British Standards Institution

Sector: Construction

Overview: Under the direction of CB/30, is responsible for the National and European Standardization work concerning road materials. It mirrors CEN/TC 227 which prepares specifications, test methods, compliance criteria for materials for construction and maintenance of roads, airfields and other trafficked areas.

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In Progress (12)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS WI 00227561	Road materials — Environmental product declarations — Product category rules complementary to EN 15804 for bituminous mixtures Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-05-28	Drafting
Draft decision 14/2023 to adopt a new work item for WG 5:	- Characterisation of the acoustic properties of road surfaces Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Construction \| Civil engineering \| Road engineering \| Road construction Proposal begins : 2023-11-16	Proposal
Decision 35/2022 NWIP	Road and airfield surface characteristics — Test methods — Part 8: Determination of transverse unevenness and crossfall Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Construction \| Civil engineering \| Road engineering \| Road engineering. General \| Road construction Proposal begins : 2022-04-28	Proposal
Decision 35/2022 for the revision of EN 13036-8	Road and airfield surface characteristics — Test methods — Part 8: Determination of transverse unevenness and crossfall Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Construction \| Civil engineering \| Road engineering \| Road engineering. General \| Road construction Proposal begins : 2022-05-03	Proposal
Decision 27/2023 to adopt NWI for revision of CEN/TS 12697-50:2018	Bituminous mixtures - Test methods - Part 50: Resistance to scuffing Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Petroleum and related technologies \| Waxes, bituminous materials and other petroleum products Proposal begins : 2023-12-20	Proposal
Decision 13/2024 to adopt a New Work Item for a new CEN/TS	on the rolling resistance of road surfaces Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-11-18	Proposal
Decision 10/2024 to adopt a New Work Item for a new CEN/TS	with the title Road materials — Environmental product declarations — Product category rules complementary to EN 15804 for bituminous mixtures Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-08-05	Proposal
CEN/TC 227 N 4322, Revision of EN 12697-4	Bituminous mixtures — Test methods — Part 4: Bitumen recovery: Fractionating column Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Petroleum and related technologies \| Waxes, bituminous materials and other petroleum products \| Construction \| Road engineering \| Road construction materials Proposal begins : 2021-07-09	Proposal
CEN/TC 227 N 4194, Revision of EN 12697-36	Bituminous mixtures - Test methods - Part 36: Determination of the thickness of bituminous pavement Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Waxes, bituminous materials and other petroleum products \| Construction \| Civil engineering \| Road engineering \| Road construction Proposal begins : 2020-06-09	Proposal
CEN/TC 227 N 4193 , Revision of EN 12697-15	Bituminous mixtures - Test methods - Part 15: Determination of the segregation sensitivity. Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Waxes, bituminous materials and other petroleum products \| Construction \| Civil engineering \| Road engineering \| Road construction Proposal begins : 2020-06-09	Proposal

Published (3)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 594-2:2003	Hot rolled asphalt for roads and other paved areas. Specification for transport, laying and compaction of hot rolled asphalt Categories: Road construction Published standard begins : 2003-08-27	Published standard
BS 4987-2:2003	Coated macadam (asphalt concrete) for roads and other paved areas. Specification for transport, laying and compaction Categories: Waxes, bituminous materials and other petroleum products \| Road construction materials Published standard begins : 2003-08-19	Published standard
BS 1707:2018	Road surface dressing, bond coats, seals, preservatives and other sprays. Specification for the method of test for binder sprayers for accuracy of spread of binder (spray bar bench test) Categories: Road construction Published standard begins : 2018-10-31	Published standard

Withdrawn (4)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 14227-13:2006	Hydraulically bound mixtures. Specifications. Soil treated by hydraulic road binder Categories: Road construction materials Withdrawn begins : 2016-01-11	Withdrawn
BS EN 14227-12:2006	Hydraulically bound mixtures. Specifications. . Soil treated by slag Categories: Road construction materials Withdrawn begins : 2016-01-11	Withdrawn
BS 594-1:2003	Hot rolled asphalt for roads and other paved areas. Specification for constituent materials and asphalt mixtures Categories: Road construction materials Withdrawn begins : 2005-06-16	Withdrawn
BS 4987-1:2003	Coated macadam (asphalt concrete) for roads and other paved areas. Specification for constituent materials and for mixtures Categories: Waxes, bituminous materials and other petroleum products \| Road construction materials Withdrawn begins : 2005-06-14	Withdrawn

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B/510 - Road materials

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