Design Standards ICTAAL 2015

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Design standards

1. Function of Highway

Length of Road 280 km

Design Standards ICTAAL-2015

Type of Road Motorway L1

Maximum authorized speed 130km/h

No. of Lanes 2x2 lane expandable to 2x3 lanes

Visibility rule Conception des routes et autoroutes –


Révision des règles sur la visibilité et sur
les rayons en angle saillant du profil en
long » published by Cerema in October
2018

2. Plan Layout

Minimum radius: Rm (m) 600m

Minimum radius at normal slope: Rdn (m) 1,000m

3. Progressive connections/ Spiral

Spiral Curves length for a curve of radius Maximum of 14|∆ δ|∧R/9


less than 1.5Rdn

4. Vertical Alignment
Maximum gradient 5%

Minimum radius in protruding 9,200m


angle (in m)

Minimum radius in retracted 4,200m


angle (in m)

5. Cross-section

TPC 2.6 m

BDG 1m

Traffic lane width 3.5 m

Carriageway width 7m

BAU 3m

Berm 1m

Safety Zone 10 m

Clear Height/Vertical clearance 4.75 m


6. Transverse slopes/Camber/Cross fall

Roadway 2.5% towards the outside

BDG Same to adjacent roadway

BAU Same to adjacent roadway

Berm Min. 8%

7. Superelevation

Roadway Minimum super elevation 2.5%

Maximum super elevation 7%

BAU Inner side of Curve same as that of the


adjacent roadway

Outer side of Curve Remains the same as in


straight alignment as long
as the slope does not
exceed 4%; beyond that, it
is in the opposite direction
to the slope and equal to
1.5%

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