Chapter 1 & 2 - Introduction & Route Selection
Chapter 1 & 2 - Introduction & Route Selection
Highway Engineering
Branch of Civil Engineering which deals in the location, design, construction, maintenance,
economics, financing, planning and programming of roads.
Deals with provisions for meeting public needs for highways, planning, design, construction,
maintenance, and rehabilitation of highways.
Economics and financing of highway construction, traffic control, safety of highways and
environmental impact of highways.
In general term highway development involves the following three basic engineering design aspects.
1. Geometric Design
2. Drainage design
3. Pavement Design
Route Selection
Evaluation Results
Criteria
Alternative I Alternative II Alternative III
Length
Design Control
Cut & Fill Balance
Need for Special Structure
Environmental Impact
Potential High Cost Item