RIGHT OF WAY

THE RIGHT OF WAY IS THE TOTAL

LAND AREA ACQUIRED FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY.
ITS WIDTH SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO
ACCOMMODATE ALL THE
ELEMENTS OF THE ROADWAY
CROSS SECTION, ANY FUTURE
WIDENING OF THE ROAD AND ANY
PUBLIC UTILITY FACILITIES THAT
WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG THE
ROADWAY.
CARRIAGE WAY
THE WIDTH OF PAVEMENT WAY
ON WHICH VEHICLES TRAVEL IS
CALLED CARRIAGE WAY.

CAMBER
HIGHWAYS ARE RAISED IN THE
MIDDLE PORTION OF THE ROAD
SURFACE WITH RESPECT TO THE
EDGES. THIS CROSS SLOPE IN THE
TRANSVERSE DIRECTION IS
CALLED AS THE CAMBER (OR
CANT). IT IS GENERALLY PROVIDED
WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF
DRAINING THE RAIN WATER FROM
THE ROAD SURFACE TOWARDS
 SHOULDERS
THE PORTIONS OF THE
ROADWAY BETWEEN THE
OUTER EDGES OF THE
CARRIAGE WAY AND EDGES OF
THE TOP SURFACE OF THE
EMBANKMENT OR INNER
EDGES OF THE SIDE DRAINS IN
CUTTINGS OF THE ROADS, ARE
CALLED SHOULDERS.

MEDIAN
THE MEDIAN STRIP OR CENTRAL
RESERVATION IS THE RESERVED
AREA THAT SEPARATES
OPPOSING LANES OF TRAFFIC ON
DIVIDED ROADWAYS SUCH AS
DIVIDED HIGHWAYS, DUAL
CARRIAGEWAYS, FREEWAYS, AND
MOTORWAYS.

KERBS
ROAD KERB IS A PHYSICAL OR
PAINTED CONCRETE OR
STONE STRUCTURE
TYPICALLY LOCATED AT THE
EDGE OF A ROAD
CONSTRUCTED TO PREVENT
VEHICLES FROM LEAVING
THE CARRIAGEWAY.
SOMETIMES IT PROVIDES
SEPARATION BETWEEN TWO
ADJACENT LANES.