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Office of The Secretary: Department of Public Works and Highways
Office of The Secretary: Department of Public Works and Highways
DEPARTMENT ORDER)
No.
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AUG 262009
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Dropped Curbs
Curb Cut-outs
Walkways, Handrails and Open Spaces
Signages
Crossings
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FIGURE 1 : DROPPED CURBS
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CONTINUOUS
INCLINED SURFACE
ON RAMP NOT TO
EXCEED1:12
CURB
PLANTS
(SHRUBS)
SIDEWALK
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PEDESTRIAN
CROSSINGS
1:20 GRAD.
PREVENTS
WATER FROM
COLLECTING
SIDEWALK
RAMP: 1:12 MAX GRADIENT
DROPPED CURB
1:20 GRADIENT TO
PREVENT WATER
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FROM COLLECTING
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25mm MAX HEIGHT
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Minimum Requirements
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
DROPPED CURBS SHALL BE SLOPED TOWARDS THE ROAD WITH A MAXIMUM CROSS'
GRADIENT OF 1:20 TO PREVENT WATER FROM COLLECTING AT THE SIDEWALK;
1.6
THE LOWEST POINT OF THE DROPPED CURB SHOULD NOT EXCEED 25 mm HEIGHT
ABOVE THE ROAD GUTTER;
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SIDEWALK
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PLANTING STRIP
OR STREET FURNITURE
< 3.50m
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Fig.2B : Other Variation of Dropped Curb
at Corners
DROPPED
CURB
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CROSSING
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(Min. )
Minimum Requirements
2.1
2.2
2.3
CURB CUT-OUTS SHOULD NOT HAVE A GRADIENT NOT MORE THAN 1:12;
1:100 MAX.
CROSS GRADIENT
ROADWAY SURFACE
Min.
1.20m.
Fig. 3A : Sidewalks
SIDEWALK
12.00m.(MAX)
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Minimum Requirements
3.1
SIDEWALKS SHOULD BE KEPT AS LEVEL AS POSSIBLE AND PROVIDED WITH SLlPRESISTANT MAT~RIAL;
3.2
WHENEVER
MORE THAN
SIDEWALKS
SIDEWALKS
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
DIMENSIONS OF 13mm X 13mm AND SHALL NOT PROJECT MORE THAN 6.5mm
ABOVE OR BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE SIDEWALK;
SIDEWALKS SHOULD HAVE A CONTINUING SURFACE WITHOUT ABRUPT PITCHES IN
ANGLE OR INTTERUPTIONS BY CRACKS OR BREAKS CREATING EDGES ABOVE 6.5mm;
IN LENGTHY OR BUSY SIDEWALKS, SPACES SHOULD BE PROVIDED AT SOME POINT
ALONG THE ROUTE SO THAT A WHEELCHAIR MAY PASS ANOTHER OR TURN AROUND;
THESE SPACES SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM DIMENSION OF 1.5 METERS AND
SHOULD BE SPACED AT A MAXIMUM DISTANCE OF 12.00 METERS BETWEEN
STOPS;
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KEEP ROUTES AS
STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE
WITH RIGHT ANGLE
TURNS
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3.8
3.9
WHERE PLANTING IS PROVIDED ADJACENT TO THE WALKWAY, REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE BRANCHES OF TREES OR SHRUBS DO NOT OVERHANG
SIDEWALKS OR PATHS, AS THEY DO NOT ONL YPRESENT A PARTICULAR DANGER TO
THE BLIND, BUT THEY ALSO REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE FOOTWAY WIDTH AVAILABLE TO
PEDESTRIANS;
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Minimum Requirements
3.12
3.13
3.14
3.15
HANDRAILS THAT REQUIRE FULL GRIP SHOULD HAVE A DIMENSION OF 30mm TO 50mm;
3.16
OPEN SPACE
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OPEN SPACE
ROADWAY
PLANTERS
Minimum Requirements
3.17
WHERE OPEN SPACES ARE PROVIDED ADJACENT TO WALKWAY, THE BLIND CAN BECOME
PARTICULARLY DISORIENTED. THEREFORE, IT IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL IF ANY SIDEWALK
OR PATHS CAN BE GIVEN DEFINED EDGES EITHER BY THE USE OF PLANTERS WITH DWARF
WALLS, OR A GRASS VERGE, OR SIMILAR, WHICH PROVIDES A TEXTURE DIFFERENT
FROM THE PATH.
FIGURE 4 : SIGNAGES
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED
SIGNS; SIMPLE & EASY
TO UNDERSTAND;EASILY
DETECTED
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DIRECTION SIGN FOR PEDESTRIANS SUITABLE
FOR DISABLED
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ACCESS
SYMBOL
B PHONE C E.LEVATOR 0
PARKING
E RAMP
Fig. 4B : Signages
SIGN'
A
SIZE (em)
10 x 10
A, B,C,D
15 x 15
A, B,C
22 x 22
A,B,C,D,E
A, B,C,D,E
F
30 x 30
60 x 60
20 x 60
USAGE
COMFORT ROOM, STALL DOORS
WITH OR WITHOUT DIRECTIONAL
ARROWS TO IDENTIFY DOORS, ROOMS
WITH OR WITHOUT ARROWS
FOR EXTERIOR USE
FOR EXTERIOR USE
FOR EXTERIOR USE
Minimum Requirements
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
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4.7
FIGURE 5 : CROSSINGS
DROPPED
CURB
RAILING
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PROVIDE HANDRAILS ON
OUTER SIDE SIDE OF WALKWAY
AT DROPPED CURB BUT SHOULD
NOT OBSTRUCT CROSSING
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TACTILE SURFACES AT
VICINITY OF CROSSING
mmmm
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SIDEWALK
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NARNING
BLOCK~
(DROPPED CURB)
CROSSING BLOCKS
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5.1
BE AS PERPENDICULAR
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.2
ALL CROSSINGS SHOULD BE LOCATED CLOSE IF NOT CONTIGUOUS WITH THE NORMAL
PEDESTRIAN DESIRE LINE;
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5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6