Roadway / Width of Formation & Right of Way / Road Land 2.7

Roadway / Width of Formation:

  • It is the sum of with pavement or carriageway including separator (if any) and the shoulder.
  • Roadways width is the top of highway embankment or bottom width of highway cutting excluding the side drain.
  • Width of Formation of various class of Road are as follows:
Width of Formation
Width of Formation

Width of Formation


Right of Way / Road Land:

  • It is the area of the land acquired for the road along its alignment keeping In view it’s future expansion also.
  • Construction of a particular type of a building is only permitted with sufficient set back from the road boundary up to Central line.
  • Width of land for different road in rural areas or as follows:
Width of Road Land or Right of Way
Width of Road Land or Right of Way
Right of Way
Right of Way

For Detailed Analysis of Highway Engineering Step By Step.

Highway Engineering

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

error: Content is protected !!
Scroll to Top