Although the term is often misused to describe a relief culvert, a cross drain is actually a ditch that moves water across the road and prevents the accumulation of runoff that may cause a road to wash out, or a fill to fail. ... They provide for drainage across the roadbed once a culvert or bridge has been removed.

What is mean by cross drainage?

Definition: A cross drainage work is a structure carrying the discharge from a natural stream across a canal intercepting the stream. Canal comes across obstructions like rivers, natural drains and other canals.

What type of work is cross drainage?

Types of Cross Drainage works: Type – 1: Cross drainage work carrying canal over the drain. Type – 2: Cross Drainage work carrying Drainage over the canal. Type –3: Cross drainage works admitting canal water into the canal.