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Grade Separated Intersection and Their Advantages and Disadvantages & Classification

Posted on 29th August 201822nd February 2022 By Malay Sautya

Contents

  • 1 Grade Separated Intersection
    • 1.1 Classification of Grade Separated Intersection
      • 1.1.1 Over Passes
      • 1.1.2 Under Passes
    • 1.2 Advantages of Grade Separator
    • 1.3 Disadvantages of Grade Separator 

Grade Separated Intersection

The road intersections where all the roads join or cross at a different level by providing a bridge (over bridge or underpass), is called grade-separated intersection. 

Grade Separated Intersection

Classification of Grade Separated Intersection

The various grade separated intersection are classified into the following two categories.

  1. Overpasses 
  2. Underpasses

Over Passes

When the major Highway is taken above by rising its profile above the general ground level by an embankment and an overbridge across another highway, it is called an overpass. Cloverleaf pattern fly-over, trumpet-type fly-over is the example of overpasses.

Under Passes

When the highway is taken by it depressing it below the ground level to cross another road by means of another bridge, it is called an underpass.

Advantages of Grade Separator

The advantages of providing grade separator are as follows:

⇛ Grade separator provides maximum facility to the crossing traffic and avoids the accident while crossing.

⇛They provide increased safety for turning traffic. By introducing indirect interchange ramp, even right turn movements can be made quite easy and safe.

⇛ Grade separation is an essential part of controlled access highway like an expressway.

⇛ It is possible to adopt grade separation for all likely angles and layout of intersecting roads.

⇛ Stage construction of additional ramps is possible after the grade separation structure between main roads is construction.

⇛ Traffic capacity is increased.

Disadvantages of Grade Separator 

The disadvantages of providing grade separator are as follows:

⇛ The construction cost is very high.

⇛ Construction of grade separator is costly, difficult and undesirable where there is limited right of way or where the topography is not favourable.

⇛ In flat or plain terrains, grade separation may introduce undesirable crests and sags in the vertical alignment.

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