The presentation is a brief introduction to the road network of Ahmedabad comprising of terminals, nodes, arterial, sub-arterial, collector and local roads. It also provides an intersection detail of Paldi circle as one case study.

1. AHMEDABAD
CTN- 502
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING & MANAGEMENT
Presented by
MEGHA TYAGI
16902006
PhD – Department of Architecture & Planning

2. Land- Use Plan
AHMEDABAD
Ahmedabad has grown in form of circular rings around the
walled city area which is traditional central business district.
The street network evolved historically as ring-radial form,
comprising of 5 rings and 19 well defined radials; 11 in the
west and 8 in the east.

3. Road-Network
AHMEDABAD
LEGEND
• National Highway
• State highway
• Arterial road
• Sub- Arterial road
• Collector road
• Local street
• Railway line
• Sabarmati river
• National
expressway

4. AHMEDABAD
Road-Network + terminals & nodes
LEGEND
• National Highway
• State highway
• Arterial road
• Sub- Arterial road
• Collector road
• Local street
• Railway station
• BRTS Station
• Railway line
• Sabarmati river

5. AHMEDABAD
Road-Sections

6. Paldi- circle- land use plan
AHMEDABAD
COMMERCIAL ZONE, C-1
RESIDENTIAL ZONE, R-1(A)
RESIDENTIAL ZONE, R-1(B)
LEGEND
RESIDENTIAL ZONE, R-2
GAMTAL
ROAD
WATER
RECREATION_PARKS+GARDENS
RIVER

7. Paldi- circle- Road network hierarchy
AHMEDABAD

8. Paldi- circle- intersection detail
Arterial road- 42 ROW
AHMEDABAD
LEGEND
• Vehicular movement
• Bus movement
• Pedestrian movement
• Vehicular conflict points
• Vehicular-pedestrian
conflict points
Paldi bus
stand
Udipi cafe
Kasturi dining ha
S
Maheshwari tours &
travels
Bhawani chai
Ahmedabad Municipal
corporation
7 m 9 m9 m5 m 5 m2.5 m2.5 m 1 m 1 m
42 m ROW
BRTS Carriage way Service roadService road Carriage way