3.

0 Audit Of General Items Of The Projects

3.1 Earlier Stage Audit There were no earlier audits for this project.
3.2 Design Criteria The design criteria for the junctions should
adopt the JK!s " or e#ui$alent as it will
for% a part of the Jalan &encongan Ti%ur.
Done
3.3 Design Speed 1''(ph or lower. )oted
3.* +eneral Traffic ,anage%ent All t-pes of $ehicles allow entering the
proposed de$elop%ent.
)oted
3." Cli%atic and weather .%plications )ot applica/le.
4.0 Audit Geometric Design Elements
*.1 0ori1ontal Align%ent There are no details on the road profile
pro$ided /- the C2S Consultant. 0owe$er3
/ased on the site o/ser$ation3 &encongan
Ti%ur is a straight road. 4hoto *.1 shows the
condition of road.
)oted
*.2 5ertical Align%ent The $ertical align%ent of the Jalan
&encongan Ti%ur in front of the Access 4oint
is flat with good sight distance. See 4hoto
*.2.
)oted
*.3 Co%/ination of 0ori1ontal and 5ertical
Align%ent
)o locations where the 0ori1ontal and
5ertical align%ent cause an- pro/le%s.
)oted
*.* +rades There are no critical grades since the road is
flat.
)oted
*." Cross Section
*.".1 &ane 6idth The width of deceleration lane is 3."%.
This is accepta/le.
The width of acceleration lane should
also /e 3."%.
4lease pro$ide si1es of the e7isting
carriagewa- lane in the cross section.
See .te% A in 8igure *.1.
)oted
Done
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*.".2 ,arginal Strip The Design Consultant has pro$ided
'."% %arginal strip on the left hand side
of the road. This is accepta/le. See
8igure *.1.
'."% %arginal strip on the left
hand side of the road ha$e /een
replaced with 2% pa$ed shoulder.
*.".3 Shoulder 6idth )ot applica/le. JK has reco%%ended pro$iding
2% of pa$ed shoulder and 1% of
unpa$ed shoulder. This has /een
incorporated into design3 %a(ing
up the total of 3% for road
shoulder.
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*.".* ,edian 6idth )ot applica/le.
*."." 8ootpath )ot applica/le.
*.".= Superele$ation )ot applica/le.
5.0 Auditing The Design of Interchanges and Intersection
".1 +eneral &a-out &ogic The consultant has pro$ided one >1?
Access 4oint to the 4roposed
De$elop%ent Site.
The Access 4oint is connecting to the
Jalan &encongan Ti%ur.
Jalan &encongan Ti%ur is a *@lane dual
carriagewa- road.
This road is a %ajor highwa- in Sungai
4etani3 Kedah which acts as a /-pass on
the Eastern Side of the town.
The 4roposed Access 4oint is close to an
E7isting Signali1ed Junction3 intersection
of Jalan &encongan Ti%ur 2 Jalan Kuala
Ketil.
Distance of the Access 4oint and the
Signali1ed Junction is a/out 3='%.
The consultant proposed the Access
4oint as a &eft@.nA&eft@9ut junction. This is
accepta/le.
)oted
".2 5isi/ilit- and Sight Distance
5.2.1 Approach Sight Distance (ASD) Since the road section at the access point is
a straight and flat road3 hence3 it will not
affect the Sight Distance of the Access 4oint.
)oted
5.2.2 Entering or Crossing Sight Distance
(ESD)
8lat oad. )oted
5.2.3 Safe Intersection /Sight Distance (SISD) 8lat oad. )oted
5.2.4 Sight Distance to Queue !ehic"es )ot applica/le.
5.2.5 Sight #ines an !isi$i"it% to &raffic
Signa"s/Signs
)ot applica/le.
5.3 E'it/Entr% #a%out( Au'i"iar% #anes an #ane
Continuit%
The length of deceleration lane pro$ided
/- the Design Consultant is a/out 1'*%.
This is inade#uate. Te(ni( Jalan >ATJ?
11ABC 8igure 3@1" stated re#uired length
for decelerating traffic fro% 1''(ph to
2'(ph is a/out 1='%. .te% ; in 8igure
".1.
The lane length has /een
a%ended to 1='% to suit auditor!s
co%%ent
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The 2''% length of acceleration lane is
also inade#uate. The length for
accelerating traffics fro% 2'(ph to 1''(ph
should /e 31"%. .te% C in 8igure ".1.
The junction turning radius %ust /e at
least 13.C% for large $ehicles accessing
and e7iting the Site. .te% D in 8igure ".2.
The lane length has /een
a%ended to 31"% to suit auditor!s
co%%ent
Turning radius pro$ided is 1*.1%
5.4 Is"an Si)e an Shape The Consultant proposed a ph-sical island
for the Access 4oint. Si1e and shape of the
.sland should follow to the JKDs Standard.
That particular ph-sical island has
/een changed to ghost island with
fle7i/le posts to follow JK!s
co%%ent.
5.5 *er$ &%pe The Consultant should pro$ide se%i@
%ounta/le (er/s for the proposed ph-sical
island.
Since the pre$ious proposed
ph-sical island has /een changed
to ghost island3 the use of (er/s is
no longer applica/le.
5.+ ,ro-ision .or ,eestrian There are no pro$isions for pedestrian
facilities at the Access 4oint. The Auditor is
not a/le to co%%ent on this as there is no
data a$aila/le.
)oted
5./ #ocation 0f Signa"s( Sign( #ighting An
0ther 1oa .urniture
The place%ent of road signs should not
hinder sight distances. The locations of signs
are accepta/le.
)oted
5.2 !ehic"e ,ar3ing An 4us Stop There are no pro$isions for ;us Stops. The
Consultants are ad$ised to connect the &ocal
Authorities to ascertain the need of the ;us
Stop. .t is ad$isa/le to locate the ;us Stop on
the far end of the Access 4oint.
)oted
5.5 ,ropert% Access ,oints There are %an- properties with indi$idual
access points. These are not properl-
designed access points. 0owe$er3 due to the
tight 96 and other constraints3 the
proposed access points are considered
accepta/le.
)oted
5.16 78&urn 0penings )ot applica/le.
5.11 &urning ,ath )ot applica/le.
.0 Audit of Traffic !igning and "oad #ar$ing
=.1 Traffic Signs +enerall-3 the pro$ision of traffic signs is
ade#uate.
)oted
=.2 oad ,ar(ing and Delineation See .te% E in 8igure =.1. These lines should
not /e EContinuit- &inesF3 should /e EEdges
&inesF.
Those lines ha$e /een changed
fro% Gcontinuit- lines! to Gedges
lines!.
%.0 Audit of !treet &ighting Design
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C.1 The E7tent of Street &ighting )o detail of street lighting design pro$ided /-
the Consultant. Street lights should /e
pro$ided at the access junction.
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C.2 The Standard of &ighting )o details pro$ided. 4lease re$iew.
C.3 &ighting Transition No details provided. Please review.
C.* 0a1ards Caused /- &ighting 4oles No details provided. Please review.
C." Sight &ine 9/struction No details provided. Please review.
'.0 The Audit of "oadside !afet( Pro)isions
B.1 The :se of 8rangi/le T-pes of oad 8urniture )ot applica/le.
B.2 +uardrail 4ro$isions and Design Details The Consultant has proposed pro$iding
guardrails along the road section of the
4roposed De$elop%ent Site.
0owe$er3 there are no details of the
guardrail pro$ided /- the Consultant.
The e7isting guardrail in front of the
Access 4oint will /e repositioned as
shown in 8igure B.1. The new position of
the guardrail is accepta/le.
The proposed guardrail should /e
e7tended and lin(ed to the e7isting
guardrail. .te% 8 in 8igure B.1.
The guardrail should wrap around to the
Access 4oint. See .te% + in 8igure B.2.
)oted
The guardrail is proposed to /e
lin(ed to the e7isting guardrail.
The guardrail is a%ended to /e
e7tended along the access point
as suggested /- the auditor.
B.3 +uardrail 4ositioning elati$e to Ker/sA9/jects
;eing 4rotected
The e7isting guardrail will /e repositioned as
shown in 8igure B.1.
)oted
B.* ;ridge EndsA+uardrail to ;ridge ail Transitions )ot applica/le.
B." ;arriersAailings on ;ridgesAEle$ated
oadwa-s
)ot applica/le.
B.= &andscaping and ;eautification )ot applica/le.
*.0 Audit of Pro)isions for !+ecial "oad ,sers
H.1 4edestrian 8acilities There are no pro$isions for pedestrian
facilities at the Access 4oint. The Auditor is
not a/le to co%%ent on this as there is no
data a$aila/le.
)oted
H.2;us Stops There are no pro$isions for ;us Stops. The
Consultants are ad$ised to connect the &ocal
Authorities to ascertain the need of the ;us
Stop. .t is ad$isa/le to locate the ;us Stop on
the far end of the Access 4oint.
)oted
-0.0 Auditing The Traffic #anagement Plan
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1'.1 +eneral &a-out )odetails pro$ided. 4lease re$iew.
1'.2 Traffic Control Ione
16.2.1 A-ance 9arning Area )o details pro$ided. 4lease re$iew.
16.2.2 &ransition Area )o details pro$ided. 4lease re$iew.
16.2.3 4uffer Space )o details pro$ided. 4lease re$iew.
16.2.4 9or3 Area )o details pro$ided. 4lease re$iew.
16.2.5 &er:ination Area )o details pro$ided. 4lease re$iew.
1'.3 4lanning for Traffic Control )o details pro$ided. 4lease re$iew.
1'.* 8unction of De$ices
16.4.1 Signs )o details pro$ided. 4lease re$iew.
16.4.2 Channe"ising De-ices )o details pro$ided. 4lease re$iew.
16.4.3 ;ar3ings )o details pro$ided. 4lease re$iew.
16.4.4 #ighting De-ices )o details pro$ided. 4lease re$iew.
16.4.5 ."agging )o details pro$ided. 4lease re$iew.
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