Feature KCCA Road Classification Criteria

KCCA Road Class KU KA KB KC KI

Formerly UC-1 UC-2 and UC-3 UC-4 UC-5

Urban expressway Arterial road collector road local road Industrial area road
Variable standard
High Standard Dual
road carrying
carriageway road Good standard Road carrying local traffic
mixed traffic with
carrying traffic single/dual carriageway with traffic friction from Industrial Area roads
General frontage access,
predominantly through road with frontage frontage activity, side carrying heavy
Description side roads, bus
traffic with limited access and more than roads, may have bus industrial loads
stops and at grade
access and may have two side roads per km stops, side walkways
pedestrian
motorway restrictions
crossings

Speed Limit 70kmph 50kmph 50kmph 30kmph 30kmph

Number of lanes Min 4 4 or 2 min 2 2 or less min 2

Lane width (m) 3.5 3.5 3.25 3.25 4

Ducting for Utility

Throughout Throughout Throughout Throughout Throughout
Services
Desired Drainage
Covered Covered Covered Covered/shallow open Covered
design
More than 2 per
Side Roads None More than 2 per Km More than 2 per Km More than 2 per Km
Km

Access to Access to authorised

roadside Limited residential & Frontage access Unlimited access Unlimited access
development commercial properties

Parking and
None Restricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted
loading
Pedestrian
Grade separated Some at-grade Some at-grade Frequent at-grade At grade
Crossings

Bus Stops None In lay-bys At Kerbside At Kerbside

Road Sign:
background Blue Blue White White White
colour
Road Sign:
White White Black and Red Black and Red Black and Red
Character colour
Footway Width,
none 2.00m 2.00m 1.50m 1.50m
one side
Surfacing layer: AC Surfacing layer: AC Surfacing layer: Surfacing layer: AC
N/A
100mm 50mm AC 50mm 40mm or DBSD
Base Course
Minimum Base Course Layer: Base Course Layer: Layer: CRR or G80 Base Course Layer: G80
Desirable Crushed Stone GB1- Crushed Stone GB1- Modified natural Modified natural gravel Concrete 150-200mm
Pavement Layer 150mm 150mm gravel with 40% with 40% CRR - 175mm
Structure. CRR - 175mm
Sub base Course Layer: Sub base Course Layer: Sub base Course Sub base Course layer: Sub base Course layer:
Modified natural gravel Modified natural gravel layer: G30 Natural G30 Natural gravel G30 Natural gravel
with 40% CRR - 175mm with 40% CRR - 175mm gravel 150mm 150mm 150mm
Feature KCCA Road Classification Criteria

KCCA Road Class KU KA KB KC KI

Subgrade;
Subgrade; (natural or Subgrade; (natural or Subgrade; (natural or Subgrade; (natural or
(natural or
modified) S3 modified) S3 modified) S3 modified) S3
modified) S3
Surfacing layer:
Surfacing layer: 50mm Surfacing layer: 50mm Surfacing layer: 50mm
50mm concrete
concrete pavers or AC concrete pavers or AC concrete pavers or AC
pavers or AC
30mm 30mm 30mm
Desirable 30mm
Footway Layer Base Course
Structure Base Course Layer: Layer: Base Course Layer: Base Course Layer:
Mechanically Modified Mechanically Mechanically Modified Mechanically Modified
gravel CRR 40% Modified gravel gravel CRR 40% gravel CRR 40%
CRR 40%

Street Lighting Throughout Throughout Throughout Throughout Throughout