Introduction. The article discusses issues related to the improvement and development of the design of road service facilities — specially equipped places where road users are served and which are located on road administration land or require its use for entry and exit to public roads (hereinafter referred to as motorways). Among them, special attention is paid to road service facilities that constitute a significant part of them and are owned by state organisations — rest areas and public transport stops. Improvements to the design of these facilities were developed based on domestic and international experience and analysis of current domestic and European regulations, building codes, regulatory documents, and technical literature related to the subject of standardisation.
Problem statement. The need to improve and develop the design of road service facilities, taking into account modern requirements for their operation, determining the appropriate geometric parameters, characteristics and consumer properties of facilities.
Objective. Informing road management specialists about the development of new regulatory documents in the field of road service facility design and justifying the need for their further improvement.
Materials and methods. The article uses the findings of the State Enterprise "NIRI" in the field of research, current domestic regulatory and legal acts, building codes and national standards, foreign regulatory and legal acts and regulatory documents, and technical literature on the design of road service facilities. During the development of regulatory documents, domestic and European experience in their design and operation was also taken into account.
Results. In order to implement modern developments in the design of road service facilities, DSTU 9325:2025 "Guidelines for the design of rest areas on public roads" and DSTU 9326:2025 "Guidelines for the design of public transport stops on public roads" have been developed, the requirements of which take into account modern approaches to organising road safety and comfort and ensuring inclusiveness, as well as updating road terminology.
Conclusions. The general guidelines for the design of road service facilities proposed in the new national standards establish new scientifically based requirements for the parameters, characteristics and consumer properties of facilities, which will contribute to improving road safety and comfort and ensuring inclusiveness.
