CODE OF PRACTICE FOR ROAD MARKINGS IRC : 35-1997

APPENDIX - 1
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Description
No.

Details of Markings

Locations

A. LINE MARKINGS
1. Centre Line
(a)Rural
(i) Straight
reaches
-NH/SH
-Others
(ii)Curves
and
approaches
to intersections.
-NH/SH
-Others
(b)Urban
(i) Less than
4 lanes
- Straight
reaches
- Curves and
approaches
to intersections
(ii)Four lanes
or more
undivided
2. Traffic lane
(a) Rural
line
(i) Straight
reaches
(ii)Curves
and
approaches to
intersections
(a)Urban
(i) Straight
reaches
(ii)Curves and
approaches to
intersections
3. No overtaking
zone

4.

Warning line

All locations

5.
6.
7.

Border of Edge All locastions

Bus lane
All locations
Bicycle lane
All loccations

Colour

Type

Width

Para No.

cm

Length
of line
segment
m

Length
of
gap
m

White
White

Broken Single
-do-

10
10

3.0
3.0

6.0
4.5

8.2.9
8.2.9

White
White

- do - do -

10
10

3.0
3.0

3.0
3.0

8.2.9

White

- do -

15

3.0

4.5

8.2.5

White

- do -

15

3.0

3.0

8.2.5

Solid
single
or double

15

8.2.6

10+10

8.2.6

White
(-optionalty
yellow
White

10

8.3.3

White

Broken
single
Broken single
(Exceptionalty)
solid) refer
Para 8.3.4

10

8.3.3

White

As above

10

1.5

8.3.3

White

As above

10

1.5

1.5

8.3.3

Yellow

Solid single
10 As for center line
8.4.5
or Solid double
or solid and
broken
Broken
Equal
Lengths of line segments 8.5.1
single
to the
and gaps of normal lines
normal
are interchanged. Minimum
preceding seven line segments at
lines
each locations
Solid
15 or 20 8.6.3
Solid
25
8.7.1
Solid
15
8.8.2

White

White
White
White

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8.

2
Stop line

9.

Give way
lines
10. Continuity

B.
1.
2.
3.

(a) Rural

White

(b) Urban

- do -

All locations

White

(a)Centre line
& lane lines
(b)Median and
Island line
(c)Stop line and
give way line
(d)Turn markings
OTHER MARKINGS
Pedestrain
All locations
crossing
Cycle Track All locations
Speed change All locations
lane

White
White
White
White
White
White
White

4.
5.

Directional arrows All Locations

Protected right All locations
turn lanes

White
Yellow

6.

Markings at
rotaries
Box marking

All locations

White /

All locations

Yellow

All locations

White

All locations

Yellow

10. Road Rail

All locations

11.
12.
13.
14.

All locations
All locations
All locations
All locations

White /
Yellow
White
Yellow
White
White

7.

8.
9.

Carriageway
width transition
Obstruction
Approach
Marking

Parking Spaces
Parking
Bus stops
Word Messages

15. Object Markings All locations

16. Speed Breakers All locations

Black and
White or
Black and
Yellow
White

5
Transverse
solid single
or
double
- do Transverse
broken
Transverse
broken
Broken
single
Transverse
broken single
Broken single

6
30
or
20+20
20 or
20 + 20
20 + 20

9.3.3

9.3.3

0.30

9.4.1

0.60

as on approaches to intersections

9.5.1

10

0.60

0.30

9.5.2

10

0.60

0.30

9.5.3

10

0.50

0.50

9.5.4

Zebra Stripes 50 cm wide stripe 50 cm apart

2 m to 4 m long
Solid
10 cm
Solid lines
60 cm wide diagonals/chevrons
with diagonals 15 cm wide lines
chevrons
Arrows
3.5 cm or 5 m long
Diagonals
15
Size variable as per
enclosed
site conditions
by solid lines
Broken /
Size variable as per site conditions
Crossed iagonals 10
Size variable as
enclosed by
per site conditions
solid lines
Solid
15
single
Diagonals /
15
Chevrons
enclosed
by solid
lines
Combination of stop line Centre line and lane lines
Broken
10/5
Solid
10
Broken
10
1m
1m
Alphabets, numerals and
aporstophe-size as per plates II and III.
Alternate stripes widths varying
for different usages

Elongated Triangles

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9.6.6
9.7.2
9.8.2

9.9.1
9.10

9.11.3
9.12.1

10.1.3
10.2.3

10.3.3
11.1.1
11.2
11.3.2
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13.3

13.4