Irc 103

IRC 103:2012
GUIDELINES FOR PEDESTRIAN

FACILITIES
Presented By:-
Nipun Beniwal
Introduction
• These guidelines cover engineering design and planning
aspects of pedestrian facilities.
• The basic aim should be to reduce the pedestrian conflicts

with the vehicular traffic to the minimum.
• Solutions to improve the quality of the pedestrian network

should take children, elderly persons, persons with disabilities
and people with heavy luggage into account.
• While planning and design, overall objectives should be

continuity, comfort and safety.
Pedestrian Level of Service
Pedestrian LOS indicates the environmental qualities of
pedestrian space and serves as guide for development
• LOS A : Ideal pedestrian conditions exits in this and negative

factors are minimum
• LOS B : It is an acceptable standard, in which only small
number of factors impact on pedestrian safety and comfort
• LOS C : Basic pedestrian conditions exits but significant factors
impact on safety and comfort of pedestrian
• LOS D : Poor pedestrian conditions exist and wide ranging
factors affect pedestrian usage services
• LOS E : Pedestrian environment is unsuitable
• LOS F : Flow of pedestrian is unstable and queued pedestrians
are more than moving pedestrians.
PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES DESIGN
STANDARDS
Foothpath
Clear Walking Zone :
Paths should be at
least 1800 mm wide
and if existing paths
are lesser then
provision of passing
places, 1800mm
wide and 2500 mm
long shall be made
at reasonable
frequency
Clear Height : A clear height of 2.2 m is required for
entire width of foothpath walking zone.
Width : Minimum width of pedestrian pathway
should be 1800mm in roads of right of way of 10m
and above. For roads of right of way less than 10m,
1500mm is regarded as minimum acceptable width.
Foothpaths should normally be designed for Level Of
Service B, for pleasant and comfortable walking.
However, LOS C can be adopted under resource
constraint.
Cross Falls :
• Cross falls for drainage purposes should be 1:50
maximum.
• Any break in surface, e.g. drainage channels or gaps
on a walkway, should no be greater than 12mm and
should fall perpendicular to direction of movement.
Pedestrian Guardrails :
• It should be 1100mm high from the median level
and painted to contrast.
• Simple Galvanized railings are not desirable unless
they have contrasting markings on them.
• Guard-rails should have rounded top to prevent
injuries
Obstructions:
• Obstacles(man holes, trees etc.) should be placed
outside the path of travel.
• Overhanging signs should be mounted at a min.
height of 2.2m
• Undetectable obstacles mounted lower than 2.2m
may project a min. distance of 100mm on footpath.
Kerbs
Kerb Height :
• Max. height of a pavement (including kerb, walking
surface) shall not exceed 150mm from the road
level.
• Medians should be max. 250mm high or be
replaced by crash barriers.
Kerb Radius and Slip Road :
• Smaller turning radii increase pedestrian visibility
for drivers, decrease crossing distance for
pedestrian, decrease vehicle turning speed.
• Max. corner radius of kerb shall be 12m. It can be
reduced to 6m in residential areas.
• Slip roads or Free left turns should be avoided at
intersections up to right of way of 30m.
• At right of way more than 30m, signalized turning
pockets and raised table top crossings should be
introduced at slip roads with min 20 seconds
pedestrian signal.
Kerb Ramps :
• Gradient of kerb ramps should not be more than
1:12.
• Slope of the flared sides in every ramp should not
be more than 1 :10.
• Width of the kerb ramp should not be less than
1200mm.
• Tactile warning strip shall be provided on the kerb
side edge of the slope.
• It is desirable to provide two kerb cuts per corner, it
provides greater information to pedestrian with
vision impairment in street crossings.
Tactile Pavers
Guide Blocks(Line Blocks) : It has straight line and
indicate the correct path to follow to the persons
with vision impairments. It should not be placed
close to manholes or drains.
Warning Blocks(Dot/Blistered Blocks) : Provides
warning signal to screen off obstacles, corner or
junction and inner edge of footpath. It should be
laid 600mm wide across the entire footpath where
the crossing occurs.
These tiles should have a color (preferably canary
yellow). A distance of 600mm is to be maintained
from the edge of footpath/boundary
wall/obstruction to navigate persons with vision
impairment.
Pedestrian Crossings
• Minimum 3 m wide pedestrian crossing and 2.5 m
cycle crossing must be provided at all road crossings
• Midblock crossing kerb extensions provide better
visibility to vehicles and pedestrians
• With median refuge , pedestrian has to look for
gaps in only one direction at a time.
• Raised crossings across entrances, minor roads,
service lane access and un-signalized intersections
should be provided.
• In busy streets, pedestrian operated traffic signals/
Audible crossing signals(pelican crossings) should
be provided
Components of Pedestrian Crossings
Zebra Crossings
• A zebra crossing must always be accompanied by a
“STOP” line.
• Thermoplastic paint with +5mm embossed texture
can be used and raised pedestrian crossings(table
top) must be provided.
• Alternatively dropped kerb can also be provided.
Traffic Signal
• The red phase should keep traffic stopped for min.
12 seconds for a 7.5m crossing to allow disabled
pedestrian to complete their crossing.
• Signals that can be activated by the pedestrian
using a push button box(pelican signal) are useful,
especially at mid-block crossings.
• The push button box should have braille buttons
and raised alphabets
Refuge Islands
• It is an effective way to reduce pedestrian accidents
and help disabled and elderly pedestrians.
• The recommended width of a refuge island is 2m.
Type of Crossings
Uncontrolled Crossings :
In this the pedestrian cross walk is marked with studs
or paint line but not controlled with any systems of
signals. It should be avoided unless the intersection
itself is uncontrolled due to low traffic volume.
Controlled Crossings :
It is normally achieved by providing zebra crossing
whether at unsignalized or signalized intersection. Mid-
block crossings are accompanied by “STOP” line with
central barrier marking being continued on either side
of crossing
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IRC 103:2012

GUIDELINES FOR PEDESTRIAN

• The basic aim should be to reduce the pedestrian conflicts

• Solutions to improve the quality of the pedestrian network

• While planning and design, overall objectives should be

• LOS A : Ideal pedestrian conditions exits in this and negative

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