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Types of Excavators and Their Uses
Excavators are vehicles that are used on construction sites to move material.…
Pavement Maintenance: Pounds of Prevention vs. Tons of Cure
Ever hit a pothole at 70mph? To paraphrase Ben Franklin, do a…
Major/minor priority intersections
Introduction A priority intersection occurs between two roads, one termed the ‘major’…
The Design of Highway Intersections
Introduction A highway intersection is required to control conflicting and merging streams…
The ‘level of service’ approach
Introduction ‘Level of service’ describes in a qualitative way the operational conditions…
Highway CBA worked example
Introduction It is proposed to upgrade an existing single carriageway road to…
Use of economic indicators to assess basic economic viability
Once the two parameters of project life and discount rate are set…
Economic life, residual value and the discount rate
A highway project is often complex and long term, with the costs…
Identifying all relevant costs and benefits
The application of cost-benefit for project assessment in the highway area is…
