QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
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⩥ Profile grade elevations serve as __________ points for highway
construction. Answer: control
⩥ The irregular line in the profile view is the. Answer: natural ground
line
⩥ The region below the finished grading template on which the paving
materials rest is called the. Answer: subgrade
⩥ A road's horizontal alignment is shown on _____ views. Answer: plan
⩥ Let's say that you plotted the natural ground elevations found at a
certain station on both sides of the centerline. You would then see a
___________ of the _____________ at that station.. Answer: cross
section; natural ground line
⩥ The profile grade point is represented on three sheets. Can you name
them?. Answer: typical section sheet, plan and profile sheet, and
roadway cross section sheet
, ⩥ If a horizontal curve on a two lane road were to turn to the left, what
would be true?. Answer: both the outside and inside lanes would slope
down to the left
⩥ The control point on a finished roadway surface is the. Answer:
profile grade point
⩥ On a divided highway, the median width is measured between the.
Answer: profile grade points
⩥ A project where the shape or width of the roadway changes will
require more than one ______________ section.. Answer: typical
⩥ Roadway cross-section sheets are read from the _________ to the
________of the sheet.. Answer: bottom; top
⩥ Vertical measurements on roadway cross-section sheets give. Answer:
elevations
⩥ If both the inside and outside lanes on a superelevated horizontal
curve slope down to the left, then it is a _____ -turning curve.. Answer:
left