GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS SRE&T(Roads) Indian Academy of Highway Engineers Campus 5, Insational Are, Sector 2. ‘NH-24 Bypass, Noida 201301 the 26 May 2016 F. No. RWINH33044/37201 SER) To, |, ‘The Chet Secretaries of all he State Governments! UTS 2. The Principal Seeetaries/ Sceretares of all States/ UTS Public Works Department dealing with National Highways, ther centrally sponsored schemes. 3. All Engineersi-Chiet and Chief Enginces of Public Works Departnent of Sates! UTs dealing with National Highways, cher cently sponsored schemes 4 The Director General (Border Reads, Seema Sadek Bhawan, Ring Reud, New Delhi- 010. 5, The Chairman, Nationa Highways Authority of India, G5 & 6, Sectae-10, Darke, "New Dethisi10 075 (6. The Managing Director, NHIDCL, PTI Building, New Delhi! 10001 Subject: Capacity augmentation of National Highwaysfrom two lane © four lane, Capacity analysis is fundamental 1 the planing, design and operatien of National ‘Highways and provides among other things, the basis fr deteminng the carcingeway width 'o be provided at any point of tine with spect tothe volume and composon of trai ‘Moreover. it isan important tool for evaluation of the investments needed for fuure ‘onstruction and improvements and for working ou priorities of rod prjets, 2 Ministry, vide circular No, NH-14019162012-P&M dated 5 October 2012 had decided that, “henceforth, whenever new praecs of widening/bypassre-alignnent are taken up the width of cartiageway shall beat leas two lane with paved shoulders, respective of the aie thereon.” 3: Further, Ministry decided thatthe planning Far upgradation ofthe existing two lane highways with paved shoulders shal besarte before th end ofthe design ites tha by the time the threshold capacity of the roa is reached, the four lane highway wil already be constructed, Accordingly, Ministry vide circular No, RAW/NH-33044/282015/S&R(R) dated 28" June 2015 had decided the traffic at which the uparadaton fom two lane with paved ‘shoulder four ane wil rigger, as indicated inthe tale below:[ Nature oFTerain [Trait whieh upgradation wo four Tane wi] trigger (a PCUSs per dey, Pan T 75,000 Rolling T7000 | Mounahioessie-y sacra | eaten See 4. Inight of changing socio-economic conditions inthe country and inorder o ensure safe and comfortable mobili of road users and eduction in road accidents, widening of rad ‘nd decongetion of wai is requied. Accordingly, Ministry has revised thetic at which ‘he upgradation rom two lane to four lave wil tigger, sinicatedin the table below: [ Nature oF Tern [aie at which upgradation Your Tne wi]. trigger in Usp). Faia 75000 olin 5500 a amino en a | “For Reads in Hill seton, preference would be thee laning of existing two lane or consiruction of twin two lane National Highvays rather than constuction of four lane ational Highways, $. Contents of this circular may be brought to the noice of all concemed in your coxpanization, 6. This isues withthe approval of Competent Authority. tava amifanshuy Assistant Executive Engineer (SRT) (Roads) For Director General (Road Develpment $8 Copy te: |. All Technical Officers in the Minis of Road Transport & Highways 2. All ROs and ELOs of the Ministry 3. The Secretary General, Indian Roads Congress 4. The Director, IAHE 5. Technical eitcular file of S&R (R) Section 6. NIC-for uploading on Ministy’s website under “What's new”Copy for kind information to: Sto Hon'ble Minister (RTHAS) PS to Hon'ble MOS (RTH&S) PS to Seoreary (RTEEH) 1 PPS (DG (RD) & SS PPS wo SS&rA St ADG- ADGA PS 108 (TY JS (HY JS (LARCY JS E1C)