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Urban Infrastructure- Lecture 2 Transport Infrastructure

The document outlines the classification of roads and urban roads, detailing types such as National Highways, State Highways, and various district roads. It also describes the hierarchy of urban roads including arterial, sub-arterial, collector, and local streets, emphasizing their functions and traffic management. Additionally, it highlights the essential utilities required for road infrastructure, such as drainage, water supply, and electricity cables.

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Urban Infrastructure- Lecture 2 Transport Infrastructure

The document outlines the classification of roads and urban roads, detailing types such as National Highways, State Highways, and various district roads. It also describes the hierarchy of urban roads including arterial, sub-arterial, collector, and local streets, emphasizing their functions and traffic management. Additionally, it highlights the essential utilities required for road infrastructure, such as drainage, water supply, and electricity cables.

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Infrastructure

Planning
-URP 114
(Urban and Regional Planning)

By- Ar. Navin Solanki


(B.Arch, M.Plan)
Transport
Tansport
• Roads, bridges,
• Railways,
• Airports,
• Seaports,
• Public transit systems
(buses, metros).
CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS
Types of Roads Basically, different types of roads can be
classified into two categories namely,
a) All-weather roads and
b) Fair-weather roads
All-weather roads: These roads are negotiable during all
weather, except at major river crossings where interruption of
traffic is permissible up to a certain limit extent, the road
pavement should be negotiable during all weathers.
Fair-weather roads: On these roads, the traffic may be
interrupted during monsoon season at causeways where
streams may overflow across the roads.
CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS
1) National Highways (NH): The NH connects the capital cities of the states and
the capital cities to the port. The roads connecting the neighboring countries are
also called as NH. The NH are at least 2 lanes of traffic about 7.5m d wide and
above. The NH are having concrete or bituminous surfacing.
2) State Highways (SH): SH are the main roads within the state and connect
important towns and cities of state. The width of state highways is generally 7.5m
and above.
3) Major District Roads (MDR): These roads connect the areas of production and
markets with either a SH or railway. The MDR should have at least metaled single
lane carriage way (i.e., 3.8m) wide. The roads carry mixed traffic.
4) Other District Roads (ODR): these roads connect the village to other village or
the nearest district road, with ghat, river etc. these roads have a single lane and
carry mixed traffic.
5) Village Roads (VR): these roads, like other district roads, connect the village or
village or nearby district road. The roads carry mixed traffic.
Classification of URBAN ROADS
IRC classifies (IRC 86-1983) the urban roads under the following four
categories excepting Expressways for which a separate class has
been proposed.
(i) Arterial
(ii) Sub-arterial
(iii) Collector street
(iv) Local streets
Arterial Road

The bulk of traffic between central business district and


outlying residential areas or between major suburban centres
takes place along them.
These may generally be spaced at less than 1.5 Km. interval in
highly developed central business areas to about 8 Km or so, in
thinly populated sub-urban areas.
Parking, loading and unloading activities are usually restricted
and regulated. Pedestrians are allowed to cross only at
intersections.
Sub-arterials
These streets are functionally similar to arterials with a lower
priority in hierarchy
Their spacing may vary from about 0.5 Km. in the central -
business district to 3 to 5 Km. in sub-urban areas
Collector streets
As the name suggests these streets are meant for collection and
distribution of traffic from residential neighbourhoods, business
and industrial areas and feed them to the sub-arterials and
arterials and vice versa.
Collector roads allow full access to and from adjoining areas
traversed by them. There are few parking restrictions except
during peak hours.
Local Streets
These form the micro-level network primarily providing access
to abutting properties.
They do not carry large volume of traffic and allow unrestricted
parking and pedestrian movement.
Road Hierarchy

According to IRC: 86 – 1983, (Geometric Design Standards for Urban Roads in Plains, Indian
Road Congress, 1983) the urban roads other than express ways are classified in four main
catagories.3
UTILITIES
Road utilities are required to provide the necessary service to the
roads and the neighboring areas.
These include the following:
1. Sewer and drainage
2. Storm Water Drain
3. Water Supply lines
4. Electricity Cables
5. Telecommunication cables
6. Gas pipelines
7. Cross conduit ducts
8. Lighting
9. Drainage
UTILITIES
Thank you
Ar. Navin Solanki
(Architect- Planner)
[email protected]

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