Question 1 a) As a Highway Engineer, you have been tasked to located a road between Kyerekom and Abease communities. Table 1 presents the characteristics of alternative routes A, B, and C established during a reconnaissance survey out of which the best route is to be selected for further investigation in the next stage of the location process. After a critical evaluation of the characteristics of the routes, which route will you select as the most feasible and why? Table 1: Characteristics of routes Characte ristics Length Topograp hy THREE QUESTIONS ANSWER TWO Water crossings A 35km Undulating with elevations below 450m Three water crossing points Alternative Route B 48km Undulating with elevations around 500m Two water crossing points C 50km Undulating with elevations above 500m Three water crossing points

Question 1 a) As a Highway Engineer, you have been tasked to located a road between Kyerekom and Abease communities. Table 1 presents the characteristics of alternative routes A, B, and C established during a reconnaissance survey out of which the best route is to be selected for further investigation in the next stage of the location process. After a critical evaluation of the characteristics of the routes, which route will you select as the most feasible and why? Table 1: Characteristics of routes Characte ristics Length Topograp hy THREE QUESTIONS ANSWER TWO Water crossings A 35km Undulating with elevations below 450m Three water crossing points Alternative Route B 48km Undulating with elevations around 500m Two water crossing points C 50km Undulating with elevations above 500m Three water crossing points

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter14: Highway Surveys And Location

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

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