Farm to Market Roads *Composition and Quality of Bituminous Mixture

- mixture shall have a minimum dry compressive strength of 1.4MPa (200psi)

(Earth, Gravel, Bituminous, Concrete) - mixture shall have a mass percent air voids with the range of 3 to 5

*roadway width shall be 4 meters (including shoulders) Proportioning, Consistency and Strength of Concrete
*turn-out of about 1-2 meter wide and 30 meters long slump of between 40 and 75 mm (1-1/2 and 3 inches) if not vibrated or between
* ROAD CARRIAGEWAY 10 and 40 mm (1/2 and 1-1/2 inches) if vibrated, and a flexural strength of not less
two (2) meters one-lane roadway than 3.8MPa (550 psi) when tested by the third-point method or 4.5MPa (650 psi)
four (4) meters two-lane roadway when tested by the mid-point method;or a compressive strength of 24 MPa (3500
psi
earth, gravel and bituminous roads - minimum slope shall be 3%
Limitation of Mixing- maximum temperature of 90 F (32 C)
concrete - maximum slope shall be 1.5%
* ROAD SHOULDER
*Roadside Trapezoidal Ditch
minimum width shall be 1.0 meter and least 95% density
- minimum thickness of 0.25 meters
maximum slope shall be 4%
Back Slope-minimum steep slope of 2:1
Depths- minimum of 0.50 m below subgrade level
Ditch bottom width- 1.2 meters(batters of a 2:1 ratio)

*Roadside Triangular V-Ditch

Masonry V-ditch- minimum thickness of 0.25 meters(bouldersdiameter of 0.15-
Typical Cross-Section of Roads in Lateral and Sub-lateral Canal 0.20 meter and cement mortar)
Concrete lining ditch- min thickness of 0.15 meters class “A”concrete with
Roadway on Lateral and Sub Lateral Irrigation Canals
double welded wire mesh diameter of 0.06 meters at 0.15 meters apart
roadway width 3 meters
Back Slope- minimum steep slope of 1:1.5
carriageway width 2 meters
Depths-Minimum Depth of triangular V-ditch design shall be 0.50 meters from
shoulder width 0.5 meters
the subgrade level
* If the available roadway width is 4 meters, the shoulder shall expand to 1
meter
*Roadside Rectangular Ditch
- minimum thickness of 0.15 meters for concrete materials
- minimum thickness of 0.25 meters for masonry with grouted ripraps
Depths- Minimum depth shall be 0.5 meters and maximum of 1.2 meters
Ditch Bottom Width- Minimum (0.5 meters) and a maximum of (1.0 meters)

Typical Cross-Section of Roads in Main Canal

*GEOMETRIC DESIGN
Radius of Curvature
flat terrain 500 meters rolling
terrain 150meters
mountainous terrain 50 meters
*Visibility shall range from 40 meters for roadway - 32 kph and 320 meters
for roadway - 96 kph speed limit
*Longitudinal Slope- 10% for rolling and 12% for mountainous terrain with
maximum length of 300 meters
*Cross Fall- 1.5 – 2.0%