Task 2 Busways 1

Task 2.
2:
Based on the information and data gathered in task 1, Design the required and
recommended Busway.Please note that you are required to provide the complete cross-
sectional characteristics of the road to be laid.
Project 1:
The existing two-lane flexible pavement on Bligh Street with the provision of parking
lanes adjacent to roads in both directions in the suburb Rosny Park in Hobart is to be
redesigned for 0.5 KM strip Bus lane in each direction separated by median is required.
The AADT in each direction is 5,000 vehicles per day of the which 5% are heavy
vehicles (HVs).
The traffic growth rate is 3% per year.
The design period is 15 years.
The desired speed for this part is 40 km/hr.
Six CBR samples of in situ subgrade were taken along the existing median and laboratory
testing undertaken on each sample have 4 day soaked CBR values of 6%, 6%, 8%, 10%,9%,
7% equally spaced. Materials locally available are:
- Rock/Clay select fill with an Assigned CBR strength of 10%
- Natural gravel lower sub-base with an Assigned CBR of 25%
- Crushed rock base (CBR>100%)
NOTE: The thickness of any unbound granular pavement layer is to be a minimum of 100mm and a maximum
of 150mm rounded up to the nearest 5mm. The thickness of select fill is to be a minimum of 150mm and a
maximum of 300mm rounded up to the nearest 10mm.
Solution:
Determine a suitable design CBR of the in situ subgrade
CBR Test Results : 6%, 6%, 8%, 10%,9%, 7% = 7.67% (Mean of values)
As 6 test results are a useful guide of mean values. In this case we use design CBR of 7.67%
by surrounding down to the nearest 0.5%.
Work out the values, final results will be

Current AADT = S = 5,000
NDT = 365 x (AADT x DF) x (%HV / 100) x NHVAG x LDF x CGF
NDT= 365 X (5000X0.5) X (5/100) X (2.5 X 0.4 X 18.6 )
NDT = .
Presumptive Values for NHVAG
Weigh in Motion, commonly referred to as a WiM stations are reliable

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The Weigh in Motion (WiM) technology has been developed to develop
Determine the Design Traffic (DESA)
Lane Distribution Factor
LANE DISTRIBUTION FACTOR
Single Lane Road 1.00
Two Lane Single Carriageway 0.75
Two Lane Double Carriageway 0.40
Four Lane Single Carriageway 0.40
Four Lane Double Carriageway 0.45
The design period is 15 years, and the annual growth rate is 3%

Cumulative Growth Factor = GCF = 18.6
Design Traffic
NDT = 365 x (AADT(5000) x DF(0.5)) x (%HV(5) / 100) x NHVAG(2.5)x LDF
(0.40) x CGF(18.6)
NDT = 8486250
NDT = 8.486 x 10^6
NDT = 8.486 x 10^6 HVAGs
DESA = NDT(HVAGs) x (ESAs / HVAG) = 8.486x 10^6 HVAGs x 0.576
(ESAs/HVAGs)
= 4888080
= 4.8 x 10^6 ESAs
Determine the minimum overall combined

pavement thickness and the select fill:
As per CBR value, our minimum thickness of the road section comes out to be 360mm.
Layer Thickness Material (CBR)

Base 130mm. Crushed Rock (100%)
Sub-Base 150mm. Natural Gravel (25%)
Select Fill (290-175) 115mm ≈100mm Rock / Clay Mixture (10%)
Sub-Grade 00mm. Min CBR 7.67%
Total 380mm(Provided) ≈360mm.
(Minimum)
In this case, we have considered the sub base from the top to bottom that has been provided
the minimum thickness of base material is 150mm by material crushed rock 100% together
with the sub-base 150mm and the select fill is 260mm by clay mixture 10% and the total
depth is 440 mm but from our design consideration the total thickness we need only 360mm
that mean we can reduce the material down to total 380mm, Base = 130mm, Sub-Base =
150mm and Select Fill = 100mm which it still goes on the safe condition and qualify.
Layer Thickness Material

Note: Crushed gravel sub-base with a CBR = 40% could not used as a substitute for Class 3 crushed rock
specification.
Cross-sectional characteristics
Geometric design characteristics:
- New proposed speed is 40 km/h
- Find width of traffic lanes / shoulders
- Crossfall for each element based on a spray seal & gravel
- Total carriageway width
Busways and urban arterial road widths

Selecting the width of lanes, shoulders for arterial roads:
•Types of vehicles
•Design speed
•High occupancy lane
•Bicycle lane •Parking
Cross Section: Crossfall and Superelevation
Traffic Lanes
• The typical crossfall on a traffic lane for sealed roads is 3%.
• The typical crossfall may be increased to 4% for roads prone to snow or high
intensity rainfall.
• The typical traffic lane crossfall for unsealed roads 4%.
• Superelevation of traffic lanes is as per Austroads Guide to Road Design: Part
3.
Shoulders
• The crossfall (and superelevation) of road shoulders should match traffic lanes
Desig Cross Section Width (m)
n
Road AADT Carriageway Vehicle Seal Lane Sealed Median

Categor (vpd) Shoulder
y (3)
All
To suit situation PBS-L3A Varies 3.5 (2) 2.5 (4)(5) To suit situation (6)
1
(1)
Ramps Function 7.0 4.0 2.0 (LHS) Required where two
All
dependant 1.0 (RHS) opposing ramps
All
Single PBS-L2A Varies 3.5 (2) To suit None (7)
2
Undivided situation
(1) (5)
Single PBS-L2A Varies 3.5 (2) To suit None (7)
3 All
Undivided situation
(1) (5)
All
Single Location Varies 3.0 (2) To suit None
4&
5 Undivide dependant situation
d (5)
The width of auxiliary lanes (overtaking / turn lanes) is to match specified lane widths
1. Configuration will vary in context with volumes (i.e. multi-lane city arterial
vs single lane through rural township)
2. 4.2m min. where through lane is directly adjacent to the curb without should
provision (measured to the line of the curb)
3. Where the curb and channel is provided, the shoulder width may be reduced
by the width between the lip line and the line of the curb.
4. Wider shoulders may be considered on sections where there is a high
volume of cyclist activity
5. Shoulder width will vary depending on PSC Approval Status (if
appropriate), roadside usage, parking, cycle lanes etc.
6. Median provision and width will vary depending on location and volumes.
Median barrier may be required in certain locations
7. Median provision will likely be required on high volume city arterial
situations
Traffic Lanes 13.0 m

Bus Lane 3.5m x 2
Normal Lane 3.0m x 2
Total Shoulder -
Pedestrian Walkway / Shared Path (Bicycle) 2m x 2
Median 0.5m
Crossfall (Carriageway) 3%
Shoulder Crossfall -
Total Carriageway 17.5 m
In this case, we have designed Busways and normal lane, our design width of each
Bus lane is 3.5 m and 3.0 m on each normal lane, We can not provided the shoulders because
not enough space on this road but we have been providing the pedestrian walkway (Shared
path bicycle) instead because this is the requirement from the surrounding area to support
community, we also providing the median width 0.5 m by using the white colour marking
because of required by the council, crossfall of each element is based on a spray seal & gravel
is 3%, and the total of carriageway width is 17.5 m.
Our design is a flexible pavement road, flexible urban road could be 3% of crossfall.
Crossfall is expressed as a percentage, this is the cross slope of the road surface at
right angles to the
road alignment. (Applied for pavement drainage.)
Pavement Marking / Provisions for Bus Priority
In this Bus Lane design we also provide the pavement marking on the road, the detail
as follow;
1. On the road: Bus Lane Only
BUS
LANE
ONLY
2. Colour of Marking: Red / Yellow
BUS
LANE
ONLY
3. Road side signage: at the start, at the end and in the middle at 200m interval
BUS
LANE
ONLY
BUS
LANE
ONLY
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Task 2.

Determine a suitable design CBR of the in situ subgrade

Work out the values, final results will be

Presumptive Values for NHVAG

Weigh in Motion, commonly referred to as a WiM stations are reliable

The design period is 15 years, and the annual growth rate is 3%

Determine the minimum overall combined

Layer Thickness Material (CBR)

Layer Thickness Material

Busways and urban arterial road widths

Cross Section: Crossfall and Superelevation

Road AADT Carriageway Vehicle Seal Lane Sealed Median

Traffic Lanes 13.0 m

2. Colour of Marking: Red / Yellow

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