The radius of a horizontal curve on an existing highway is 230 m. The superelevation rate at the curve is 0.08, and the posted speed limit on the road is 100 km/h. Justify that this is a hazardous location Provide any two (2) possible actions that you would recommend to correct the situation i. ii.

The radius of a horizontal curve on an existing highway is 230 m. The superelevation rate at the curve is 0.08, and the posted speed limit on the road is 100 km/h. Justify that this is a hazardous location Provide any two (2) possible actions that you would recommend to correct the situation i. ii.

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The radius of a horizontal curve on an existing highway is 230 m. The superelevation rate at
the curve is 0.08, and the posted speed limit on the road is 100 km/h.
Justify that this is a hazardous location
Provide any two (2) possible actions that you would recommend to correct the situation
i.
ii.

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