(res teens mere te) National Highways Authority of India (ney fod Taner) Sec 4, Bee, Roh TE OFFCE MEMORANDUM 2) cared aera start wafer NHAUBharatmala/EC/DPR/2016/ Dt.:14.05.2018 To, All Consultants engaged for Bharatmala Pariyojana ‘sub.: Design principles for various category of roads under Bharatmala Pariyojena including Economic Corridors and cost optimization for Highway Construction. Ref: (i) Economic Corridor Policy Circulated vide letter 10. NHAI/Planning/EC/DPR/2016 dated 03.01.2018 sir, In continuation of Economic corridor policy referred above, please find enclosed herewith OM No. NHAI/Planning/EC/DPR/2016 dated 03.05.2018 issued by MoRTEH regarding design specifications for various category of roads under Bharatirala Pariyojana including Economic’ Corridors and cost optimization for Highway ‘Construction. The design principles mentioned in the aforesaid OM shall supersede the Economic corridor policy, wherever applicable. All Consultants engaged for DPR preparation of various highways under Bharatmala Pariyojana shall adhere to the Stipulations elaborated in MORT&H OM No. NHAI/Planning/EC/DPR/2016 dated 03.05.2018 while designing the project Highway. 2. In addition to the above, itis pertinent to mention that At grade junction are safety hazard in view of high speed after improvement /augmentation of highwaysand hence it has been decided that no At grade junction is to be provisioned in the main carriageway in any category of road under Bharatmala Pariyojana being improved to minimum 4 lane standards. On non-important roads i.e. Village roads and cart tracks SVUP {refer para 5.2 of above MORTEH OM) to facilitate crossing only can alse be considered. For such crossings located in a short distance feasibility of clubbing them be explored. Alternately, gradient between two such structures be provided in such @ way to avoid roller coaster effect. Yours faithfully, ee Fail. (Ravinder General Manager (7) BharatmalaCopy to: “) ) wi) ww ™ wm wii) PS to Secretary, RT&H PPS to Chairman, NHAl, PS to Member(T}OOT , Member (P) RKP, Member(P)AKS, Member(F), Member(PPP); (5D to Hon'ble Minister(MoRTEH) AIUCGM(T) NHAI HQ All GM(T) NHAI HQ: with request to circulate the OM to all Consultants engaged for DPR preparation of Bharatmala Pariyojana under their jurisdiction, {All Regional Officers and field units of NHAINe. NiA/Panming//OPR/2016 ‘overment of India Ministry of Road Transport Highways (PES? Cel) “anspor hawan 1 Pomet Steet, New Dah 1001 sh ated: Say, 2018 ‘OFFICE MEMORANOUH subs ~ Minutes of the Meeting held an the subject of Specifications of Economic coins nd Cost Optimisation for Mighway construction under Bharatmala Pariyoana at Month on 12.03.2018 under the Chlrmansnip of Secretary (R, TH). emo ee ape en ae ss vive Pancha) Executive Engineer BPESP) Enc As stated above, 1 (9 (RO) 8 SS pH/OR, TEM (ih She BA, Sing, ADG HO, THY: Ai) SO LK. Pandey, ADG (vo R, THis ti) Sti, K Pandey, Member), A (ov) Shel Nira Verma, Member (2), NA (0) S400, Tawade, Marber (7), HHA. copy to: (0) Chairman, a fi) Se PPS to Secretary BT & Ms fi) PPSTOASEFACWOR, TAM i) PPSIOAS (MOR, TY In) PPSt08(H) (W/O, T&M)