Road side rest areas

 ROAD SIDE REST AREAS

In order to promote road safety and avoid accidents due to long and incessant driving on national highways, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has decided to develop wayside amenities including rest area for drivers and road users. The rest area facilities are proposed to be made available under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode for which interest has been invited by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

The general guidelines for establishing rest areas are listed below:

• The governing consideration for establishing road side rest areas is that it should ensure free flow of traffic on the road and ensure minimum interference by vehicles using the facility while ensuring safety of vehicles on the road
• Rest areas should have various amenities for users, e.g. places for parking, toilets, restaurants, rest rooms, kiosks for selling sundry items, bathing facilities, repair facilities, creche etc
• Location of the rest area should not interfere with future improvements of the highway
• Rest areas should be located where highway alignment and profile are favourable
• The proposed location should not interfere with placement and proper functioning of highway signs, signals, lighting or other devices that affect traffic operation