"Practical Guide to Street Works" provides practical advice to assist good workmanship and promote the highest standards of reinstatement by site operatives and supervisors. The information is divided into sections and presented in the order a reinstatement is undertaken: from signing, excavating, reinstating, and leaving a completed job. Each section is typically broken down to cover: specification details; checks with hints and tips of what to look out for; a list of tasks to be completed; and Health and Safety issues to be aware of.

The guide includes relevant extracts from the Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways, these references and items that may be used as reference for supervisors are clearly marked in the text.