Section 95(45) in West Bengal Municipal (Building) Rules, 2007
(45)"road" means any highway, street, lane, pathway, alley, stairway, passageway, carriageway, footway, square, place or bridge, whether a throughfare or not over which the public have a right of passage or access or had passed and had access uninterruptedly for a specified period, whether existing or proposed in any scheme, and includes all bunds, canals, ditches, storm-water drains, culverts, sidewalks, traffic islands, road side tree and hedges, retaining walls, fences, barriers and railings within the road lines;
