IRC SP 87 2013

SIX LANING

DESIGN SPEED KM/H

Terrain CS of Ground Ruling Min.

Plain Up to 25% 100 80
Mountainous More than 25% 60 40

ROW

Minimum 60 m should be available. Would acquire addition land required if any. Where the alignment of 6-lane
Highway is to be retrofitted on to existing highway, the details of ROW width on LHS and RHS from center line of
existing carriageway(s) at 50 m intervals shall be provided to the Concessionaire in Schedule 'A' of the Concession
Agreement.

LANE WIDTH Of Carriageway

3.5m

MEDIAN Raised/Depressed

Section Min. Width (m)

Plain & Rolling Terrain Mountainous and
Steep Terrain
Raised* Depressed Raised*
Open country with 5.0 7.0 2.5
isolated built-up area
Built up area 2.5 NA 2.5
Approach to GSS 5.0 NA 2.5
*Incl. Kerb shyness of 0.5m on either side.
SHOULDERS

Plain & Rolling Terrain

Section (m) on either side

Paved Earthen Total
Open country with Isolated build up area 1.5 2.0 3.5
Built up area 2.0 - 2.0
Approaches GSS 2.0 - 2.0
Bridge Approaches 1.5 2.0 3.5

Mountainous & Steep Terrain

Section Paved Earthen Total

Open country with Isolated Hill side 1.5 - 1.5
build up area Valley side 1.5 1.0 2.5
Built up area & approaches to Hill Side 0.25+1.5 - 1.75
grade separated (Raised)
structures/bridges Valley Side 0.25+1.5 - 1.75
(Raised)
Notes:

I. RT Wall with Parapet is provided on Valley side, the earthen shoulder may not be provided.
II. RT/RE Wall on either side shall be abutting the paved shoulders & shall have crash barriers on top.

ROADWAY WIDTH

The width of roadway shall depend upon the width of carriageway, shoulders and the median.

On horizontal curves with radius up to 300 m, width of pavement and roadway in each carriageway shall be
increased as per

Radius of Curve Extra Width

75 – 100 m 0.9 m
101 – 300 m 0.6 m
SERVICE ROADS

WIDTH

The roadway width of service road shall be minimum 10 m. In built-up areas where separator (as
per para 2.15 of this Manual), between main carriageway and service road; and RCC/Cement
Concrete lined drain-cum-footpath on ROW side are provided, no earthen shoulder shall be
provided for service road. The minimum width of paved portion of the service road shall be 7 m.

If required,

PARKING BAYS

Length 20 m and width 3.0 m

BRIDGES

Length of Bridge < 60 m SR is required on both sides of stream, suitably

DESIGN
designed 2-lane bridge structure shall be
provided. SPEED
Length of Bridge >/= 60 m Separate bridge may not be provided & SR shall Min. 40 km/h
be merged with Project Highway at 50 m
distance before Bridge.
ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION LANES

Length: Designed for speed differential of 60 km/h

Width: 5.5 m (min.)

Taper at merge: 1 in 15 beyond design length