NRA TD 4141-42/09 ATAT -GRADE JUNCTION DESIGN

DMRB Vol 6 File 11

NRA TD 4141-42/09 MAJOR / MINOR PRIORITY JUNCTION & VEHICULAR ACCESS TO NATIONAL ROADS

DMRB Vol 6 File 5

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF NRA TD 4141-42/09

Introduction Layout Options Siting Safety Provision for Non Non-Motorised Users Landscape & Roadside Features g for Single g c/w Roads Geometric Design Geometric Design for Dual c/w Roads References

NRA TD 4141-42/09 INTRODUCTION

Deals with: Major/minor priority junctions onto National Roads Vehicular access onto National Roads Aspects of Compact Grade Separation immediately adjacent to the Mainline Guidance G id on x and d y di distances t as required i d on R Regional i l and d Local Roads Specifies 3 types of Direct Access: Direct Access Layout 1 Field Access Direct Access Layout 2 Vehicular Access to 1 or more properties (<150 movements per week) Direct Access Layout 3 Left in / Left out direct access for use on dual c/w Junction treatment to be Stop Stop condition onto National Road (may use Yield Yield conditions onto Regional & Local Road)
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NRA TD 4141-42/09 ACCESS TYPES

Direct Access Layout 1 Field Access

NRA TD 4141-42/09 ACCESS TYPES

Direct Access Layout 2 Vehicular Access

NRA TD 4141-42/09 ACCESS TYPES

Direct Access Layout 3 Left In / Left Out

NRA TD 4141-42/09 JUNCTION TYPES

Simple TT-Junction

NRA TD 4141-42/09 JUNCTION TYPES

Ghost Island Junction

NRA TD 4141-42/09 JUNCTION TYPES

Single Lane Dualling

NRA TD 4141-42/09 JUNCTION TYPES

Crossroads

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NRA TD 4141-42/09 JUNCTION TYPES

Left Hand Skew Junction

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NRA TD 4141-42/09 JUNCTION TYPES

Simple Right / Left Stagger

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NRA TD 4141-42/09 JUNCTION TYPES

Major / Minor Priority Junction with Nearside Passing Bay for Roads Without Hard Shoulders

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CHOICE OF JUNCTION:JUNCTION:- BASIC RULES

Crossroads: Rarely Simple: Yes - on Reduced or Standard Single (low flow) - <300 veh/day veh/day (2(2-way) on minor road and , veh/day veh/day y (2(2 ( -way) y) on major j road - <13,000 - Nearside Passing Bay option is not to be used on new roads (only as a low cost solution on an existing layout) - not permitted on Rural Road (Clause 2.34) - only on Urban Single

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CHOICE OF JUNCTION:JUNCTION:- BASIC RULES

Staggered Junctions: Yes on Reduced or Standard Single c/w Not applicable on Dual c/w Right / Left staggers are preferred Use of Left / Right staggered junctions without ghost island is not permitted

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CHOICE OF JUNCTION ::- BASIC RULES

Ghost Island: Yes - on Reduced or Standard Single (higher flows) Not applicable to Dual Cway Not applicable where overtaking opportunities are restricted (an obstruction) Single Lane Dualling: Dualling: Not recommended on Single Cways (Relaxation) Never on Dual Cway Yes Y (2 (2-lane) l ) on D Dual l Cway C

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CHOICE OF JUNCTION
Figure 2/1: Outlines the procedure for selecting a j junction ti t type and d preparing i th the l layout. t

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Figure 2/2:

CHOICE OF JUNCTION

Gives approximate traffic flows on the major and minor roads for which each type is appropriate.

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JUNCTION LOCATIONS
Site on non overtaking sections where possible Where major road approach gradients are ideally less than 2% (Clause (Cl 3 3.8) 8) Ghost Islands and Single lane Dualling are obstructions to overtaking Simple junctions are not obstructions to overtaking Ghost Islands on unimproved roads may tempt drivers to overtake Most M t undesirable d i bl on the th inside i id of f sharp h curves

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DIRECT ACCESS OFF NATIONAL ROADS BASIC RULES

Ideally there should be no accesses at all from National Roads If must have Group house accesses together and have one direct access Close up as many as possible Accesses should not be across the road from each other / or another minor i road d Access should not be sited within 90m of a rural roundabout (Clause 3.5) Accesses should not be located within overtaking sections of f single c/w roads Direct accesses shall not be located on the inside of bends where the mainline SSD envelope is outside the mainline road pavement Direct accesses shall not be located on climbing lane sections

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GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF JUNCTIONS CHAPTER 7 OF NRA TD 41 41-42

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VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF JUNCTIONS / DIRECT ACCESS

Geometric Standards for junctions are related to the traffic speed of the major road. The Th envelope l of f visibility i ibilit t to h have f full ll SSD (Cl (Clause 2 2.2 2 of f TD9) TD9). Along the Major Road, Road, full SSD is required of the junction (Clause 7.5). Along the Minor Road three distinct features for visibility are required (Clause 7.6): Full SSD is required of the junction and the Stop Stop Stop sign (design speed of minor road). Triangular visibility, 15m back along Minor Road and 15m on both sides of the major road. road Full Visibility over splays defined by set backs X distances and Y distances.

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VISIBILITY SPLAYS

Figure 7/1 shows the three distinct features along the Minor Road

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VISIBILITY SPLAYS
Figure 7/2 Visibility Standards with a Curved Major Road (Para 7.8)

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SET BACK X DISTANCE

Measured along centreline of Minor Road Measured back from nearside edge of mainline surfaced road (including (i l di h hard d strip t i or h hard d shoulder) h ld ) Desirable X distance = 3.0m (9.0m where a Yield condition applies) X distance are permitted in difficult circumstances Relaxations on the X (Clause 7.7) 2.4m (2.0m for lightly used accesses that are not used by agricultural vehicles (such as field gate) onto Regional / Local Roads)

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Y DISTANCE
Design Speed of Major Road (kph)
50 60 70 85 100 120

Y Distance (m)
70 90 120 160 215 295

Low object height may be taken as 0.6m in difficult circumstances Generally no Relaxation on y is permitted (urban and other local roads d with ith slow l speeds d may h have oneone-step t Clause Cl 7 7.7( 7.7(c 7(c)) Parking of vehicles / obstructions within the splays should be prevented.

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CORNER RADII (CLAUSE 7.26)

Without HCVs HCV s : 6m - urban 10m - rural With HCVs : 10m + taper - urban simple 15m + taper p - most other type yp 20m - larger junctions

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CORNER RADII AT RURAL SIMPLE JUNCTIONS WITH HCV PROVISION

15m radius with tapers of 1:10 over a distance of 25m

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CARRIAGEWAY WIDTHS (CLAUSES 7.29 TO 7.60)

Ghost Island
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CARRIAGEWAY WIDTHS (CLAUSE 7.30)

Minor Road

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OTHER GEOMETRIC FEATURES

Widening on curves Central islands and tapers Right turning and deceleration lengths Traffic islands and refuges Diverging lanes and tapers (7.33 7.33-36) (7.37 7.37-38) (7.40 (7.40-41) (7.47 7.47-51) (7.62 7 7.6262-69)

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JUNCTIONS ONTO DUAL C/Ws (CHAPTER 8) GENERAL

In principle, the differences between Single and Dual c/w junctions are: Merge tapers are only permitted for use on Dual c/w Nearside diverge auxiliary deceleration lanes are generally for use on D l c/w Dual / No gaps and hence no traffic right turns are permitted in the central reserve of f Dual c/ws / ( (except f for Type 3 Dual c/w) / )

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JUNCTIONS ONTO DUAL C/Ws DIVERGE TAPERS & LANES

Nearside diverge tapers to be provided: Where the left turning traffic is greater than 300 AADT or Where the HCV percentage is >20% and the left turning traffic is >225 AADT As outlined in Clauses 8.50 to 8.55 Auxiliary lanes to be provided where very heavy turning traffic (Table 8/6 and Clause 8.57)

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DIVERGE TAPERS

Major Minor Priority Junctions with Nearside Diverging Taper

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DIVERGE AUXILIARY LANES

Major Minor Priority Junctions with Nearside Diverging Auxiliary Lane

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JUNCTIONS WITH DUAL C/Ws MERGE TAPERS

Merge tapers shall only be used at Dual c/w junction Criteria for their provision are outlined in Clause 8.61 Auxiliary Merge Lanes shall not be provided unless the AllAll-Purpose Dual c/w design speed is 120kph or it is a Motorway (then in accordance with TD22)

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BREAK FOR LUNCH

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