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Table 1:
Normal right of way for open areas
| Road |
Roadway width in m |
| classification |
Plain and |
Mountainous and |
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rolling terrain |
steep terrain |
| Open areas |
| NH/SH |
45 |
24 |
| MDR |
25 |
18 |
| ODR |
15 |
15 |
| VR |
12 |
9 |
| Built-up areas |
| NH/SH |
30 |
20 |
| MDR |
20 |
15 |
| ODR |
15 |
12 |
| VR |
10 |
9 |
Figure 1:
A typical Right of way (ROW)
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The importance of reserved land is emphasized by the following.
Extra width of land is available for the construction of roadside facilities.
Land acquisition is not possible later, because the land may be occupied for
various other purposes (buildings, business etc.)
The normal ROW requirements for built up and open areas as specified by IRC is
given in Table 1
A typical cross section of a ROW is given in Figure 1.
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