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    Recommended Design Service For Roads

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    This document provides recommended design service volumes in passenger car units (PCU) for different types of roads to maintain a level of service B based on terrain. Single lane blacktopped roads can serve 2000-1600 PCU depending on terrain, while four lane dual carriageways with paved shoulders can serve 35,000-40,000 PCU regardless of terrain. The design service volumes are guidelines from IRC: 64-1990 for capacity of rural roads.

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    This document provides recommended design service volumes in passenger car units (PCU) for different types of roads to maintain a level of service B based on terrain. Single lane blacktopped roads can serve 2000-1600 PCU depending on terrain, while four lane dual carriageways with paved shoulders can serve 35,000-40,000 PCU regardless of terrain. The design service volumes are guidelines from IRC: 64-1990 for capacity of rural roads.

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    This document provides recommended design service volumes in passenger car units (PCU) for different types of roads to maintain a level of service B based on terrain. Single lane blacktopped roads can serve 2000-1600 PCU depending on terrain, while four lane dual carriageways with paved shoulders can serve 35,000-40,000 PCU regardless of terrain. The design service volumes are guidelines from IRC: 64-1990 for capacity of rural roads.

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    This document provides recommended design service volumes in passenger car units (PCU) for different types of roads to maintain a level of service B based on terrain. Single lane blacktopped roads can serve 2000-1600 PCU depending on terrain, while four lane dual carriageways with paved shoulders can serve 35,000-40,000 PCU regardless of terrain. The design service volumes are guidelines from IRC: 64-1990 for capacity of rural roads.

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    RECOMMENDED DESIGN SERVICE FOR ROADS

    (For a Level of Service ‘B’)

    Type of Road Design Service Volume in PCU


    (Capacity upto which the road can serve )
    Plain Rolling Hilly
    Single Lane blacktopped Road with 1.0 mt 2000 1800 1600
    earthern shoulders
    Intermediate Lane blacktopped Road with 1.0 6000 5700 5200
    mt moorum shoulders
    Double Lane blacktopped Road with earthern 15000 11000 7000
    Shoulders
    Double Lane blacktopped Road with 1.5m 17250 12650 8050
    paved Shoulders
    Four Lane Dual Carriageway blacktopped Road 35000 - -
    with earthern shoulders
    Four Lane Dual Carriageway blacktopped Road 40000 - -
    with 1.5m paved Shoulders

    Source: IRC: 64-1990 (Guidelines for Capacity of Roads in Rural Areas)

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