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Highway 2

This document provides an outline for the curriculum of a second-level written competitive examination for highway sub-division officers. It covers 9 topics related to highway planning, design, construction, maintenance, economics and implementation. Some of the key areas discussed include highway classification, feasibility studies, environmental impacts, drainage structures, traffic management, construction methods, bridge design, transport economics, and international conventions. The document lists over 70 sub-topics to be covered in the examination.

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Highway 2

This document provides an outline for the curriculum of a second-level written competitive examination for highway sub-division officers. It covers 9 topics related to highway planning, design, construction, maintenance, economics and implementation. Some of the key areas discussed include highway classification, feasibility studies, environmental impacts, drainage structures, traffic management, construction methods, bridge design, transport economics, and international conventions. The document lists over 70 sub-topics to be covered in the examination.

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1. Introduction
1.1 National Strategic Road Network.
1.2 Classification of Roads.
1.3 Concept and Significance of Highway Planning.
1.4 Criteria for carrying out Feasibility study for Highway Projects.
1.5 Social and environmental consequences of Highways and their mitigation measures.
1.6 Highway management Information systems.
1.7 Application of computer model in Highway Management.

2. Highway Design and Geometries


2.1 Road geometrics and general considerations.
2.2 Design Parameters and criteria of selections.
2.3 Highway structures and design concepts.

3. Highway Drainage and Drainage Structures


3.1 Fundamental concept of Highway and road side drainages.
3.2 Prevention of erosion in road corridor.
3.3 Bio-Engineering applications.

4. Traffic Characteristics and Traffic Controls


4.1 Traffic threshold for road up gradation.
4.2 Traffic control and Road Safety.
4.3 Maintenance of traffic control devices and safety works.
4.4 Public awareness in road safety.
4.5 Prevention of road accidents.
4.6 Prevention and Control of traffic pollution

5. Construction of Highways
5.1 Classification of Roads.
5.2 Methods and construction technology.
5.3 Types of surfacing and its construction.
5.4 Contract Management.
5.5 Environmental and social Impact assessment in road sector and its mitigation.
5.6 Quality control and assurances.
5.7 Monitoring and Evaluation at each level of project implementation.
5.8 Labor Intensive method of roads construction.
6. Highway Maintenance and Rehabilitation
6.1 Maintenance management system.
6.2 Importance and challenge of the highway maintenance.
6.3 Issues on water management in road maintenance works.

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7. Highway Bridges and Tunnels
7.1 Location of bridge site and types of bridges in Nepal.
7.2 Construction Technology adopted in bridges and tunnels.
7.3 Hydraulic and seismic analysis for bridge and tunnel construction.
7.4 Drainage, lighting and ventilation requirement in Tunnel.
7.5 River banks and river training works.
7.6 Maintenance and rehabilitation of bridges and tunnels.
7.7 Structural analysis and design of Highway structures including Bridges.
7.8 Cost effective structures for Highway Design.

8. Economics, Finance and Administrations


8.1 Transport Economics.
8.2 National Economy and Road sector development.
8.3 Resource Mobilization in transport sector.
8.4 Concept of three year rolling plan.
8.5 The road management and finance fund reform implementation committee and
its functions.
8.6 The concept of Build Operate and Transfer (BOT).
8.7 Institutional strengthening.
8.8 External Financing.
8.9 Concept of Value Engineering.

9. Convention and Implementation


9.1 Knowledge on Global and national policies and conventions.
9.2 Implementation of Regional and sub-regional charters

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