GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS Parivahan Bhavan, ooo 1, Parliament Street, New Deihi-110001 No.RW/NH- 34066/47/2014- S&R(B) Dated: 10% November 2014 To, : 1. The Chairman, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), G-586, Sector- 10, Dwarka, New Delhi-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 States/U.Ts. Public Works Department dealing with National Highways, other Centrally Sponsored ‘Schemes and State Schemes. 5, The Engineers-in-Chief and Chief Engineers of Public Works Departments of States/U.Ts dealing with National Highways, other Centrally Sponsored Schemes and State Schemes. Subject: Sub: Policy related to constructions of ROBs/RUBs on NH corridors Sir, A number of references, both, from Railway and MORTH/NHAI are being received for clarification on various charges like; Plan & Estimation Charges, Supervision Charges, Departmental Charges & Maintenance Charges of ROBs/RUBs being constructed on National Highway Corridor both in lieu of Level Crossings or where there is no Level Crossings. 2. The matter has been deliberated in various meetings held between Ministry of Railway and MORTH. This issue was also discussed during 1* meeting of the Group of Infrastructure chaired by Hon'ble Minister of Road Transport & Highways and attended by Hon’ble Minister of Railways on 12.08.2014. 3. Based on the deliberation during these meetings, responsibilities of MORTH/NHAI and Ministry of Railways have been defined and are as under: (A) Responsibilities of MORTH/NHAI: 1, MORTH/NHAI will 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 bridge portion) on National Highways i.e. NH Corridors (NHDP & non-NHDP) in the country at their own cost on single entity basis. The existing ROBs, if any, will be upgraded as and when required by MORTH/NHAI. Page Lof3 4 10. A MORTH/NHAI shall do the instrumentation in the railway super-structure across railway bridge portion. MORTH/NHAI shall not levy Supervision Charges, Departmental Charges, Maintenance Charges and Land Lease Charge where railway track crosses National Highways in case of New Railway Line/Gauge Conversion. MORTH/NHAI shall deposit token Plan and Estimation charges @ Rs.5 lakhs per ROB/RUB, in advance, at one location i.e. in Northern Railway in favour of FA&CAO, Northern Railway, New Delhi for all identified ROBs/RUBs to be constructed by MORTH/NHAI in financial year. This arrangement will be on reciprocal basis. MORTH/NHAI should construct only viaduct in Railway Portion and pier/abutment should be located just out-side/at the railway boundaries to the extent possible based on available standard RDSO’s span, No earthen embankment should be constructed within railway boundaries. Similarly, wherever needed, Railway will also cross Right Of Way of National Highway through over bridge or under bridge. Alongwith the construction of ROB, MORTH/NHAI shall construct a Subway to facilitate movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic across the railway track to facilitate closure of level crossing by Railways. Construction of Subway within Railway Portion should be done under the supervision of Railways without any supervision charges. If subway is not possible, then suitable FOB with ramp should be provided. Wherever subway/FOB with ramp is not feasible at site, then in all such cases suitable footpath of appropriate width alongwith staircase should be provided on ROB. Wherever footpath on ROB is provided then in all such cases, height of kerb of ROB should be increased, so that in case of road accidents, chances of mounting of road vehicles on kerb and falling on railway track could be avoided. MORTH/NHAI shall deposit way-leave charges to Railways as Rs. 6,000/- per annum 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 than two railway tracks. Way leave charges shall be payable in advance in block of 10 years. This arrangement will be on reciprocal basis. If earthen embankments have been planned on approaches beyond railway boundary, then atleast one viaduct span of sufficient width should be provided, just outside railway boundary, to facilitate the movement of road users parallel to track. 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: Page 2of 31. Railway will not levy Supervision Charges, Departmental Charges, Maintenance Charges and Land Lease Charge for ROBS/RUSS being constructed by NHAI or NH-wing of State PWD on NH Corridors fill up details of ROB/RUB proposed to be constructed on tie web-based programme for expeditious approval of General arrangement Drawing (GAD) by Railways, without any supervision charges. 4. ‘This issues with the approval of Ministry of Railways (ME, PC & CRB) and Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, 5, This circular will come into effect from the date of issue. © cer te, contents of this circular may please be brought to the notice of all concerned in your organization, Yours faithfully. 4} dts aig) ~F 4a pe (A#Pathak) Chief Engitder(3)S&R For Director Generel (Road Development) & SS Tel:011-2374831 1 /email:ajay.pathak@nic.in Copy for information and necessary action to: J. All Technical officers in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways 2. All ROs and ELOs S. The Secretary General, Indian Roads Congress- With request to publish in Indian Highways Journal 4. The Director, IAHE 5. Technical Circular File of S&R Section ©. Guic ~ With request to upload on website of the Ministry Copy for kind information to: PS to Hon'ble Minister (RT&H&S)/PS to MOS PPS to Secretary (RT&H) PPS to AS&FA PS to ADG FS to JS(T)/PS to JS(H)/JS(Parliament & CVO/JS(BIC) Ministry of Railways (Shri, S.K Pathak, ED CE/B&S-II Sasone Page 3 of 3