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Terms Definitions
A. ROADS
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
1. Track A path on the land much trodden by persons and animals.
2. Cart Track A land way for use by carts.
3. Road A way on land with a right of way for the public.
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4. Urban Road A road within the limits of the area of Municipality, Military
Cantonment, Port or Railway Authority.
5. Project Road A road within the limits of the area of a development project of a public
authority for the exploitation of resources such as forest, irrigation,
electricity, coal, sugarcane, steel etc.
B. HIGHWAY CLASSES BY FUNCTION
1. Expressways Expressways offer superior highway facility with higher specifications. It
provides for more lanes, better surface, divided carriageway, controlled
access grade separations at cross‐roads and fencing etc. Expressways
permits only fast moving vehicles and are meant to carry through
traffic. The Expressway may be owned by the Central Government or
State Government depending upon whether the route is a National
Highway or a State Road.
2. National Highways The arterial roads of the country for inter‐state movements of goods
and passengers. They traverse the length and width of the country
connecting the National and State capitals, major ports and rail
junctions and link up with border roads and foreign highways.
3. State Highways The arterial roads in a State for inter‐district movements. They traverse
the length and width of a state connecting the state capital, district
headquarters and important towns and cities and link up with the
National Highways and adjacent State Highways.
4. District Roads The branch roads of the State and National Highways to serve as the
main roads for intra‐district movements. They traverse the length and
breadth of a district to connect the area of production and marketing in
the district to one another and to the National Highways.
5. Village Roads These roads serve as the feeder roads as well as the roads for inter
village movements. They pass through rural areas connecting the village
to one another and to the nearest road of higher category viz. District
Roads, State Highways, National Highways etc.