7.

4 Checklist for pre-opening stage Audit

S.No. Issue Yes No NA Comments

1. New/Existing Road Interface
Is the interface between the new road and the old road as safe
as practical ?
Where drivers/riders depart the new road and return to the
existing network, are they provided with sufficient delineation
and pavement markings to compensate for possible increased
speeds?
2. Intersections
Are sight lines free of obstructions at all intersections?
Are the intersection layouts clear and visible from all
approaches?
Are traffic signals conspicuous, functioning property and
safely?
Are the signal timings reasonable and likely to maximise
driver/rider compliance?
Are the signal phasings reasonable and safe, with no
conflicting movements?
Are pedestrian signals installed at each signalized intersection
and are they easy to see, with adequate WALK time and
clearance time?
Are roundabouts visible and recognizable from all approaches?
Are correct advanced warning and suitable direction signs
installed on each approach to each roundabout?
At other intersection are Stop and/or Give Way signs
conspicuous and correctly installed to make priority clear?
3. Interchanges
Are sight lines open and free of obstruction at all merges and
diverges?
Are the distances between decision-making sufficient for
safety?
Are the direction signs for each interchange clear and easily
understood at the anticipated operating speeds?
4. Signs, Pavement Markings and Delineation
Do all signs satisfy the 6Cs of good signage practice?
Is there a need for any more signs to warn, inform, guide,
control or delineate?
Have all unnecessary old signs and markings ( Including those
from the road works )been removed?
Are the speed zones provided with clear speed restriction
signs of a suitable value?
Are pavement markings continuous, correct and conspicuous?
Are road signs and road markings tested for retro-reflectivity
and conforming to relevant IRC standards?
Have potentially confusing situations been removed or
resolved safely?
Are guide posts correctly installed in accordance with the
layouts shown in the standard drawings?
Are chevron alignment markers installed where necessary and
in accordance with the layouts shown in the standard
drawings?
 Is there consistency and uniformity of delineation and
markings throughout the scheme?
Have initiatives been taken to delineate the road and to
maximize the chance that vehicles will remain on the road?
5. Roadside Hazards
Are all roadside hazards adequately treated i.e. they
adequately provided with signs?
Is safety barrier installed where necessary?
Is barrier correctly and safely installed?
Are impact attenuators provided in gore area?
Are all bridge abutments and culverts safely treated?
Is there a degree of hazard associated with large trees,
boulders, etc. and whether these can be treated to improve
roadside safety?
Do the trees and other vegetations obstruct driver and
pedestrian sight lines, which are essential for safe traffic
operation?
Is there adequate delineation/visibility of barriers and fences
during night times?
Is any thick growth of vegetations by the roadside enough far
back from the edge of the pavement to enable a driver to take
protective steps in time if any human or animal should run
across the road from behind or within the vegetations?
Are there any sharp edged or pointed fixtures or tops of
supporting verticals on the median crash barriers or on
dividers which can hurt a motor cyclist in case of a collision or
crash or loss balance?
Are there any village name boards or direction boards by the
roadside with pointed ends to hurt a passenger in a bus on
window seat?
Bridges/Canal crossing: Are the open spaces by the side of
ends or parapets covered by protective crash barriers or walls
to prevent vehicles going into the river or canal?
Is the vegetation removed and paving in the median at
openings in median at junctions or U turns or for pedestrian
crossings for a length of 120m on either side of opening to
afford complete visibility to drivers?
Is the height of vegetations in the median less than 60cm on
curves?
Is the median clear of any trees with trunks with girth greater
than 30cm? If not, are such locations enveloped by protective
crash barriers?
Are fixing details of pipe railing such that the entire length of
pipe is smooth and continuous without any projection on ward
side?
Are entrances to abandoned roads properly fenced off?
6. Vulnerable road Users ( pedestrians, bicyclists, two wheelers
and three wheelers, and animal drawn carts)
Do all vulnerable road users have connectivity along the road,
with suitable lateral clearance to motor traffic?
Will pedestrians (particularly the young, old and disabled ) be
able to safely walk along the road?
Are pedestrian crossing places marked, and are pedestrians
 channeled to these crossing?
Is the new road free of “squeeze” points where vulnerable
road users may be exposed to traffic?
Will pedestrians (particularly the young, old and disabled) be
able to safely cross the road?
Are dropped kerbs provided at all intersections and mid-block
locations where pedestrians are to cross?
Is the number and placement of the pedestrian facilities
adequate and safe for the situation and the pedestrian
numbers?
Is each pedestrian facility clearly marked and conspicuous on
each approach?
Are the correct signs and pavement markings installed at each
pedestrian facility?
Is each crossing facility well illuminated at night so that
pedestrians can be seen by drivers/riders?
Do all mid-block traffic signals have pedestrian push buttons to
allow pedestrian to register their demand to cross the road?
Are medians in urban areas free of barriers, suitably wide and
with a suitable surface to act as an effective pedestrian
refuge?
Are pedestrian paths provided through medians to permit
pedestrians to cross “at road level” and to assist disabled
pedestrians?
Is adequate safe parking and stopping provided for three
wheelers?
Are bus stops located where passengers will use them?
Are bus stops well delineated and it?
Are bus stops sealed for all-weather use?
Does the newly constructed road allow adequate visibility for
an approaching driver to see a pedestrian waiting to cross the
road?
Does the newly constructed road allow adequate visibility
funnel for an approaching driver to see a vehicle waiting to
cross the carriageway from side road or storage space of
median?
7. Drainage
Does the new road appear to have sufficient cross fall or
camber and adequate drainage to prevent ponding of
rainwater from occurring?
Are all drains safe (covered , underground or outside the clear
zone)?
8. Landscaping
Is the landscaping “safe” in terms of roadside hazards?
(NOTE: Any tree with a trunk in excess of 100mm diameter is
considered a road side hazard if planted within the clear zone).
Does the landscaping permit clear sight lines at all
intersections, pedestrian facilities and median openings?
9. Lighting and Night Time Issue
Are all signs easy to see and read at night?
Are the critical locations (intersections, pedestrian facilities,
bus bays, bus stop, truck lay bye, toll plaza, etc.) conspicuous
at night?
 Is lighting provided on road sections passing through built up
areas, service roads, above and below the grade separator,
underpass, etc
Are the illumination levels of an appropriate standard,
consistent with the needs of the locations, pedestrian and
other factors?
Is the “through route” well signed, line marked and obvious to
road users at night?
Is the new road free of visual deceit for road users at night?
Are the lighting columns frangible? If not, are they outside the
clear zone?
Are there any lighting poles in the median ( less than 2m wide)
unprotected by crash barriers?
10. Access to property and developments
Are all accesses to/from adjoining properties conspicuous and
as “safe” as practical?
Is fencing provided and adequate to keep animals off the road,
especially in rural areas?
11. General Road safety Considerations
Is the new road as safe as practical given the local weather
(Sunrise, sunset, snow, fog, dust storms, or monsoonal
storms)?
Is the project free of all “visual deceit”?
Is the road surface free of gravel and sand, and with good skid
resistance/
Have the batter slopes of cutting been treated to minimize the
risk of rocks falling onto the new road?
Check that all temporary arrangements, signs, ect, have been
removed and replaced by permanent arraignments.
Yes = likely to be satisfactory for safety

No= there are possible safety issue

NA = Not applicable