Development of Roads
Chronological order of road development
(a) Roman Roads
(b) Tresaguet Construction
(c) Metcalf construction
(d) Telford construction
(e) Macadam surveyor construction
Different types of Roads
Chronological order of various Department →
→ Jayakar committee = 1927
→ Indian Road congress (I.R.C) = 1934
→ Motor vehicle act = 1939
→ Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) = 1950
→ National Highway Act = 1956
→ National Highway Authority of India Under M.O.R.T.H(Ministry of road transport and highway) = 1988
→ National Highway development program (N.H.D.P) = 1998
→ Central Road fund Act = 2000
TYPES OF ROAD PLANES IN INDIA
(1) Nagpur road plan (1943 – 63) or first 20 years road plans.
(2) Bombay road plans (1961 – 1981) or second 20 years road plans.
(3) Lucknow Road plans (1981- 2001) or third 20 years road plans.
Nagpur Road plan (1943 – 63) or first 20-year Road plan →
→ Duration = 1943 – 63
→ Road density = 16 km/100 km²
→ Road pattern = star and grid pattern
→ Development allowance = 15%
→ Road classification →
(i) National highways (NH)
(ii) State highways (SH)
(iii) MDR (major district Road)
(iv) ODR (Other district Road)
(v) VR (Village road)
Bombay road plan (1961- 81) or second 20-year road plan →
→ Duration = 1961 -81
→ Road density = 32 km/100 km²
→ Development allowance = 5%
→ Length of express ways = 1600 km
Lucknow road plan (1981 – 2001) or third 20-year road plan→
→ Duration = 1981- 2001
→ Road density = 82 km/100 km²
→ Road pattern = Square grid
→ Length of express ways = 2000 km.
→ Road classification
(i) Primary system or 1° system = Expressway, National highway
(ii) Secondary system or 2° system = State highway, major district road
(iii) Tertiary system or 3° system = Other district roads, village road.
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