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Prepared By: Rocksana Akter Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering DUET, Gazipur

This document discusses different types of roadways based on geographical area, standards, usage, operation, and investment. There are rural roads for rural areas and urban roads for cities and towns. Highways can be rural or urban. Freeways are access-controlled divided highways with interchanges. Expressways are designed for high speeds and traffic volumes with grade separations. Arterials are meant for through traffic while collectors distribute traffic to local streets, which provide access to residences and allow parking. Road types also vary based on usage, operation as single or dual carriageways, and whether they are public, toll roads, or private investments.

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Prepared By: Rocksana Akter Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering DUET, Gazipur

This document discusses different types of roadways based on geographical area, standards, usage, operation, and investment. There are rural roads for rural areas and urban roads for cities and towns. Highways can be rural or urban. Freeways are access-controlled divided highways with interchanges. Expressways are designed for high speeds and traffic volumes with grade separations. Arterials are meant for through traffic while collectors distribute traffic to local streets, which provide access to residences and allow parking. Road types also vary based on usage, operation as single or dual carriageways, and whether they are public, toll roads, or private investments.

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Lecture 11

Prepared by

Rocksana Akter
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
DUET, Gazipur
Roadway Types

A. Geographical area or location wise


• Rural Road
• Urban Road

Highways: They represent the superior type of roads in the country.


Highways are of two types – rural highways and urban highways. Rural
highways are those passing through rural areas (villages) and
Urban highways are those passing through large cities and towns, ie. urban
areas.
C. Standard wise
• Full access control, Expressway/Motorway with grade separated
junctions
• Partial/No access control with at-grade intersection

Freeways: Freeways are access-controlled divided highways. Most


freeways are four lanes, two lanes each direction, but many freeways
widen to incorporate more lanes as they enter urban areas. Access is
controlled through the use of interchanges, and the type of interchange
depends upon the kind of intersecting road way (rural roads, another
freeway etc.)
Expressways: They are superior type of highways and are designed for
high speeds ( 120 km/hr is common), high traffic volume and safety. They
are generally provided with grade separations at intersections. Parking,
loading and unloading of goods and pedestrian traffic is not allowed on
expressways.

Arterials: It is a general term denoting a street primarily meant for through


traffic usually on a continuous route. They are generally divided highways
with fully or partially controlled access. Parking, loading and unloading
activities are usually restricted and regulated. Pedestrians are allowed to
cross only at intersections/designated pedestrian crossings.
Collector streets: These are streets intended for collecting and distributing
traffic to and from local streets and also for providing access to arterial
streets. Normally full access is provided on these streets . There are few
parking restrictions except during peak hours.

Local streets : A local street is the one which is primarily intended for access
to residence, business or abutting property. It does not normally carry large
volume of traffic and also it allows unrestricted parking and pedestrian
movements.
C. Usage wise
• Commuter road
• All purpose road
• By-pass
• Distributor/Ring road
• Feeder/Collector road
• Slip/Access road
• Service road
• Frontage road
D. Operation wise
• Single Carriageway/Undivided road
• Dual Carriageway/ Divided road
• Two way
• One way
• Lane/non-lane based

E. Investment wise
• Public road- free
• Private: BOT-tolled road
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