GOVERNMENT OF INDIAMINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

Parivahan Bhavan,1, Parliament Street,

New Delhi-llOOOl

No.RW/NH- 34066/47/2014- S&R(B) Dated: 10th November 2014

To,1. The Chairman, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI),G-5&6, Sector-

10, Dwarka, NewDelhi-110 075 .:2. Director General (Border Roads], Seema Sadak Bhawan, Ring Road, New

Delhi-110 010.3. The Chief Secretaries of all State Governments/Union Territories.4. The Principal Secretaries /Secretaries of all StatesfU.Ts. Public Works

Department dealing with National Highways, other Centrally SponsoredSchemes and State Schemes.

5. The Engineers-in-Chief and Chief Engineers of Public Works Departments ofStates/U.Ts dealing with National Highways, other Centrally SponsoredSchemes and State Schemes.

Subject: Sub: Policy related to constructions of ROBs/RUBs on NH corridorsSir,

A number of references, both, from Railway and MORTH/NHAI are beingreceived for clarification on various charges like; Plan & Estimation Charges,Supervision Charges, Departmental Charges & Maintenance Charges of ROBs/RUBsbeing constructed on National Highway Corridor both in lieu of Level Crossings' orwhere there is no Level Crossings.

2. The matter has been deliberated in various meetings held between Ministryof Railway and MORTH.This issue was also discussed during 1st meeting of the Groupof Infrastructure chaired by Hon 'ble Minister of Road Transport & Highways andattended by Hon'ble Minister of Railways on 12.08.2014.

3. Based on the deliberation during these meetings, responsibilities ofMORTH/NHAIand Ministry of Railways have been defined and are as under:

(A)Responsibilities of MORTH/NHAI:1. MORTH/NHAIwill replace all level crossing on NH Corridors by ROBs/RUBs in

next five years subject to availability of funds.

2. MORTH/NHAI shall construct complete ROB/RUB (including railway bridgeportion) on National Highways i.e. NH Corridors (NHDP & non-NHDP) in thecountry at their own cost on single entity basis. The existing ROBs, if any, willbe upgraded as and when required by MORTH/NHAI.

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3. MORTH/NHAI shall do the instrumentation in the railway super-structureacross railway bridge portion.

4. MORTH/NHAIshall not levy Supervision Charges, Departmental Charges,Maintenance Charges and Land Lease Charge where railway trackcrosses National Highways in case of New Railway Line/GaugeConversion.

5. MORTH/NHAIshall deposit token Plan and Estimation charges @ Rs.5 lakhsper ROB/RUB, in advance, at one location i.e. in Northern Railway in favour ofFA&CAO,Northern Railway, New Delhi for all identified ROBs/RUBs to beconstructed by MORTH/NHAI in financial year. This arrangement will be onreciprocal basis.

6. MORTH/NHAI should construct only viaduct in Railway Portion andpier / abutment should be located just out-side / at the railway boundaries to theextent possible based on available standard RDSO's span. No earthenembankment should be constructed within railway boundaries. Similarly,wherever needed, Railway will also cross Right Of Way of National Highwaythrough over bridge or under bridge.

7. Alongwith the construction of ROB, MORTH/NHAIshall construct a Subway tofacilitate movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic across the railway trackto facilitate closure of level crossing by Railways. Construction of Subwaywithin Railway Portion should be done under the supervision of Railwayswithout any supervision charges. If subway is not possible, then suitable FOBwith ramp should be provided. Wherever subway/FOB with ramp is notfeasible at site, then in all such cases suitable footpath of appropriate widthalongwith staircase should be provided on ROB.

8. Wherever footpath on ROB is provided then in all such cases, height of kerb ofROB should be increased, so that in case of road accidents, chances ofmounting of road vehicles on kerb and falling on railway track could be avoided.

9. MORTH/NHAIshall deposit way-leave charges to Railways as Rs. 6,000/- perannum upto two lane road crossing and two railway tracks and Rs. 12,000/-per annum in case the Bridge is wider than two lane and/or crossing more thantwo railway tracks. Way leave charges shall be payable in advance in block of10 years. This arrangement will be on reciprocal basis.

10.If earthen embankments have been planned on approaches beyond railwayboundary, then atleast one viaduct span of sufficient width should be provided,just outside railway boundary, to facilitate the movement of road users parallelto track.

11.Launching of girders for ROB within Railway boundaries should be done,preferably, by road cranes to reduce the requirements of rail traffic blocks.

(B)Responsibilities of Ministry of Railways:

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1. Railway will not levy Supervision Charges, Departmental Charges,Maintenance Charges and Land Lease Charge for ROBs/RUBs beingconstructed by NHAI or NH-wing of State PWD on NH Corridors.

2. Ministry of Railways has developed a web-based programme for onlinesubmission of various drawings related to ROBs/RUBs for getting expeditiousapproval within 60 days. This programme includes all the RDSO standardspan drawing, check list to be followed for preparation of GAD andstandard MOU.Nominated officer of MORTH/NHAI or NH-wing of PWD shallfill up details of ROB/RUB proposed to be constructed on this web-basedprogramme for expeditious approval of General arrangement Drawing (GAD) byRailways.

3. To avoid unusual occurrence during launching of railway spans, Railway willsupervise and facilitate launching of girders across railway bridge portion,without any supervision charges.

4. This issues with the approval of Ministry of Railways (ME, FC & CRB) andSecretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways;

5. This circular will come into effect from the date of issue.

6. The contents of this circular may please be brought to the notice of allconcerned in your organization.

Yours faithfully"'l ---,'I, /' f!': ",/l-1/),11 /t,,:'>'" '-"'"

,l ~'~Ai/~'~th~)Chief Engiilier(~)S&R

For Director General (Road Development) & SSTel:O11-23748311/ email.ajay. pathak@nic.in

Copy for information and necessary action to:1. All Technical officers in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways2. All ROs and ELOs3. The Secretary General, Indian Roads Congress- With request to publish in

Indian Highways Journal4. The Director, IAHE5. Technical Circular File of S&R Section6. NIC - With request to upload on website of the Ministry

Copy for kind information to:1. PS to Honble Minister (RT&H&S)/PS to MOS2. PPS to Secretary (RT&H)3. PPS to AS&FA4. PS to ADG5. PS to JS(T)/PS to JS(H)/JS(Parliament & CVO/JS(EIC)6. Ministry of Railways (Shri, S.KPathak, ED CE/B&S-II

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