TYPES OF ROUNDABOUT

1.

MINI ROUNDABOUT

2.

COMPACT ROUNDABOUT

3.

NORMAL ROUNDABOUT

MINI ROUNDABOUT

KEY FEATURES:
One leg on all Arm
Local Roads only
Central Island Low Level
Mountable Curb

DESIGN PARAMETERS:
ICD 18-22m
Circular Roadway 4-5 m
No Flaring for Entry and Exit Lane
Entry Curb Radius: 6 m (Minimum)
Exit Curb Radius: 6 m to 20 m
Entry/Exit width 3.0 m
Entry Path Radius: No max value

COMPACTROUNDABOUT

KEY FEATURES:
Single lane Entries & Exit on all
legs.
Minor collector, service,Local Roads
Raised island with Truck apron

DESIGN PARAMETERS:
Minimum ICD : 28 m
Entry Curb Radius: 10 m (Minimum)
Exit Curb Radius: 15 m to 20 m
Entry/Exit width 4.5 m
Entry Angle: 20 to 60 degree
(Optimum 30-45 )
Entry Path Radius: Max 70 m
Flare Length : 5.0 m (minimum)

TWO - LANE ROUNDABOUT

KEY FEATURES:
Major and Minor collector, local
Raised island with Truck apron
Flare Entries and exits, allowing two vehicle to
enter /Exit
Two lane on all entries
No more than two Exit Lane

DESIGN PARAMETERS:
Minimum ICD : 28 m
Circulatory roadway : 6 to 10 m
Entry Curb Radius: 10 m (Minimum)
Exit Curb Radius: 20-100 m (Minimum)
Entry Angle: 20 to 60 degree
(Optimum 30-45 )
**Circulatory Roadway Width : 1.0 to 1.2 X Max. Entry Path Radius: Max 100 m
Entry Width

Exit Width : QHDM 6.10.13

Single lane : 7.0 m to 7.5 m (wide
Single Exit)
Dual Lane : 10 to 11 m(Wide two
lane)
Taper : 1:15 to 1:20

Entry Width & Flare Length

Effetive Flare Length:

Average length over which the entry

widens.
Minimum 5m in urban Area
25 m in Rural Area

** Effective flare length greater than 25 m may

improve the geometric layout but little
effect on Capacity

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Entry Angle

Angle between Entering and

Circulating Traffic streams.
Angle should lie between 20
and 60 degree (optimum 3045 degree)

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Entry Path Radius

Entry Path Radius

Mini Roundabout: No max value
Compact Roundabout: Max 70 m
Two lane Roundabout: Max 100 m