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( MtN|STRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS, GOVT. OF INDIA )

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NHAI Complex, Sector-2(A), Bidhannagar d-+f, / E-mail : dur@nhai.org
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Ref No.: 15018lll20l3lPlU(DUPy a 6 sE Date:05.10.2015

To,
The Team Leader
SA Infrastructure Consultants P\t.
16/16, BengalAmbuja
City Centre,Durgapur
Dist - Burdwan - 713216
I The Team Leader
Ltd. l\[/s- Unihorn India Pvt. Ltd.
I Santim Timber Works (Hamar Sapana)
I Opposite Jogur Shop
| Near Purvasa Bus Terminal, Alisha
G.T. Road, P.O. - Jotram
Burdwan - 713103

Sub: Capacity augmentation of National llighways from Two - Iane to Four - lane.

Ref: MoRT&H letter no. RWNH-3 3044/28120 1 5/S&R(R) dated 29.06.201 5

Sir,

1. Please frnd enclosed herwith the letter under reference.

2. This is for your information please.

Encl: As stated.

Project Director

Head Office : Plot No. : G-5 & G-6, Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110075, Web Site: http:\\www.nhai.org
 GOVER NMENT OF TNDIA

1, Sansad tllarg

F. No. RW/NH-33o
t\:1 Eth,_:lro_o-1.
/ z8l./o 15/S&R (R) Dared: lhe
f,jflr- June, :or5
To,

r The Chief Secretaries of aII the State C overn lne n ts/ UTs
2, The Principal Secretaries/ Secretaries of .tll states/ UTs public
Works
DepartlretrL dealing rvith National Highways, other centr,rlly sponsored
schemes.
3. All Engineers-iD-Chief and Chief Engineers of public Works DepartmenL of
States/ UTs dealing with Natioltal Highways, other centrally sponsored
schemes.
4. The Director ceneral (Border Roads), Seema Sadak Bhawan, Ring Road, Ne1/y
Delhi- 11o o 10.
I S-<\e Chairman. National Highways Authority of India, c-5 & 6, Sector_ro,
\-r^-V Dwarka, New Delhi-rro o75.'
6. The Managing Dire cto r, NHIDCL, PTI Building, New Delhi-110oo1

3;n
.lo*"u",-, Ministr.y vide Circular no NH_14o19i 6/2012_p&M
^
5-'uctoDer, 2012 had decided that, ltenceforth, whenever new projects of
dated

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 \\:idelling/b):pass/lealigir]r1el.tt are iaker) uP, the width of
the cal.riagehral,. shall be
atle.lst two lane with paYecl sl-rouidel-s ir-respecLive of the traffic
iitereon,,.
4' As pel practice, once the rnaxirnurn capacity of a road is,ea.hed, ir
generally at that tilne, planning for capacity augme)rtation is
to Le'el of Service s is
undertaken By the time the road is upgraded to the next iever, there
are traffic
restrictiolls and the speeds are reasonabJ,$ lor,,r is available as ller Le./el of
Service C, D or E. Besides, at tl.tis level, even a'vhich
stnall increase in traffic v6|ums
/ would Iead to forced flow situations and eve).1 breakdor,vns
\vithin the traffic
stream.

5. Accordingiy, it has been decided in rhe Ministry that the planning

for
upgradatio.l of the existing z-rane highways with paved
shourder sharl be started
before the end of design life, so thai by the titne the threshold
capacity of
is reached the 4-lane highway will be already consrructed. As such, rhere the road
will be no
discomfort to the road users and the Level of servi.ce B would
arso be achreved.
The traffic at which upgradation from 2_lane with paved
shoulder to 4-lane will
trigger, is iltdicated in Table below

TabIe
Nature of Terrain Traffic at which
upgradation to
four Lane will
trigger (in pCUs
per day)
Plain 15, OO O
B!4inc 11, O OO
M ountainou s/ Steep 8,ooo

6. The contents of this Circular tray be brought to the

notice of all concerned i l.)
your orgallizatio n.

7. This issues rvith the approval of Colrpetent Authority.

/!'
,-\,11,. .-,')
iiY 'i
(Arl yanshu)
Asst. Execut.ive Engi]teer (S, R&T) (Roads)
For Director General (Road Development) & SS
Copy Lo:

I \il Techlrrcal Ciiicers lrl Lhe l.ir-tistl-y Lrf P.oad T:-anspcl't & ''{lglr\"'tis
2 All ROs alld ELOs of tbe \'linislrv
3. Tlre Secretary Gelleral, Indian Roads Congress
4 fhe Directot-, l]\llE
5 Tecilnical circular iile of S&R. (R) Section
6. NIC- l'or r.!Pioadins oll \lirListr-v's \'icLT Site under "\\;i'rat's re1\;"

Copy for liind irlfonrtaiion to:

l. PS to Hon'bIe Ministet'(RT!l&S)
2. PS to Hon'ble I\4OS (RT'H&S)
3. Sr, PPS to Secretary (RT&H)
4. PPS to DG (RD) & SS
5 PPS to SS&FA
6. PS to ADG-l/ ADG-II
7. PS to js (r)i JS (l{)i ls (LA&c)i JS (EIC)