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IRC:SP:19-2001
MANUAL FOR SURVEY, INVESTIGATION AND
PREPARATION OF ROAD PROJECTS
Published by
INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS
Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road,
‘New Delhi-110001
2001
Price Rs.320/-
(plus packing and postage)IRC:SP:19-2001
First Published
First Revision
: December, 1997
+ December, 2001
(Rights of Publication and of Translation are Reserved)
Printed at Nutan Printers, New Delhi
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IRC:SP:19-2001
CONTENTS
Page
Personnel of the Highways Specifications & Standards Committee (@& Gi)
Introduction a
Scope 2
Stages in Project Preparation 3
Guiding Principles of Route Selection and Alignment Improvement 5
Survey of Socio-Economic Profile 7
‘Traffic Surveys and Analysis 7
6.1, General 7
6.2. Classified Traffic Volume Counts. 8
63. Origin-Destination (O-D) Surveys 8
64, Speed and Delay Studies 9
6.5. Traffic Surveys for Design of Road Junctions 9
6.6. Traffic Surveys for Replacing Railway Level Crossings with Over-Bridges/Subways 10
6.7. Axle Load Survey 10
6.8, Accident Records 10
69, Traffic Projection 10
Reconnaissance Survey Mw
7.1. Purpose u
7.2. Survey Method u
73. Study of Survey-Sheets, Maps ete, u
7.4, Aerial Reconnaissance 2
78. Ground Reconnaissance 2
7.6. Reconnaissance Report B
Preliminary Survey 2B
8.1. Purpose a
8.2. Survey Procedure 24
83. Map Preparation 25
Environmental Impact Study and Resettlement and Rehabilitation Action Plan 25
9.1, General 25
9.2. Environmental Analysis 26
9.3, Environmental Design m7
9.4, Environmental Management Action Plan 2
9.5. Resettlement and Rehabilitation Action Plan (RAP) 2
Feasibility Report 28
Selection of Optimum Alignment in the Design Office 30
Final Location Survey 31
12.1. Purpose 31
12.2, Staking Final Centre Line 31
12.3. Bench Marks 32
12.4. Longitudinal Sections and Cross-Sections 32
12.5. Proper Protection of Points of Reference 33
Soil and Material Surveys 3
13.1. General a
13.2. Study of Available Information 33