Right of Way
What is Right of Way
Definition & Factors
Affecting RoW
By: Haseeb Jamal
Right of Way Definition
The
right of way is the total land area acquired for the construction of the
roadway.
Its
width should be enough to accommodate all the elements of the roadway cross
section, any future widening of the road and any public utility facilities that
will be installed along the roadway.
RoW
is the area of the road acquired for carriages way + other necessities + future
extension, along its alignment.
Good
practice is to acquire RoW wide enough to accommodate the ultimate development
and all components of the road.
Generally,
in India 45 m ROW is acquired for construction of 4-lane road.
A
typical residential street has a right-of-way width of approximately 60 feet.
A
typical arterial or downtown street has a right-of-way width of approximately
80 feet.
Other
widths are less common but not unusual.
Alley
configurations can vary from 10 feet to 20 feet, but are most commonly 14 feet.
Factors Affecting Right of Way
o Width of formation
o Height of embankment
o Side slopes
o Drainage system
o Sight distances consideration on horizontal curves
o Future extension
Width of Right of Way
Width
of RoW according to AASHTO is:
For
two lane highway secondary roads AADT 400 – 1000
o Min = 66’ ==> Desirable = 80’
o Interstate highway system
o From 150’ without frontage roads
o From 250’ with frontage roads
o Up to 200’ – 300’ for eight lane divided highway
without frontage roads.On high type two lane highway in rural area.
o Min = 100’ ==> Desirable = 120’
o For urban areas acquisition be wide enough to be
adequate for ultimate design (no specified width)
Haseeb Jamal
I am a Civil Engineer,
graduated from University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan in
2010. I also have a PG-Diploma in Disaster Management and MS in Urban
Infrastructure Engineering (In Progress). My expertise include civil related
softwares like AutoCAD, SAP2000, MS Project, Primavera, MS Office and GIS. My
technical skills include project management, monitoring and evaluation,
structural assessment, disaster risk management, Quantity survey, land survey,
material testing, site management and technical writing. I am trained in
writing project progress reports as well as proposals and concept papers. I
have also received advanced training on surveying, proposal writing, Monitoring
and Evaluation of projects as well as organizations.
I have worked as Project
Engineer at National Research and Development Foundation, Peshawar and CENCON
Associates. I also worked with Spectra Engineering Solutions as Senior Civil
Engineer in monitoring of World Bank and UNDP funded projects all over Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa and FATA. Currently, I am working as Deputy Manager Development at
NayaTel, Peshawar.
https://www.aboutcivil.org/right-of-way
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