Summary
The rules help keep the roads safe and smooth.
Special walls will stop animals from wandering onto the road.
The plans will make traveling between cities quicker.
Key Points
5 points1
The National Highways Authority of India created the new rules.
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The rules apply to new highways with four or six lanes.
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Road width will change based on how many cars use it.
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Walls about one metre tall will be built along the road edges.
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Special ramps called interchanges will connect to other roads and places.
New Words to Learn
11 wordsauthority
the group of people who make important decisions
guidelines
simple rules that tell how to do something
uniformity
making things all the same
technical
about how things work or are built
operational
how something works day to day
corridor
a long, straight road or path
traffic
cars and other vehicles moving on a road
interchange
a place where roads cross and you can change from one road to another
encroachments
when people or animals go into a place they shouldn't be
logistics
planning how things move from one place to another
boundary wall
a wall that marks the edge of a place
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