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Detailed Engineering Design for Construction of Four/ Six lane Access Controlled Expressway (Package -14) from Junction near Balsua with NH-54 to Junction with
Project Name:
Hiranagar Road near village Gurha Baildaran (Km 423+500 to Km 468+100) of Delhi Amritsar Katra Expressway in the State of Punjab & UT of J&K.

Consultant/ Contractor Name: MEILBalsua-Hiranagar Expressway Private Limited

Doc. / Dwg. Receipt Ref: MEIL/3225/2024-2025/2547 Dated 24-04-2025 Doc. / Dwg. Receipt Date:

Doc. / Dwg. Name: Miscellaneous drawing/ Road Sign Strip Plan from Km 423.500 to Km 468.100 Reg

Doc. / Dwg. No. DDF001 to DDF014 Rev. No. D

Previous Reference  Our Letter no. FPPM/225020/DAKPG14/ Conc./2193 dated 28-01-2025

 Your Letter no. MEIL/3225/2024-2025/2315 Dated 24-12-2024
 Our Letter no. FPPM/225020/DAKPG14/Conc./2036 Date 30-10-2024
 Your Letter no. MEIL/3225/2024-2025/2110 Dated 19-09-2024
 Your Letter no. MEIL/3225/2022-2023/2028 Dated 13-08-2024
 Our Letter no. FPPM/225020/DAKPG14/Conc./1941 dated 6-09-2024
 Your Letter no. MEIL/3225/2022-2023/945 Dated 01-07-2023
 Our Letter no. FPPM/225020/DAKPG14/Conc./467 dated 29-04-2023
 Your Letter no. MEIL/3225/2022-2023/615 Dated 06-04-2023

Note: The signboard design are reviewed based on MoRTH notification RT-25035/07/2023-RS (Part) (221534) dated 24th Dec 2024. However, for uniformity if any specific guidelines are
issued by the authority then the same will need to be updated and will be reviewed accordingly.

Older comments are not kept in this comment sheet.

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Kindly provide colored drawings for the final Noted -
1. General
submission.
i.– i. – i. – i. - i. –
ii.Noted. ii. - ii. - ii. - ii. –
iii.Noted. iii. - iii. - iii. – iii. –
iv. Noted. However, the design of exit iv. The design of exit number plate iv. Noted. It will be reviewed after submission of iv. Noted. The design of exit number plate iv. Noted it will be reviewed after
number plate above each advance sign above each advance sign and the same separately. However, it shall be as above each advance sign and distance submission of the detailed shop
DDF001 and distance details in sign board shall distance details in sign board per MoRTH notification RT-25035/07/2023-RS. details in sign board will depend on the drawing separately
2.
(Sign Board) designed as per MoRTH notification RT- shall designed as per MoRTH destination name. The details will be
25035/07/2023-RS (Part) during detail notification RT-25035/07/2023- discussed with Authority by concessionaire
sign board design and shall be RS in the revised drawing. before installation of the same.
submitted separately.
v. Noted. v. -. v. – v. – v. –

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vi. Noted and ensure the design is vi. Noted. vi. – vi. – vi. –
similar to the design of sign board on
other sections of the project corridor vii. The Reassurance sign (shown below) as vii. Reassurance sign is already provide as per vii. Noted as the old design signboard is
in order to maintain uniformity. provided in the revised drawing is not as per MoRTH notification RT-25035/07/2023-RS removed and Reassurance sign as per
the MoRTH notification RT-25035/07/2023-RS (Part)(221534) Dated 20, July, 2023 revised guidelines is provided.
(Part) (221534) Dated 20, July 2023. Kindly whereas the old reassurance sign has been
remove the same and provide the same as per removed and the same is updated in the Noted as the typical design of information
the notification. revised drawing. signboards are as per the revised guideline.
The information sign board design will be
reviewed in the detailed shop drawing
separately. Kindly ensure the font size for
the information sign is as per the revised
guideline RT-25035/07/2023-RS (Part)
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(221534) dated 24 Dec 2024.
i. – i. – i. – i. – i. –
ii. – ii. – ii. – ii. – ii. –
iii. The emergency help line number iii. The emergency help line number iii. The dimensions of emergency help line no. iii. The dimensions of emergency helpline iii. Noted
signboard design and size signboard design and size sign board provided is still 1200mmx900mm in number has been updated in the revised
(2400X1800mm) shall be as per MoRTH (2400X1800mm) has been the drawing. Provide the same of size drawing.
notification RT-25035/07/2023-RS (Part). revised as per the MoRTH 2400x1800 mm.
Kindly provide the same. notification RT-25035/07/2023-
RS (Part) (221534) dated 20 July
2023 in revised drawing. iv. –
iv. Noted. iv. - iv. - iv. – v. –
v. Noted. However, the design and size of v. Noted. v. -. v. –
the toll rate sign board shall be
finalized in discussion with authority
DDF002 during detail design and it shall be
3.
(Sign Board) similar to the design as provided in
other sections of the project corridor. vi. – vi. –
vi. The drawings are not updated as per vi. Drawing revised as per Morth vi. Noted.
Morth notification. Instead of “Toll Gate”, Notification RT-25035/07/2023-
kindly provide “ Fee Plaza Ahead” text RS (Part) (221534) Dated 20
and provide design as per the Morth July 2023 in the revised drawing.
Notification RT-25035/07/2023-RS (Part)
(221534) Dated 20 July 2023.
vii. Noted. vii. - vii. - vii. – vii. –
viii. Refer above comments and kindly ensure viii. Noted. viii. - viii. – viii. –
design of sign boards are similar to the
design provided on the other sections of
the project corridor in order to maintain
uniformity.

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ix. The dimension of Route marker sign shall ix. Route marker sign has been ix. Noted ix. - ix. -
be 1200x900 as per section 4.2.11 of revised as per section 4.2.11
MoRTH notification RT-25035/07/2023- MoRTH notification RT-
RS (Part) (221534) Dated 20 July 2023. 25035/07/2023-RS (Part)
(221534) Dated 20 July 2023 in
revised drawing.
i. Noted i. - i. - i. – i–
ii. As the project corridor has 6 lane section ii. Speed limit gantry is provided in ii. As per the revised guideline of NHAI/PIU- ii. The sign board is updated in the revised ii Noted
also i.e. 3 lanes on each side. The the revised drawing. Thane/VME, VTR & NH-48/2024-25/4024 drawing.
speed limit gantry for such sections shall Dated 04-01-2025 (reproduced below for ref)
also be provided. the overtaking symbol in for the inner most
lane is removed. It is recommended design
the signboard based on the same.

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4.
(Sign Board) iii. –
iii. – iii. – iii. – iii-
iv. Noted. iv. - iv. - iv. – iv-
v. Noted. However kindly ensure the v. Noted. v. - v. - v-
signages are similar to the signages vi As per the revised signage guideline RT-
provided on other sections of the project 25035/07/2023-RS (Part) (221534) dated
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corridor in order to maintain uniformity 24 Dec 2024, the size of the cautionary &
along the project corridor. regulatory sign is 1500mm. Kindly update
the drawing as per the same.

i. – i. – i. – i. – i. –
ii. – ii. – ii. – ii. – ii. –
iii. – iii. – iii. – iii. – iii. –
iv. Noted. iv. - iv. - iv. – iv. –
v. It is understood that the lane marking v. Noted. v. Noted. It will be reviewed after submission of v. Noted. v. Noted.
plan for the toll plaza area will be the same.
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provided separately.
5. (lane
vi. Kindly provide overtaking marking with vi. Overtaking marking with speed vi. As per the revised guideline NHAI/PIU- vi. The required details is updated in the vi. Noted
marking)
speed limit on the inner lane as per limit on the inner lane as per Thane/VME, VTR & NH-48/2024-25/4024 revised drawing.
MoRTH notification RT-25035/07/2023- MoRTH notification RT- Dated 04-01-2025. The overtaking symbol &
RS (Part) (221534) Dated 20 July 2023. 25035/07/2023-RS (Part) vehicle type symbols are removed. It is
(221534) Dated 20 July 2023 recommended to provide the same in order to
has been provided the revised maintain uniformity.
drawings.

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6. (lane
marking)
i) Noted. However, a detailed road stud i) Noted. Road stud details will be i) Noted. However, for interchange locations, i. Typical road stud details will be provided i Road stud plan for the complete
plan for the entire project corridor shall be provided in excel format for entry/exit locations & other critical locations, for one interchange and entry/exit locations interchange shall be provided including the
submitted separately. review and approval. kindly provide road stud plan and for normal as reference purpose. The excel format will entry/ exit locations and for other normal
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7. section provide road stud details in excel be provided for the normal locations. sections excel format shall be provided as
(Road studs)
format. ii. – a separate submission.
ii) – ii) – ii) – iii. - ii-
iii) - iii) - iii) - iii-
i. The ground mounted hectometer/ i. The ground mounted i. Noted i. – i. –
th th
kilometer/ 5 kilometer stone will not be hectometer/ kilometer/ 5
visible to the road user. Hence the kilometer stone are removed in
same shall be removed. revised drawing.
ii. – ii. – ii. – ii. – ii. –
th
iii. The post mounted Kilometer / 5 iii. The post mounted Kilometer / iii. Noted. iii. – iii. –
th
kilometer provided in the earlier 5 kilometer are provided in
drawing are removed. Kindly provide revised drawing.
the same.
iv. The design of the post mounted iv. Noted. iv. -. iv. – iv. –
th
kilometer/ 5 kilometer marker shall be
th
similar to the kilometer/ 5 kilometer
DDF009 marker provided at other sections of the
8. (Kilometer/h project corridor in order to maintain
ectometer) uniformity along the project corridor.
v. – v. – v. – v. – v. –
vi. The bottom of the kilometer/ 5th vi. Noted and same has been vi. Noted vi. – vi. –
kilometer marker shall be 2.5m above updated in revised drawings.
the highest FRL. Kindly provide the
same.
vii. The foundation details for the kilometer/ vii. Noted. vii. - vii. – vii. –
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5 kilometer marker (pole mounted)
shall be provided separately.

viii. Kindly design/provide the details on the viii. Noted. viii. The design of the kilometer stone such as font viii. The design report of the same will be viii. Noted and it will be reviewed
kilometer stone such as font size, size, language, sequence of terminal/ next submitted by the Concessionaire. separately after submission of the
important stone etc. shall be as per the

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language, sequence of terminal/ next notification of NHAI i.e. NHAI/HO/PG/2021/E- same.
important stone etc. as per the 264984 dated 25-08-2021. The same shall be
notification of NHAI i.e. submitted separately.
NHAI/HO/PG/2021/E-264984 dated 25-
08-2021.
i) The crash barrier drawings including i) Noted. i) The crash barrier drawings including placement i) Noted Kindly submit crash barrier, end terminal
placement details, connection details, end details, connection details, end treatment details drawing along with the crash test reports,
treatment details etc. will be reviewed etc. will be reviewed after submission of the placement detail etc. and after incorporating
after submission of the crash test crash test reports. all the comments separately.
reports.

ii) The placement details will be reviews ii) Noted. ii) The placement details will be reviewed after ii) Noted
after submission of crash barrier submission of crash barrier details along
details along with test report. Kindly with test report. Kindly ensure that the
ensure that the minimum working width as minimum working width as per test report is
per test report is available between the available between the barrier face and the
barrier face and the hazard. hazard.
iii) –
iii) Two spacers are provided on the same iii) The spacers detail is provided iii) Noted
post, however the section shows only one IRC:SP:99-2013 and
spacer. Kindly check and correct/provide concessionaire will execute the
the same as per the crash test report. same in site as per the crash
trash report..

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9. (Crash
barrier) iv) –
iv) As per the notification RW/NH- iv) Kerb details are updated in the iv) Noted
29023/02/2019-S&R(P&B) dated 1st Jan revised drawings.
2020, “Preferably kerbs should not be
present in the front of crash barrier
especially in rural stretches. In case kerb
are also to be provided along-with the
crash barrier the kerb should be of
mountable height and It should be behind
crash barrier or at least face of kerb
flushed with crash barrier”. Kindly
provide the same.

v) MELT & TT terminal provided. However, it v) Noted v) MELT & TT terminal provided. However, it shall v) Noted
shall satisfy clause 10.7.5 of IRC SP 99- satisfy clause 10.7.5 of IRC SP 99-2013 i.e.
2013 i.e. end treatment shall conform to end treatment shall conform to the test
the test standards as per EN1317-4 or standards as per EN1317-4 or NCHRP350.
NCHRP350.

vi) The connection of Thrie beam barrier and vi) Noted vi) The connection of Thrie beam barrier and vi) Noted

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concrete barrier will be reviewed after all concrete barrier will be reviewed after all the
the details such as connection plate details such as connection plate details, barrier The crash test report will be submitted by
details, barrier details etc. are provided. details etc. are provided. concessionaire along with crash barrier
drawing.

Kindly submit crash barrier drawing Kindly submit crash barrier drawing separately
separately after incorporating all the along with the crash test report and after
comments. incorporating all the comments.
DDF012 Kindly submit the lighting pole drawings Noted. Lighting drawing will be Noted. It will be reviewed after submission of the Noted Noted. It will be reviewed after submission
10. (Typical detail separately with all the details and it will be submitted separately. same separately. of the same separately.
of lighting) reviewed after the same.
i. i. . i. . i i. .
a. As per IRC 67-2022, columns/ post of a. As per IRC 67-2022, columns/ a. As per IRC 67-2022, columns/ post of gantry a) The column post gantry can’t be placed at a. Noted. However, as per IRC 67-2022,
gantry sign shall be 7m from the post of gantry can’t be placed 7 sign shall be 7m from the carriageway edge (on 7m from the carriageway since there columns/ post of gantry sign shall be
carriageway edge (on shoulder side) m from carriageway edge, since shoulder side) and 2m from carriageway edge would be possible for transition of slope 7m from the carriageway edge (on
and 2m from carriageway edge on there would be possible for on median side. Kindly provide the same. If protection measures such as chute shoulder side) and 2m from
median side. Kindly provide the same. If transition of slope protection required extend the embankment for such drain provision, turfing, stone piching carriageway edge on median side.
required extend the embankment for measures such as chute drain locations. Further minimum working width as and energy dissipation basin at these Kindly provide deviation report for all
such locations. Further minimum provision, turfing, stone pitching per the crash test report shall be locations and it will affect landscape such issues.
working width as per the crash test and energy dissipation basins at maintained/provided between the crash barrier also. Hence the gantry will be provided Further minimum working width as
report shall be maintained/provided these locations and will affect face and the gantry post on both shoulder & in earthen shoulder only as it is per the crash test report shall be
between the crash barrier face and the landscape also. Hence, gantry median side. Kindly submit signage placement followed in other packages also. The maintained/provided between the
gantry post on both shoulder & will be provided in earthen details separately. same has checked with other packages crash barrier face and the gantry
median side. shoulder only as if is followed in also and I’s followed as per the same. post on both shoulder & median
DDF013 & other packages also. side.
DDF014 b. Noted b. -. b. - b) – b. -
11.
Signboard ii. – ii. ii. – ii. – ii. –
Placement iii. As per section 10.2.9 of IRC SP 99-2013, iii. Signs updated as per section iii. Drawings are not updated. Kindly update the iii. Signs updated as per section 10.2.9 of
for Cantilever mounted signs, the centre 10.2.9 of IRC SP 99-2013 in same as per section 10.2.9 of IRC SP 99- IRC SP 99-2013 in the revised drawing. iii. Drawings are not updated. As per
of the sign is typically located over the revised drawing. 2013. iv. - section 10.2.9 of IRC SP 99-2013, For
carriageway edge line; however the left Cantilever mounted signs, the centre of
edge of the sign shall be positioned no the sign is typically located over the
further left than the left edge of paved carriageway edge line; however the left
shoulder. Where a number of signs are edge of the sign board shall be
erected on gantry, the outer edges of positioned no further left than the left
signs shall not extend beyond the outer edge of paved shoulder. Kindly correct
edges of paved shoulders. Kindly show the same.
the same in the drawing.
iv. - iv. -
iv. -

DDF014 Noted. The same be reviewed after Noted. - -

12. submission of the same.
Structural

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Details
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13. Retroreflectiv  - -
e sheeting

14. General -

In order to maintain uniformity along Noted - -

the project corridor, the design of the
15. General signboards shall be similar to the
signboards provided at the other
section of the project corridor.
16. - - - -

The typical drawings i.e. DDF001, DDF002, DDF005, DDF006, DDF007, DDF008, DDF009, DDF011, DDF013 are only approved subjected to compliance of comments.

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