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There are a number of factors which are to be considered while posts.
selecting the alignment of roads. These factors also vary according to
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the type of roads and the areas through which these roads pass.
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The factors which control alignment of roads in plain areas as under:

1. CLASS & PURPOSE JOIN US ON FACEBOOK

The alignment of the road may be decided keeping in mind the class
and purpose of the road. National and state highways between two
stations should be aligned as straight as possible whereas in the case of
other types of roads, deviation may be permitted where found
necessary.

2. OBLIGATORY POINTS Civilblog.org

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The roads are basically constructed for the development of the areas.
Their alignments should necessarily pass through important towns,
group of villages and places of religious, social, political and
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3. TYPE OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
The alignment should be provided according to the type of vehicular
traffic. In case of fast moving traffic, the road alignment should be as
straight as possible whereas in case of bullock carts, tongas, etc, the
alignment may even have sharp bends.

4. GRADIENT
The alignment of roads should be selected so that longitudinal slopes
are not steeper than ruling gradient. To achieve this, the alignment
might need a deviation from straight line.

5. HORIZONTAL CURVES
The alignment of roads should be provided with flat curves wherever
found necessary. In case of national and state highways, the radius of
horizontal curve should not be less than 230 m. in order to have
minimum radius the alignment must be changed.

6. SIGHT DISTANCE
The alignment of roads should be decided such that minimum sight
distance is available for drivers of the vehicles.

7. OBSTRUCTIONS
The alignment of roads is decided keeping in mind the obstruction. For
example, the alignment should be changed to avoid marshy land,
ponds, wells, graveyards, historical monumental and religious sites etc.

8. CROSS DRAINAGE WORKS

The alignment should be adjusted so that minimum numbers of cross
drainage work are required. To achieve this, the alignment should be
chosen along the water shed line if possible.

9. BRIDGES
While crossing river, the sites should provide all the requirements
needed for a good bridge construction. The alignment of the road
should cross the river at 900 to avoid construction of skew bridge.

10. RAILWAY CROSSING

A road alignment should cross a railway preferably at 900.

11. FORMATION BED

The selected alignment should be through such areas which provide
good formation bed.

12. EARTH WORK

To avoid excessive cutting and filling, the alignment should be changed
where found necessary.

13. AGRICULTURAL LAND AND DENSE

FORESTS
The alignment of roads should be decided so that costly agricultural
land and dense forests are avoided for the acquisition of the land.

14. EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY (ROW)

In case upgrading a road, its existing right of way should be utilized for
curtailing the cost of land acquisition.

15. PUBLIC DEMAND

The selected alignment of the road should meet the public demand of
the area.

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4 COMMENTS

badar hunain March 14, 2019 Reply

nice work man .thanks

sautya July 14, 2018 Reply

nice article thank you sir

Srinivas Pandurangi March 18, 2018 Reply

Nice article . Thank you so much.

kimosop Mathew February 16, 2018 Reply

great article engineer.

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