GEOMETRICS AND SURFACING OPTIONS

FOR SNRTP WORKS

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Road Components Design Standards Remarks
Terai Hill /
Mountain
1.
Carriageway Width
(m)
Traffic < 100 VPD 3.00 3.00
Traffic>100VPD< 3.75 3.75
400VPD
2. Shoulder Width (m) 1.50 0.75 On both sides

3. Roadway Width (m)

Traffic
< 100 VPD 6.00 4.50 Excludes width of
(see notes below) drain, parapet &
Traffic>100VPD< 6.75 5.25 retaining wall top
400VPD
4. Right of Way (m) 20.00 20.00 10m Right-of-Way
(ROW) on either side
from the road centre
line
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Road Components Design Standards Remarks
Terai Hill /
Mountain
5. Corridor of Impact or As specified in as COI will be the
COI (see notes below) per the provision of minimum width to
the Environmental cover the actual road
and Social construction boundary
Management plus 1.00m on each
Framework (ESMF) side of the
of SNRTP construction line.

6. Design Speed (KMPH)

Ruling 50 25
Minimum 40 20
7. Stopping Sight 45.00 20.00
Distance (m)
8. Lateral Clearance
(m)
Normal 1.50 1.00
Minimum 1.00 0.50
9. Vertical Clearance 5.00 5.00
(m)
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Road Components Design Standards Remarks
Terai Hill /
Mountain
10 Radius of
. Horizontal Curves
(m)
Ruling 90.00 20.00
Minimum 60.00 12.50 Exceptional case:
10m
11 Hairpin bends
Desirable spacing NA 100 Distance between
(m) two bends
Minimum radius NA 12.5 Exceptional Case:
(m) 8.5m
Minimum roadway NA 5.5 For curves with
width at apex (m) radius <12.5m
provide 7.00 width
12 Gradient (%)
.
Ruling 5 7
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Road Components Design Standards Remarks
Terai Hill /
Mountain
Limiting 6 10
Exceptional 7 12 Up to 15% in hill
roads for short
stretch of 50m in
unavoidable
situation except in
hairpin bends.
Maximum for 5 6
Bridge approach
Minimum in hill NA 0.50
roads
13 Extra Widening (m)
.
For curve radius 1.5 1.5
20m
For curve radius 20 0.60 0.60
-60 m
For curve radius > Nil Nil
60 m
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Road Components Design Standards Remarks
Terai Hill /
Mountain
14 Camber minimum
. (%)
Earthen Roads 5 5 Hills: Unidirectional
camber sloping
either towards hill
side or valley side.
Terai: both side
camber from centre
line
Gravel Roads 4 4 Hills: Unilateral
camber in
carriageway sloping
towards hill side.
Terai: both side
camber from centre
line
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Road Components Design Standards Remarks
Terai Hill /
Mountain
Bituminous Roads 3 3 Hills: Unilateral
camber in
carriageway sloping
towards hill side.
Terai: both side
camber from centre
line
15 Passing zone/Bus Width 2.5m in
. lay Byes addition to
carriageway
width and length
30m along the
edge of
carriageway
tapered to 20m
along the outer
edge or at least of
dimensions as
specified in NRSS-
2013
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Road Components Design Standards Remarks
Terai Hill /
Mountain
16 Traffic Signs and As detailed in the
. Road Safety NRRS 2013
17 Carriageway width
. (cross-drainage
structures)
Culvert 6.00 4.5 Distance between
parapet walls
Bridge 4.25 4.25 Distance between
kerb on one side
and footpath (min
1.00m width) on the
other side (see
notes below)
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Road Components Design Standards Remarks
Terai Hill /
Mountain
18 Road side drains Hill roads: tick drain
. with masonry (1:4)
back wall and 10cm
thick M-15 grade
concrete sloped bed
throughout the road
length as required
Built up areas: Type
G drain specified in
DOLIDAR Technical
Guideline with
adequate cover
slabs for crossings
Surfacing Options
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Road Components Design Standards Remarks
Terai Hill /
Mountain
1. Gravel Surface 15 cm thick in Hill roads: 15cm
carriageway for gravel surfacing in
both hill and carriageway to be
Terai roads. extended in the hill
side shoulder up to
inner edge of the
drain. Tapering gavel
hard shoulder (15cm
to 6cm) in the valley
side with slope
towards the valley.
Terai roads: 1.00m
wide tapering gravel
hard shoulder (15cm
to 6 cm) with slope
towards the
embankment on
either side of the
carriageway
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Road Components Design Standards Remarks
Terai Hill /
Mountain
2. Bituminous Surface For traffic 150 Hill roads:
VPD b, Otta-seal
Otta-seal to be

For traffic > 150 extended in the hill

VPD b, DBST side shoulder up to
inner edge of the
drain.
Sand seal in
carriageway
Hard shoulder in
valley side
Double Otta-seal in
sharp
curves(R<12m)
and in road section
with gradient in
excess of 10%
Terai Roads:
Otta-seal with
sand seal in
carriageway
Pre-cast M15 concrete
edge
blocks(300mm150mm
80mm) on both sides of
carriageway.
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Road Components Design Standards Remarks
Terai Hill /
Mountain
3. Otta seal pavement Hill roads:
design for traffic < Capping layer and

150 VPD based on sub base to extend

to full formation
subgrade CBR
width.
2.00% < CBR < 4.00 100 mm Crusher CRM (10cm) from
% Run Material outer edge of
(CRM) carriageway to
inner edge of hill
100 mm Gravel side drain
Sub-base Tapered CRM
(10cm to 6 cm)
200 mm Capping valley side
Layer c shoulder with
slope towards the
4.00% < CBR < 7.00 100mm CRM
valley
%
100mm Gravel Terai roads:
Sub-base Capping layer and
sub base in
100mm Capping carriageway and
Layer 1.00m shoulder on
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Road Components Design Standards Remarks
Terai Hill /
Mountain
7.00% < CBR < 10.00 100mm CRM either side of
% carriageway
100mm Gravel Tapered CRM
Sub-base (10cm to 6 cm)
from outer side of
precast edging to
the edge of sub
base.
4. DBST pavement Type and
design for traffic > thickness of
150 VPD different
pavement layers
to be based on
detailed design.
Notes: