CS-11.5 Completion of Manholes

1. All manholes shall be completed with the covers flush to the finished ground level, be visible and accessible for maintenance.
2. All manholes shall have lids, covers and frames as shown in the approved drawings. 
3. Where a manhole is to be constructed in soft ground, the area under the manhole shall be undercut to solid ground conditions and backfilled with suitable fill to provide an adequate foundation for the manhole base.
4. All stormwater manhole covers and frames shall be painted blue and all wastewater manhole covers and frames shall be painted white with road marking paint complying with NZTA M/7 Roadmarking Paints.

Definitions in this section

Approved drawings

Ground

NZTA

Road

Stormwater

Wastewater