KD5: Final Feasibility Consultancy Services for Preparation of Feasibility Report for Construction of Bridges including

Report including Schedules Approaches on Tamu – Kyigone – Kalewa Road Section from km 0.00 to km 149.70 in Myanmar

IRC Standards
Sl.
Design Specification Unit Terrain
No.
Plain Rolling Hilly Steep

9 Superelevation (Max.) m 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0

Gradient
10
i) Ruling % 3.3 3.3 5.0 6.0

ii) Limiting % 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0

Sight Distance
i) Stopping 180 120 60 45
11 m
ii) Intermediate 360 240 120 90

ii) Overtaking 640 470 235 165

10.0 m (exclusive of
12 Roadway Width m 12.0
parapets and drain)

“Geometric Design Standards for Highways” published by Ministry of Construction, Public

Works, Myanmar, are summarised in Table 5.2
Table 5.2: Geometric Design Standards for Highways, Myanmar

Sl. Myanmar
Design Specification
No. Standards
Design Speed (mile/hour)
a) Flat Country 60
1
b) Rolling Country 50
c) Mountainous Country 40
2 Number of Lanes 2
11 (min.)
3 Width of Lane (feet)
12 (desirable)
100 (min.)
4 Right of Way (feet)
150 (desirable)
Minimum width of shoulder (feet)
a) Flat Country 8
5
b) Rolling Country 8
6
c) Mountainous Country

Minimum width of Formation (feet)

6
a) Flat Country 40

MEA 5-3