Highway engineering is an engineering discipline branching from civil engineering that involves the

planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of roads, bridges, and tunnels to ensure safe
and effective transportation of people and goods.
Danger Warning Signs
Warning signs can indicate any potential hazard, obstacle or condition requiring special attention.

- Warning Sign

- Congestion Sign

- Crossroad Sign

- Y-Junction Sign

- Traffic Circle Sign

- Two-way Traffic Sign

- Gentle Curve Signs

- Sharp Curve Signs

- Hairpin Curve Signs

- Winding Road Signs

- Combined Curve Signs

- Lane Ends Signs

- Traffic Signal Ahead Sign

- Traffic Control Stop Ahead Sign

- Pedestrian Crossing Sign

- Pedestrian Sign

- Farm Animals Signs

- Narrow Bridge Signs

- Hump Sign

- Slippery Road Sign

- Falling Rocks Sign

- Reduced Visibility Sign

- Electric Shock Sign

- Sharp Curve Chevron Signs

- Sharp Curve Signs

- Flagman Ahead Sign

- Men At Work Sign

Priority Signs
Priority traffic signs indicate the order in which vehicles should pass intersection points. Common examples
of these are:

- Stop Sign

- Go Sign

- Yield Sign

- Yield to Pedestrian Sign

- No Entry Sign

- Yield to Oncoming Traffic Sign

- One-Way Roadway Signs

Prohibitory or Regulatory Signs

Prohibitory traffic signs are used to prohibit certain types of maneuvers or some types of traffic. Common
examples are:

- Speed Limit Sign

- Mass Limit Sign

- Height Restriction Sign

- Length Restriction Sign

- Excessive Noise Prohibited Sign

- Unauthorized Vehicles Prohibited Signals

- No Left Turn Sign

- No Right Turn Sign

- Left Turn Ahead Prohibited Sign

- Right Turn Ahead Prohibited Sign

- No U-Turn Sign

- Overtaking Prohibited Sign

- No Parking Sign

- No Stopping Sign

- No Pedestrian Allowed

- No Bicycle or Pedal Cycle Allowed

- No Taxi Allowed

- No Bus Allowed

Mandatory Signs
Mandatory signs are road signs which are used to set the obligations of all traffic which use a specific area
of road. Unlike prohibitory or restrictive signs, mandatory signs tell traffic what is must do, rather than
must not do. Common examples are:

- Minimum Speed Sign

- Maximum Gross Weight Sign

- Keep Left Sign

- Keep Right Sign

- Pedestrians Only Sign

- Taxi Only Sign

- Bus Only Sign

- Pay Toll Sign

- Roundabout Sign

- Switch Head Lamps On Sign

Information, Facilities or Service Sign

Service Signs are those that indicates a specific facility by which many can find useful, especially those
that can be used for medical purposes, security, and food. Common examples are:

- Parking Area Sign

- Hospital Sign

Abbreavaitions

Abbreviation and
Acronym

Name

Work Unit

Classification of Road

American
Association of
State Highway
and
Transportation
Officials

Roadway
Design
References

1. National Road - This road connects

one province to another province.

ABAND

Abandoned

Right of Way
Plans

meters for a two way traffic.

ABC

Aggregate Base Pavement

Course
Schedule

AC

Acre

Right of Way
Plans

ACBC

Asphalt
Concrete Base
Course

Pavement
Schedule

ACIC

Asphalt
Concrete
Intermediate
Course

Pavement
Schedule

ACS

Auxiliary
Coordinate
System

Microstation
Attribute

ACSC

Asphalt
Concrete
Surface Course

Pavement
Schedule

AD

Arterial Design
Side Slope

Criteria

(6 inches) with an ideal width of 4.50

meters.

ADT

Average Daily
Traffic

Traffic Diagram

5. Farm-to-Market Road - this refers to

the access to transport of products

AEC

Areas of
Enviromental
Concern

Coastal Permits

to the market outlet. The minimum

thickness is 0.15 meter width an

AH

Ahead

Roadway Plans

ideal width of 4.50 meters.

AP or APPR

Approach

Roadway Plans

ASPH

Asphalt

Roadway Plans

AST

Asphalt Surface Pavement

Treatment
Schedule

AT-1

Anchor Terminal Roadway Plans

AZ

Azimuth

Angle System

Bridge Projects
(B-1234)

TIP Projects

BEG

Begin

Roadway Plans

BIC

Buried in Cut

Roadway Plans

BK

Back

Roadway Plans

BL

Base Line

Base Mapping

BM

Bench Mark

Roadway
Profiles

BRG

Bridge

Roadway Plans

BS

Backsight

Geodetic
Survey

BST

Bituminous
Surface

Pavement

AASHTO

Its minimum thickness is 0.23 meter (9

inches) and a width of 6.10

2. Provincial Road connects the

municipalities within the province. The
minimum thickness is 8 inches but
sometimes they adopted a 9 inches
and a width of 6.10 meters for a two way
traffic.
3. Municipal Road - refers to the road
network within a town. Its
thickness is 0.2 meter (8 inches) with a
width of 6.10 meters for a two
way traffic.
4. Barangay Road - refers to the road
that connects the barangays from
the town. The minimum thickness is 0.15
meter