transportation infrastructure

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INDIAN ROAD NETWORK
Total Length 33 lakh km
Length (km)
National Highways 66,590
Expressways 200
State Highways 1,31,899
Major District Roads 4,67,763
Rural Roads 26,50,000

• Roads carry 85 of passenger 70 of freight
  traffic
• National Highways constitute only 2 of length,
  but carry 40 of
• the traffic on Indian Roads.

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NATIONAL HIGHWAYS STATUS
Total Length 66,590 km Total Length 66,590 km
of Total length
Four laned and more with divided carriageway 10
Two laned 55
Single laned and intermediate 35

• Normal distance traveled by trucks in India is
  250-300 km per day where as the international
  norm is 600-800 km per day
• Require immediate capacity augmentation and
  upgradation with enhanced safety features
• State Govt. are being persuaded to have
  integrated check posts on Highways.
• NHAI is modernizing the Toll Collection System to
  cut down waiting time at Toll Plazas.

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Transportation projects in India
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India- Transportation projects

• Road Projects
• Metro Projects
• BRTS- Bus Rapid Transport System
• Monorail
• Other systems like Pod Taxi, Light Rail, etc

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Road Projects in India

• Basically it is undertaken by National Highways
  Authority of India (NHAI) under various
  development projects- NHDP in phases

NHDP Phase Particulars Length Indicative Cost Rs ( in crores)
NHDP-I II Balance work of Golden Quadrilateral and EW-NS corridors 13,000 km (8,100 mi) 42,000
NHDP-III 4-laning 10,000 km (6,200 mi) 55,000
NHDP-IV 2-laning 20,000 km (12,000 mi) 25,000
NHDP-V 6-laning of selected stretches 5,000 km (3,100 mi) 17,500
NHDP-VI Development of expressways 1,000 km (620 mi) 15,000
NHDP-VII Ring Roads, Bypasses, Grade Separators, Service Roads etc. 700 km (430 mi) 15,000
Total 45,000 km (28,000 mi) 1,69,500 (Revised to 2,20,000)
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Golden Quadrilateral EW, NS- Phase I, II
corridors
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Existing Major Expressways in the Country

• Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway
• 4-lane dual carriageway expressway and length of
  92.85 km (First expressway of India)

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Existing Major Expressways

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  2. Delhi-Gurgaon Exwy
• 3. Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway

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Existing Major Expressways

• Mumbai-Pune Expressway
• India's first 6-lane, concrete, highspeed,
  tolled, access controlled expressway. (2001)
• Total length is 93 km
• Yamuna expressway- Latest expressway to be
  completed 8 lane concrete expressway
• Noida to Agra (165 kms)
• Speed limit is 120 kmph- fastest ever in India.
• Photo shows its intersection with Delhi-Agra
  highway

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Other expressways in India

• Durgapur Expressway
• Belghoria Expressway
• Durg- Raipur expway
• Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway(KMP) (u/c)
• Eastern Peripheral Expressway (Delhi) (u/c)
• Shimla-Chandigarh Expressway (Kalka Bypass)-
  first hill expressway of India- completed in 2011

Kalka bypass- Indias first Hill Expressway
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Urban Transportation projects in India
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Metro projects

• Kolkata metro- Indias first metro (completed in
  1991).
• Single line of 22 kms with 18 stations (partly
  elevated, partly underground is operational.
• Built and operated, maintained by Indian
  Railways.
• Now phase II (Howrah maidan to Salt Lake V) under
  construction.
• Total 6 phases planned.

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Delhi metro

• Rapid transit system serving the capital
• Built by DMRC- special purpose vehicle.
• 4 phases- 2 completed, 2 under construction.

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Chennai metro (under constrn)
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Chennai metro

• Phase I (45 km) under construction, expected to
  be completed by 2014. (partially underground,
  partially elevated).
• Line 1 - Tiruvottiyur to Chennai Airport 32 km
• Line 2- Chennai central to St Thomas 22 km
• Line 3- Mogappir to Tiruvanmiyur (planned)

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Mumbai metro (under construction)
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Mumbai metro

• Total 3 phases (totalling 149 kms proposed).
  Total 3 legs planned in 1st phase.
• Leg 1- From Versova to Ghatkopar via Andheri
  (East-west corridor). It is fully elevated
  corridor.
• Highly delayed metro project- Leg 1 of Phase 1
  (13 km) under construction.

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Hyderabad metro

• Construction began in 2011.
• Phase I of the project includes 3 lines covering
  71 km
• Red Line Miyapur L B Nagar (30 kms)
• Blue Line Nagole Shilparamam (26.5 kms)
• Green Line JBS Falaknuma (14.78 kms)

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Bangalore metro

• Namma metro started operations over a small
  stretch (9 kms elevated) in 2011.
• Remaining stretch (total 41 km of Phase 1) under
  construction.

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Jaipur metro

• Construction in Two Phases (total 35 kms)
• Green Line (Mansarovar - Badi Chaupar) 9.25
  km-work in progress (completion by Jun 2013).
  This is mostly elevated but partially
  underground.
• Orange Line (Sitapura Industrial Area -
  Ambabari)- it will connect Airport.
• Jaipur metro Jaipur dedicated elevated BRTS
  corridor would run on double decker bridge under
  construction as shown in photo below.

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Gurgaon metro

• Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon (RMRG) of 6.7 km is
  under construction.
• Indias first privately owned metro.
• Links Sikandarpura station of Delhi metro with
  DLF city in Gurgaon in a loop fashion.
• Elevated corridor besides NH 8
• To be operational by July 2013.

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Monorail systems in India

• Mumbai Monorail- Indias first monorail project
• Jacob circle- Wadala- Chembur monorail (total 20
  kms)
• First part (Wadala to Chembur- 11 kms) Expected
  to be operational by Dec 2012.
• Top speed 80 kmph, average speed 65 kmph
• Capacity 500 pax/train.
• Monorail is ideal for quick transport with lesser
  capacity less space requirement.
• Other Monorail systems are planned in Calicut,
  Trivendrum, Chennai, Guwahati Aizawl.

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BRTS- Bus Rapid Transit System

• BRTS is of use only if built with proper
  planning.
• Pune- Indias first BRT corridor (Swargate to
  Katraj- 7 kms)
• It is invocating poor response from road users.

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Ahmedabad BRTS

• It is most successful BRTS project in India.
• First phase RTO to Kankaria Lake 44.5 km is
  operational.

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Delhi BRTS

• The construction work was started during CWG
  games in 2010.
• 115 km of BRTS route is under construction.
• It is invoking criticism with car users but is
  being popular with bus users.

• Several BRTS systems are under construction in
  other cities like Surat, Chennai, Bangalore,
  Jaipur etc.
• In Jaipur, there is earmarking of an elevated
  stretch only for BRTS buses.

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Gurgaon POD taxi Project
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Assignment 1

• Prepare a 8-10 report on various transportation
  projects going on in your native state. Each
  project must have the following minimum details
• Project summary
• Cost, phase details, total length
• Funding details,
• economic evaluation details
• Construction company
• Submission dead line Thursday (2nd August,2012)
  in CE 626 Class