ev] ze] Ig 1RC:67-2001 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR ROAD SIGNS Published by THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road, NEW DELHI - 110011 2001 Price Rs.500/- (plus packing & postage)‘CONTENTS Personnel of the Highways Specifications and Standards Committee 1. Introduction Classification of Road Signs Siting of Signs with Respect to the Carriageway Orientation of the Signs Material for Signs Posts and Mountings for Signs Colour for Signs Sizes of Signs wean aneen Visibility of Signs 10. Sizes of Leters 11. — Maintenance of Signs 12, _ Definition Plates/Supplementary Plates 13. Mandatory/Regulatory Signs 14, Cautionary/Waming Signs 15, Informatory Signs Annexures 1. List of Mandatory/Regulatoty Signs I. List of Cautionary/Warning Signs Il. List of Informatory Signs IV. Rules for the Design of Informatory Road Signs Plates L Mandatory/Regulatory Signs Ul. Cautionary/Warning Signs IU. Informatory Signs IRC:67-2001 Page (ii) Aawunn= Bw we 344 24 25 26 27 37 55 791RC:67-2001 PERSONNEL OF THE HIGHWAYS SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE, (As on 21.12.1999) 1. Prafulla Kumar Director General (Road Dev) & Addl Secy. tothe Govt. of India, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, (Convener) ‘rangport Bhawan, New Delhi 10001 2 CC. Bhanachaya (Chet Engineer (R), S&R. Ministy of Road Transport de Highways, Transport Bhawan, New Delhi-110001 (Member Secreury) ‘MEMBERS 3. MK. Agarwal Engincer-in-Chief (Revd), House No40, Sector 16, Panchkula-134108. 4. DN. Banerjee Engincer.in-Chiet & Ex-Officio Seéy., Public Works Deptt, G Block (Und Flor), Writers Buildings, Calewta-700001 5. DOP. Bhatia Dy. Director & Head, Civil Engg. Department, OS..T',, 1-55, M.LG., Indore-452008 6 DEAK. Bhatnagar Director, Indian Oil Corporation Ls, Seope Complex, Corl, Lodhi Road, New Dethi-110003, 7. DP. Gupta DO(RD}, MOST (Ret), E-44, Greater Kailash (Part) Enclave, New Delhi-1 10048. % RamBabu Gupta (Chief Engineer (Mech), Rajasthan Public Works Department, BAR, Jaipur. 9. HP Jamdar Principal Secretary to the Gov. of Gujarat, RAB Department, Sardar Bhavan, Block No.14, Sachivalays, Gandhinagar 382010. 10, Prof. CEG. Juste Emettus Fellow, 334, 25th Cros, Mth Main, Banashankari 2nd Stage, Bangalore-S60070, M DeLR Kadiyali (Chief Consultant, Dr. LIR. Kadiyali & Associates, C-6/7, Ill Floor, Safdarjung Development Area, Hlauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, 12, Krishan Kant (Chief Engineer (B) SAR, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Transport Bhawan, New Dethil 10001 13. RL Kool Member, National Highways Autorty of India 1, Easter Avenue, Maharani Bagh, New Delhi-1 1006S. 158. Mathur Chief Engineer ning) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Transpo Bhawan, New Defi 10001 15. SC. Pandey ‘Secretary othe Govt. of Madiys Pradesh, Public Works Department, Mantlaya, Bhopal-462004 16. MV-Past Secretary (Roads), P-W.D., Manralaya, Mum 400032 1. KB. Rajonia Engineerin-Chiel, PWD, Gov. of Dei, KG. Marg:New Delhi-110001 18, Prof-N. Ranganathan Head of Deptt of Transportation Plg., SPA (Retd.) Consultant, 4S8/C/SFS, Sheikh Sarai [New Deli 10017 18. Prof. Gopal Ranjan Director, College of Engineering, Roorkee, 27, Tth KM, Roorkee-Hardwar Road, Vardhman Puram, Roorkee 247667. 20, ProLGV. Rao Dept. of Civil Engg, IT, Hauz Khas, New Dethil 10016 21. V. Murahari Reddy Enginer-in-Chief, RAB Depaftment, A&E, Erum Manzl, Hyderabad-500082 22. KK, Sarin DG(RD) & AS, MOST (Retd),$-108, Panchshee! Park, New Delhi-110017, 23. Prof PK. Sikdar Director, Central Road Research Institue, P.O. CRI, DelhiMathura Road, New Delhi! 10020, 28, Nima Jt Singh Chit Engineer (T&T), Ministry of Rotd Transport & Highways, Transport Bhawan, New Dei 10001 TDG) being Norn position the meeting was presided by Shri Prafilla Kumar. DG(RD) & Ad. Seeretary othe Govt. of fda, MORTEM @