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Dear
To,
All State Secretaries of Nodal Departments.
Copy to: All CEOs/ CEs for information and compliance.
Part I (A)
Review of Geometric Design Standards for Rural Roads in Hill Areas
S.
No.
1.
Item
Classification
Amendments Recommended
New Construction
Same system as defined in NRRDA
guidelines
Carriageway
width
Through Roads
Existing roads with carriageway 3.0 m or more can
wait unless evidence of safety hazard.
Roadway
width
minimum
Link Roads
As for new construction.
6m in SP:20 (virtually 6.7 m (a) Through Roads: 6.0 m (including Existing roads with formation upto 5.0m may wait.
including parapet and drain)
parapet and drain)
Notes:
5.95 m in Hill Road Manual for
ODR
Notes
(including
S.
No.
4.
5.
Item
Widening at
Curves
Width
Bridges
Amendments Recommended
New Construction
Through roads
5.5 m
Link roads
4.25 m
6.
Roadway width
for culverts and
causeways
(including parapet
S.
No
.
7.
Item
Minimum
radius of
horizontal
curves
Amendments Recommended
New Construction
As per IRCSP:20
Mountainous
terrain
Steep Terrain
Not
affecte
d with
snow
Not
affect
ed
with
snow
Sno
w
boun
d
Sno
w
bou
nd
Mountainous
terrain
Steep Terrain
Not
affecte
d with
snow
Sno
w
bou
nd
Not
affecte
d with
snow
Sno
w
boun
d
33m
20m
23m
(i) ODR
Ruling
Ruling
30m
33m
20m
23m
Absolute 20m
minimum
23m
14m
15m
30m
12m
15m
12m
15m
(ii) Link roads
20m
Absolute 14m
minimum
23m
15m
20m
14m
Ruling
30m
33m
20m
23m
Absolute
minimum
12m
15m
12m
15m
23m
15m
S.
No.
8.
Item
Longitudinal
gradients
(except
hairpin
bends)
Amendments Recommended
New Construction
Mountainous Steep
Terrain
Terrain
Mountainous
Terrain
Steep
Terrain
Ruling
Gradient
5%
6%
Ruling
Gradient
5%
6%
Limiting
Gradient
6%
7%
Limiting
Gradient
7%
8%
Exceptional
Gradient
7%
8%
Exceptional
Gradient*
10%
10%
9.
Hairpin
Bends
(i)
Minimum design
speed
20
km/hour
(b) VR
6.5 m
7.5 m
6.5 m
12 m
15 m
2.5%
(1 in 40)
(v) Gradient
14 m
15 m
(v) Gradient
0.5%
(a) Maximum
10 %
2.5%
(1 in 40)
(1 in 200)
(vi) Maximum
Superelevation
20
km/hour
(b) Minimum
Minimum design
speed
(a) ODR
(a) Maximum
(i)
(b) Minimum
0.5%
(1 in 200)
(vi) Maximum
Superelevation
10 %
Part I (B)
Review of Geometric Design Standards for Rural Roads in Plains
Amendments Recommended
S.
No.
1.
Item
Classification
2.
Carriageway
width
New Construction
Same system as defined in NRRDA
guidelines
Same system
guidelines
Through Roads
Existing roads with carriageway 3.0 m or
more can wait unless evidence of safety
hazard.
Roadway width ODR and VR : 7.5 m for traffic more (a) Through Roads : 7.5 m
minimum
than 100 motorised
vehicles per day
(b) Link Roads : 6.0 m
: 6.0 m for traffic less
than 100 motorised Notes
vehicles per day
as
defined
in
NRRDA
Link Roads
As for new construction. (no tolerance for
existing road)
Amendments Recommended
S.
No.
4.
Item
Widening
Curves
at Widening
Roadway
of
Pavement
New Construction
Width
Bridges
of 5.5 m
Roadway width
for culverts and
causeways
7.5 m
Amendments Recommended
S.
No.
7.
Item
Minimum radius
of horizontal
curves
As per IRC:SP:20
New Construction
Rolling
Terrain
(i) ODR
Ruling
90 m
60 m
Absolute Minimum
60 m
45 m
Plain
Terrain
Rolling
Terrain
Ruling
90 m
60 m
Absolute Minimum
60 m
45 m
Exceptional
40 m
35 m
(ii) VR
Ruling
90 m
60 m
Absolute Minimum
60 m
45 m
S.
No.
8.
Item
Longitudinal
gradients
Plain
Terrain
Rolling
Terrain
Ruling
Gradient
3.3 %
3.3 %
Limiting
Gradient
5%
Exceptional
Gradient
6%
Amendments Recommended
Existing Roads (Tolerances
that can be accepted)
New Construction
Plain Terrain
Rolling
Terrain
Ruling
Gradient
3.3 %
3.3 %
5%
Limiting
Gradient
5%
5%
6%
Exceptional
Gradient*
8%
10 %
Part -II
Recommendations of the Expert Committee to review the Standards,
Specifications and Design of Rural Roads for achieving economy in
cost of construction of Rural Roads:
1.
Context
2.
2.1
traffic should not be more than 3 days at a time, and in hill areas, it should
not exceed 24 hrs for Village Roads (VRs)and 12 hrs for Other District Roads
(ODRs). The shorter duration in hill areas is stipulated because alternate
routes are usually not available. The total interruption during the season
should not exceed 10 days for ODRs and 15 days for VRs. The committee
recommends that this prescription for all weather road category may be
adopted. The total interruption of 10 days may be applied to Through Routes,
while Link Roads could be allowed to have a total interruption to traffic of 15
days.
2.2
However,
for
the
design
of
submersible
bridges,
permissible
3.
3.1
Design flood frequency will have significant bearing on fixing the height
of embankment. The Rural Roads Manual IRC SP :20 specifies the general
criteria for embankment height from road drainage consideration, which
requires that the difference between formation level and high flood level is
not less than 0.6 m and between formation level and ground level not less
than 1.0m. Generally the criteria specified in the Manual will be followed. A
desirable flood frequency of 5 years is recommended for deciding the
embankment height subject to recommendations given in Para 4. Flood levels
corresponding to five years frequency should be fixed on the basis of flood
records, relevant data and information for the last twenty years obtained
from flood control / irrigation departments or other concerned agencies. The
design flood levels should also be ascertained through a good sample of local
enquiry during the transect walk. Care shall be exercised that only normal
flood levels are considered and not the floods due to abnormal cloud bursts
or breaching of any irrigation structures etc.
4.
4.1
As a general rule, top of the road crust (at crown) shall not be more
than 1.5m above the ground level except at locations of the cross drainage
structures and their approaches, subject to meeting the all-weather road
criteria as per Para 2.
5.
Investigations required:
5.1
6.
Engineering solutions:
6.1
the roads safe and traffic worthy during and after the floods. Depth and
duration of submergence will be critical in deciding the type of pavement,
shoulders
and
side
slopes
treatment.
Techno-economic
viability
of
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
The causeway bed and its approaches covering the portion likely to
be submerged and the approaches to submersible bridges covering
the portion likely to be submerged shall be provided with CC
Pavement. The design of causeway and submersible bridges shall
cheaper
than
recommended.
stone/
concrete
block
pitching
may
be
(x)
(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)
For the long span bridges of beyond 50 m, the width of the bridge
shall be 5.5 m in place of 4.25 m recommended for normal bridges.
(xiv)