Introduction

Road
GENERAL

❑ Highway Engineering is one of the important branches of transportation system.

❑ Highway engineering deals with the planning, design, construction and maintenance of road system.

Role of Transportation

❑ Transportation contributes to the economic, Industrial, and cultural development of a country.

❑ Transportation keeps the health of a nation in good condition ,people moving from one place to another place.
❑ Economic development and transport
❑ Social effect of Transportation - Increase in mutual understanding
❑ Aspect of safety, law and order etc - 1. Good transportation is essential for the advancement of the Community.
2. Good transportation is essential for economic and general development of the country.
3. Good transportation is essential to maintain better law and order and for the movement of armed forces
for the defence of the country during the war time.
ROLE OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS

❑ In Myanmar, most populations live in villages

❑ The supply of fertilizers, pesticides, improved quality seeds and other inputs, for agriculture and raw materials
❑ Good transportation also helps villagers to send their children to the cities for education, health care and other such needs.

Different Modes of Transportation Choice of Mode Transportation

1. The length of the haul
1.Roadways
2. Weight and size of consignment
2.Railways
3. Traffic density
3.Waterways
4. Nature of route
4. Airways
5. Quality of service

Characteristics of Road Transport

1. Uses
2. Investment
3. Freedom to users
4. Saving in Time and money
5. Degree of accidents
 1. The improvement of highway system of a region increases
the value of land nearby areas.
2. It helps in the development of agriculture of the area.
3. It helps in the development of natural resources of the
area.
4. The highways provide facilities of transporting rural
produce such as vegetables, fruit etc. in a very short time
to the cities and the farmers get better price for their
produce, which helps in improving the economic
conditions of the rural areas.
5. A new road shortens the distance and improves speed. It
also opens up new avenues for exchange of goods and
Importance of Roads
services until now unconnected markets.
6. The improvement in highway system helps in the
development of the Industry and promotes regional
specialization.
7. It helps in the development of the commerce area.
8. The improvement of highway system helps in the
development of social, cultural and intellectual life of
the people and also increases political activities.
9. The improvement or opening of new road helps in
the development of recreational facilities.
10. It also helps in medical, education, and sanitation
facilities.
11. It helps in better fire and police protection.
12. It increases the mail facilities.
13. It is essential in the case of national defence .
Significance of Planned
Road Net Work
❑ The road net –work has
also to be supplemented
with high quality roads
❑ Developing countries
have to raise their
transportation system to
a higher level to meet the
growing
Scope of Highway
❑ Thus it is all the more Engineering
❑ The road pavements are
important to construct and
usually constructed on
maintain roads in good
small embankments a
conditions
little above the general
❑ Much higher than the
ground level.
investment made on road
transport development plans.

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 Highway Engineering deals with

❑ Development,
❑ Planning,
❑ Alignment,
❑ Highway Geometric,
❑ Design and location,
❑ Highway materials,
❑ Pavement design,
❑ Its construction and maintenance,
❑ Traffic operation and its control,
❑ Economic considerations, finance and
❑ Administration

It also includes development and construction of hill roads side development including road architecture and
arboriculture and road landscaping etc.