bridges, traffics islands, traffic lights, roadways and traffic routes. The files contain specifications and standards, plans and maps, correspondence between Local authorities regarding works in their area, estimates of costs, and tender documents. Also included are progressive quality tests, newspaper reports, government gazette notices relating to the road works and correspondence touching on land resumptions.