Circular-Standards & Research

Inauguration, Bhoomi Pujan, Foundation Stone Laying, Other Ceremony

• Inaguration/Bhumi Pujan, Foundation stonelaying, any other ceremony in respect of National Highway works-reg, dt. 05.02.2019,
• Inauguration, Bhoomi Pujan, Foundation Stone Laying, any other ceremony in respect of NHs,Bridges works- 10.11.2016
• Inauguration/ Bhoomi Pujan/ Foundation Stone Laying/ Any other ceremony in respect of National Highway works-16.12.2011
• Inauguration circular-13.05.2003

Utilities along NHs

• Guidelines. norms for access permission to fuel station and properties along NHs-19.07.2018
• Ban on liquor shops along National Highways.-01.06.2017
• Guidelines on Accommodation of Public and Industrial Utility services along and across National Highways-22.11.2016
• Removal of illegal encroachment and unauthorized access/cuts on National Highways-26.09.2016
• Removal of Advertisement hoarding on the National Highways within the Right of Way.-07.09.2016
• Guidelines Norms for access permission to Fuel Stations Private Properties Rest Area Complexes and such other facilities along National Highways-12.01.2013
• Grade separated roads along existing alignments as an option for bypassing built up areas on National Highways-31.10.2012
• GRADE SEPARATED ROADS ALONG EXISTING ALIGNMENT-31.10.2012
• NOC FOR ROW Ministrys letter dated 06.06.2011
• Guideline for road side advertisement-25.11.2010
• Use of NH Land for laying of Utilities including levying of appropriate fees-21.09.2010
• Traffic signs.-24.10.2007
• Procedure for Numbering of Kilometer Stones and provision of Distance Information Boards on National Highways-11.02.2003
• Display of Boards-12.08.2002
• Systems Improvement for Installation of Petrol,Diesel,Gas-Retail Outlets and Service Stations as well as access to private properties along NHs-31.08.2000
• Policy, Concept note on wayside Amenities
• NORMS-FOR-ADVERTISEMENT-09.03.2000

Utilities Shifting

• Procedure for processing of cases of Utility Shifting Amendments-29.07.2016
  • Amendment to Procedure for processing of cases of Utility shifting-11.03.2016
• Tamil Nadu letter water pipe line-24.07.2015
• Accomodation of Underground utilities service along NHs-26.07.2012
  • Clarification to Accommodation of underground utility services along NHs-19.11.1976
• Laying of water pipeline along and across of NHs-13.07.2011-letter to West Bengal
  • laying of water pipe line clarification-13.07.2011
• Implementation of defence OFC network-21.09.2010
• Use of NH land for laying of Utilities including levying of appropriate fees-21.09.2010
  • Laying of OFC on NH land amount of BG-21.03.2006-Annex to OM dated 21.09.2010
    • Partial modification to Laying of Optical Fibre Cables in National Highway land for establishing telecom infrastructure by private licensees-29.09.2000
• Bridges on NHs and other centrally sponsored schemes-17.09.2003
• Telephone Shifting payment-Telecom to bear cost of Shifting-01.11.1988

Hilly Roads

• Hill ROADS-FORMATION-WIDTH-09.03.2007

Road Safety

• Removal of Speed Breakers on National Highways-29.08.2016
• Removal-of-Speed-Breakers-on-National-Highways-11.04.2016
• Experimental Crash Barriers Crash Cushions for Road Safety-12.12.2012
• Tentative Guidelines for Transverse Bar Markings at accident prone spots on National Highways-04.05.2012

Lane Width

• Capacity augmentation of NHs from 2 to 4 lane-26.05.2016
• Capacity augmentation of National Highways from two lane to Four Lane-29.06.2015
• Capacity building and lane width of National Highways-05.10.2012

Authority Engineer / Independent Engineer

• Standardization of reporting responsibility of Independent Engineers I.Es_. Authority Engineers A.Es_. for NH Projects Letter-12.07.2016
• Standardization of reporting responsibility of Independent Engineers I.Es_. Authority Engineers A.Es_. for NH Projects Executive Summary-12.07.2016
• Procedure to be adopted for processing of bills by the Authority Engineer in respect of EPC projects sanctioned by Ministry-02.11.2015

Recycled Materials

• Use of Fly Ash in Road-flyover embankments Construction. 27.08.2018
• Use of plastic waste in bituminous mixes in construction of National Highways.-27.12.2016
• Use of plastic waste in bituminous mixes in construction of National Highways-09.11.2015
• Tentative Guidelines for drainage through Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial recharging along NHs.05.09.2013
• Use of Recycling technology for PR Periodic Renewal works on National Highway-18.12.2012
• Use of Flyash in road flyover embankment construction.-30.07.2003

New Material / Technology Related

• Use of Bitumen and Modified in the construction of flexible pavements and source of their procurement for NH works-24.08.2018
• Geo synthetics and their use in Road Construction-16.07.2018
• Use of anti stripping agent for bituminous layer-06.08.2018
• Use of emerging new material and techniques in construction of National Highways-31.12.2015
• Introduction of alternative materials technologies design in the National Highways projects on EPC BOT basis-12.10.2015
• Usage of alternative new materials technologies in construction of National Highways-11.02.2015
• Use of emerging new materials and techniques in construction of National Highways-11.11.2014
• Use of emerging new material and techniques in construction of National Highways-06.08.2014
• Usage of Rigid pavement as an alternative option on National Highways.-04.08.2014
• Use of emerging new materials and techniques in construction of National Highways.-07.03.2014
• Use of emerging new material and techniques in construction of National Highways-08.10.2013
• Use of Emerging New Materials and Techniques in Construction of National Highways.-09.09.2013
• Use of emerging new material and techniques in construction of National Highways-07.06.2013

Polymer Rubber

• Use of rubber polymer modified bitumen on NHs and other centrally sponsored schemes-05.09.2016
• Use of rubber polymer modified bitumen on NHs and other centrally sponsored schemes-28.03.2016
• Use of polymer rubber modified bitumen.-05.09.2016
• Use of rubberpolymer modified bitumen on NHs and other centrally sponsored schemes.-18.02.2016

Bridge/Tunnel Related

• MoU signed between MoRTH and Ministry of Railways reg. construction of ROBs RUBs on NHs-27.07.2018
• Guidelines and SOP for selection of manufacturers, suppliers of various types of bearings and expansion joints for bridges on NHs and other centrally sponsored schemes-14.08.2018
• Discontinuation of Empanelment of Consultants for Highways, Bridges and Tunnel Projects opn NHs and other Centrally Sponsored schemes-14.08.2018
• Construction of a bridge cum barrage structures on National Highways serving dual purposes i.e. to cross the water body as well as to store water on upstream side-18.04.2017
• Adoption of best practices for economical, durable, speedy and aesthetic construction of Bridge Structures-18.08.2016
• IRC B1 Committee General Design Features Bridge Grade Separated Structures Data Collection Scour around bridge piers in bouldery river bed.-14.02.2017
• Vertical and horizontal clearances for the construction of bridge structures on National Highways passing over declared National Waterways-30.11.2016
• Design and General Features for bridge structures to be constructed on National Highways-02.09.2016
• B Design and General Features for bridge structures on NHs.-02.09.2016
• Adoption of best practices for economical and durable construction of Tunnel Structures 1-18.08.2016
• Adoption of best practices for economical and durable construction of Tunnel Structures-18.08.2016
• Safety of Bridges on National Highways-08.08.2016
• BEARING MANUFRACTURER empanelment-21.06.2012
• Supplier of Expansion joint-12.05.2011
• Empanneled firm for bearing manufacturers-22.06.2010
• width of Bridges on 2 Lane NH with or without footpath.pdf-24.03.2009
• Bridge Circular 12.9m-24.03.2009
• Width of Bridges on 2-lane National Highways on Hills (with and without footpath)-WIDTH OF BRIDGE-21.10.2009
• Condition Survey of all the Bridges on the National Highway Network-30.05.2005
• Measures to be taken in the event of disruption of traffic on account of damages to roads,bridges and bridge approaches due natural disasters-13.01.2003
• Revised interim specifications for Expansion Joints including corrigendum-30.11.2000
• Prequalification of manufacturers of Bearings of Bridges on National Highways under other Centrally Sponsored Schemes -02.11.2000

Green Highways

• Implementation of Green Highways Plantation Transplantation Beautification and Maintenance Policy 2015-19.09.2017
• Greening Plantation and its maintenance of NH creation of fund-12.08.2016
• Transferring of Green Highway Policy from Coordination Section to Highway Division-17.06.2016
• GH-Green Highways Policy – 2015
• Greening Plantation and its maintenance of National Highways creation of fund – Corrigendum-04.11.2015
• Greening Plantation and its Maintenance of National Highways creation of fund-28.08.2015
• GH-Green Highways – Salient Features and FAQ
• lmprovement / upgradation of National Highways from considerations of Green House Gas Emissions and Life cycle cost-20.11.2013

Miscellaneous

• Change from rigid to flexible pavement in ongoing contracts-21.06.2018
• Digging of Ponds/Nalas/Water Bodies/Rivers and utilization of soil thereof for projects of water conservation in the drought affected areas of the country-31.08.2017
• Guidelines for implementation of Skill Development program for workmen in Highway Sector-18.01.2017
• Use of Micro surfacing for the renewal course maintenance and repair on National Highways.-28.09.2016
• Application of LIDAR based Technology any other equivalent Technology in Feasibility – DPR preparation for NHs and other Centrally Sponsored Projects-26.05.2015
• Adoption of rates of cement for construction of rigid pavement on National Highways-13.04.2015
• Use of Interlocking Concrete Blocks on National Highways-20.02.2014

• Points to be covered in the RFP documents of Consultancy Assignment on NHs and related Centrally sponsored works-16.01.2014
• E tendering on central portal in respect of centrally sponsored Road National Highways works.-05.09.2013
• mechanised patching-04.01.2013
• Tentative Guidelines for providing Research Test ResT reaches along National Highways-12.12.2012
• USE OF MODIFIED BITUMENT.-30.01.2012
• Use of Hot Mix Plant on Bituminous Construction Works on NHs.-21.10.2011
• use modified bitumen in base as well in wearing course-19.07.2011
• Use of 40 60 Hot Mix Plant in PR Works in Assam.-21.12.2010
• Facilities for persons with disabilities-07.04.2003
• Planning of roads around National parks and Sanctuaries-04.10.2002