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Highway alignment

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Components of Highway Design

Horizontal Alignment
Plan View

Vertical Alignment
Profile View

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Phase
4 Road Finalisation
+ Bio-engineering
3 Road Construction
+ Structures

4.50 m
2.50 m

2 Gradual Widening to Track

1.25 m

1 Opening of Trail

Cut
Fill

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Tangents & Curves

Tangent
Curve
Tangent to
Circular Curve
Tangent to
Spiral Curve to
Circular Curve

Factors controlling highway alignment

Government requirement
Obligatory Points
Traffic ( Type, amount and flow pattern )
Geological condition
Geometric Design
Availability of Construction materials and labors
Economics
Other Considerations

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B
C

Avoiding an intermediate area

Intermediate town

A
Alignment along a hillside pass
A

Proper Location of Bridge

Engineering survey and its stages

Map study
Reconnaissance
Preliminary survey
Final location and detail survey

Region

Bands

8-16 km

Corridors

3-10 km

Route strips

1-1.5 km

Alignments

30-50m

Sequential structure of route location process

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Map Study

Reconnaissance

Land Reconnaissance

Air Reconnaissance
Feasibility Study

Engineering
Economic
Environmental

No

Either

Look for Low Cost

Options

Road Feasibile?
`
No

Yes

Stop

Preliminary Survey and

Design

Carry out Economic Analysis

using updated cost/benefit

Either
Detailed Survey
and Design

Yes

Road
Feasibile?

Look for Low Cost

Options

No
Or

Stop