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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
2! DRAFT
ROAD DESIGN GUIDELINES
FOR
URBAN ROADS
ugust; 2001—
The Project Manager (KUTIP)
Ministry of Local Government
P.O. Box 30004
NAIROBI
Carl Bro International als
P.O. Box 46505
NAIROBI } URBAN ROAD DESIGN GUIDELINES
INDEX
' 1 INTRODUCTION... :
2 CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS «....--eess00
' 2.1. Urban Arterial Roads .. :
22. Unban Collector Rous.
23, Local Roads...
2.3.1, ~ Minor Distibut
23.2. Local Streets... .seeee-«
233, Residential Stand Access
23/4 Commercial and Industial Stand Acces.
23.5. Shopping Streets...
BASIC CRITERIA w0055
3.1 The Design Vehicle...
LL, Dimensions
1.2, Templates...
13. Minimura Radius
1. Performance on Grade
} 3.2. The driver oc...
3.2.1. Bye height ..
3.2.2. Reaction time -... sce.
3.2.3, The road surface on re
4 ROAD CAPACITIES ...
| 4.1. Passenger car Units...
4.2. Cartiageway capacity...
5.” TRAFFIC GROWTH FORECASTS .
i 5.1, General Considerations
2. Baseline traffic lows Eee eters
5.2.1. Average Daily Traffic...» 7
5.22. Peak-hour trafic a
5.23. Directional distribution
5.24. Composition of trafic
' 5.3. Future traffic projections
| 53.1. Normal traffic
| 532. Diverted traftic ..
5:33. Generated traffic
6. "DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS
6.1. Speed . fe
62. Sightdistance .. ee
6.2.1. Stopping sigh distance (SSD)
622. Barrier or prohibition sight
623. Passing sight distance
6.24. Decision sight distance
| 62.5. Intersection sight
| 63, Horizontal alignment see :
[na
63.2, Minimum radi. aa
| 6.3.3. Elimination of adverse camber
63.4, Length of curve ..
63.4.1. Minizwum length of curve
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63.4.2, Maximum length ofc : is -
t 635. Comipt EE 6. x 7
6.3.3.1. Successive curves - SIs ite.
: 6.3.5.2. Reverse Curve 2.0 6-7
1 6.3.33. Broken back curves... s 6-7
) 6.3.3.4. Compound curves 6-7 7
6. Transition curves ....---- 6-7 n 63.7. Superetevation .. 6-8
} 63.71. Runoff 6-8
! 63.7.2, Rate of rotation... 6-8
63.73. Calculation of runoft length. 6-9
6.3.7.4, Minimum length of run-off. a 6-9
638. Carriageway/pavement widening 6-9
4. Vertical alignment... .scseeeve se 6-1
: 64.1. Curvature 6-1
iy 642, Minimum tength of curve ...... 6-u
i 643. Geeraf controls for vertical alignment. 6-13
| 6:5 Combiauton of vnc te exizota agent 6-B
8.6 "CrOSS SECTIONS : o=3
66.1. Camber... : 6-13
66.2. Lane Width ns vescensnne z aa 6-14
663. Shoulders 6-4
664, Kerbs . foe 6-15
‘6164.1. Half batered/ion-mountable Ketbs 6=15
6.6.4.2, Battered/semi-mountable .. ce ~ 6-15
66.43. Mountable 6-15
6.6.4.4, Flush/block . 6-15
6.6.5. Side Stopes 6-16
6.6.6. Central reserve (medians) 6-16
6.6.7. Footpaths 6-17
668 Cycle tracks 6-17
6.69. Typical cross sections ... 6-17
7. __” PARKING,LAY-BYS AND BUS-STOPS 7-1
Tt. Parking -....-.. . eee 7-1
TLL Looe sangeet eee 7-1
pee ee Pell
7.13. Parking demand 7-1
72. Lay-bys.. : 7-2
73. _Bus-stops 7-2
8 FOOTPATH
8.L. Footpaths... 8-1
8.2. Pedestrian bridges 8-2
83. Cycle trACkS .csenen 8-2
9. INTERSECTION DESIG 9-1
oa. = 9-1
9°L1. Minimum design for sharp turns 9-1
9°1.2-~Desirable desiga for sharp tarts oT
9.2,” Desigi for slip roads (turning roadways) . : ot
z 9.2.1, Minimum design for stip coads 2 . 9-1
9.2.2, Desirable design of slip roads ..... am 9-4
9.23. Width of slip roads ....... 9-5
93, Seed change anes acferation an eelmtion ins) ne 95
9.3.1. Deceleration lanes 9-5
9.3.2. Acceleration lanes .. 9-5
9.4. "Sight distance on slip roads 9-10
2 9.4.3. Bxit terminal design .
Islands and channelisation 9-12
I ‘Median openings ....... ase ence ADD
: Double right turns Es 9-14
Roundabouts a - 9-4
1L_ Roundabout capacity. 9-14
98.7. Desig ectuques =
9.9. Priority junctions 9-16
9.9.1. Capacity senvsennn 9716
9.92. Typical designs for three-leg junctions... 917
: 9.9.3. Typical designs for four-leg junctions «0.0... 9-18
