The IRC is popularizing modern ideas on road development and road engineering by publishing Papers and articles on all aspects of Highway Engineering. The IRC brings out the following periodicals:

1. Indian Highways (Monthly)
2. Journal of the Indian Roads Congress (Quarterly)
3. Highway Research Journal (erstwhile Highway Research Bulletin) (Half Yearly)
4. Highway Research Record (Yearly)

IRC Standards, Special Publications & Research Publications

The IRC has so far published 141 Standards and Codes of Practice, 146 Special Publications, 26 State-of-the-Art Reports, 78 Highway Research Bulletin, 12 Highway Research Journal and 41 Highway Research Records. It has also brought out 32 important publications on behalf of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, two publications on behalf of the Ministry of Rural Development and four publications on behalf of Planning Commission. Various Standards, Codes of Practice and Guidelines published by the Indian Roads Congress have helped in achieving uniformity in design and construction practices of roads and bridges in the country. 

New Publications

In the year 2024-2025 IRC has brought out the following new/ revised publications which are proving to be quite beneficial to the highway profession.

New documents:

1. IRC:139-2024 "Guidelines for Multimodal Passenger Terminals"
2. IRC:140-2025 “Specifications for Bonded Rigid Pavement”
3. IRC:142-2025 “Guidelines on Full depth Recycling/Reclamation Technology for Pavements Using Cementitious Binders”
4. IRC:SP:140-2024 "Guidelines for Design of Short Slab Concrete Pavements for Highways and Expressways"
5. IRC:SP:142-2024 "Manual for Red Light Violation Detection System"
6. IRC:SP:143-2024 Guidelines on Steel-Concrete Composite Box Girder Superstructure for Road Bridges"
7. IRC:SP:144-2024 "Guidelines for Detailing of Steel Bridges"
8. IRC:SP:146-2025 “Manual for Development of Wayside Amenities Along Highways on Public Private Partnership Mode”
9. IRC:SP:148-2025 “Manual for Smart Parking Management Systems”

Revised documents:

1. IRC:5-2024 "Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges, Section I-General Features of Design" (Ninth Revision)
2. IRC:40-2024 "Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges, Section IV -(Brick, Stone and Cement Concrete Block Masonry Chud Revision)
3. IRC:78-2024 (Part -1) "Standard Specifications and 12te of Practice for Road Bridges, Foundations and Substructure Part I General Features and Working Stress Design" (Third Revision)
4. IRC:SP:35-2024 "Manual for Bridge Management, Inventory, Inspection and Maintenance" (First Revision)
5. IRC:SP:104-2024 "Guidelines for Fabrication & Erection of Steel Bridges "(First Revision)
6. IRC:75-2025 (Part -2) “Guidelines for Retrofitting Measures for Protection of Road Systems Including Surrounding Areas from Rainfall, Waterlogging and Flooding”