Highways Engineering is a branch of Transportation Engineering in Civil Engineering that involves the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of roads, bridges and tunnels to ensure safe and effective transportation of people and goods.
The Transportation Engineering is very essential for development of a country by means of fast growth in economic, industrial and cultural programmes. Transportation Engineering has further divided into folloing four branches:
1. Highways Engineering
2. Railways Engineering
3. Waterways Engineering
4. Airways Engineering
Two mode of transportation systems Waterways and Airways are mainly use with the foreign countries and help to some extent within the country.
The other two mode of transportation systems Highways and Railways are commonly more use within the country and help to some extent with the foreign countries.
After World War II towards the later half of twentieth century Highways Engineering became prominent. Highways Engineering standards are continuously being improved.
Presently the development of country's social and economic growth depends on a good system of Transportation Engineering. The benefits of good transportation can reduce the cost of production by means of increase in productivity and its efficient transportation. The cost of commodities is always influenced by the transportation cost.
Highway Professionals like Highway Engineers, Structure Engineers, Material Engineers, Traffic Engineers etc. must take into account future traffic flows, design of highway intersections/interchanges, geometric alignment and design, highway pavement materials and design, structural design of pavement thickness, and pavement maintenance.
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