Road Safety Infrastructure Facility Standards Indian Context

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1 Road Safety Infrastructure Facility Standards Indian Context Tony Mathew Road Safety Professional Advisor, IRF

2 Contents AH & NH network in India Key Infrastructure Issues affecting Road Safety Guidelines What is available & missing Government Initiatives

3 Asian Highways - Summary Agreement by 32 countries Total 140,000 km In India 11,525 km of National Highways (NHs) & 26 km of State Roads

4 Indian Road Network Second Largest in the World About 65% of the freight and 80% of the passenger traffic are carried by the roads National Highways are the highest category roads; constitute only 1.5% of the total road network, but carries 40% of the total traffic Notorious for road accidents - > 145,000 fatalities during the year 2015

5 Road Network Sl No. Road Type Managing Agency 1. Expressways 2. National Highways 3. State Highways 4. Major District Roads 5. Other District Roads 7. Village Roads NHAI/ MORT&H State Road Agencies Public Works Department/ Roads & Bridges Department/ Roads Authorities/ Corporations 8. Forest Roads

6 Highways Standard Configuration Sl No. Road Type AH Classification 1. Expressways (access controlled) Primary 2. Six Lane Four lane (dual carriageway) Class I 3. Two Lane with paved shoulders Class II/ II 4. Two Lane Class II/ III

7 AH Network in India - Status Primary Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Below Category 3 AH Length

10 Jaipur- Kishangarh

Road Deaths in 2015 Road Deaths 37% 28% Road

35% State Highways Over 60% of deaths on 5%

Maharashtra Karnataka Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh

Bihar Punjab Haryana Odisha Kerala Chhattisgarh

Kashmir Uttarakhand Goa Puducherry Meghalaya

Mizoram Sikkim Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 77,200 53% 17,666

13 Road Deaths in 2015 Road Deaths 37% 28% Road Length 2% 95% National Highways Other Roads 3% 35% State Highways Over 60% of deaths on 5% road network Uttar Pradesh Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Karnataka Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Gujarat Telangana West Bengal Bihar Punjab Haryana Odisha Kerala Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Assam Delhi Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Uttarakhand Goa Puducherry Meghalaya Tripura Manipur Chandigarh Arunachal Pradesh Mizoram Sikkim Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu Nagaland Andaman & Nicobar Islands Lakshadweep ,200 53% 17,666 15,642 13,212 10,856 10,510 9,314 deaths in top 6 states deaths of total deaths

14 Safety Engineering Major Issues Land Use/ Uncontrolled Access to the highway Median Openings Lack of Visibility Lack of Footpaths/ Walkways/ Pedestrian Crossing facilities Lack of Cycle lanes Hazardous Junctions Encroachments

15 Safety Engineering Major Issues Unprotected hazardous objects near the highway Improper Speed Management Deficiencies in Geometric Design Sharp Curves, Broken Back Curves, etc. Improper/ Lack of Traffic Signs & Road Markings

16 Geometry for a high speed road

17 Geometry for a high speed road

18 Level difference between the two carriageways

19 Deficient design and Implementation

20 Wrong Median Opening leading to Contra-flow

21 Y Junctions [Common Problem]

22 Vulnerable Road Users at Risk

23 Road Design Guidelines Indian Roads Congress (IRC) guidelines used for the planning, design and construction of highways; 98 IRC guidelines & 96 special publications covering all aspects of road design and specifications

24 Road Safety Infrastructure Elements Guidelines are available for: Traffic Signs & Road Markings [Complete] Roadside & Median Barriers [needs update] Clear zones Pedestrian facilities (Crossings, Sidewalks, Refuge Islands & fences) Bicycle lanes [focused on Urban] Lighting & Sight distance Speed hump

25 Required Guidelines Traffic Calming Measures Delineators At-Grade Intersections Roundabouts (in process) Bicycle lanes (specific to highways) Pedestrian crossings [Not complete] Crash Barriers [update required] Gateway Designs

26 Required Infrastructure elements for Safe Travel Traffic Calming Measures Traffic Signs & Road Markings [Important] Safety barriers at appropriate locations Control of Hoardings along the highway

27 Required Infrastructure elements for Safe Travel Controlled Access to the major highway; Segregated space for pedestrians & cyclists Properly designed intersections Strict control of highway encroachments Street Lighting on all junctions and other necessary points along the highway

28 Why we still don t build safe roads? Agreement has to include specific road safety features to be considered on the network Road Safety Audit has to be made mandatory

29 Government of India Initiatives? Large scale blackspot improvements in progress (300 million USD Budget) Nation wide training in Road Safety Engineering initiated Road Safety Audit is being made mandatory Separate funding made available for road safety improvements Removal of Hoardings from NH RoW and 10m beyond either side is initiated/ in progress

30 Thank you

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