U19CEI4202 –
Highway and Traffic
Engineering
Mrs. Anita.S, Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
,Overview of th
Lecture
• Transport
• Characteristics of ro
transport
• Importance of high
• Historical developm
of road constructio
• Highway developm
India
,FUTURE ROADS
, TRANSPORT
➢ Transport is a science that concerns with the efficient movement of
people and goods that is undertaken to accomplish objectives to
complete tasks that require transfer from one location to another
location.
➢ Transportation system is categorized into four major sub-system
according to the medium on which the flow elements are supported.
These subsystem are commonly referred as modes.
The major subsystem of transportation are:
• Roadways
• Railways
• Airways
• Waterways
Highway and Traffic
Engineering
Mrs. Anita.S, Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
,Overview of th
Lecture
• Transport
• Characteristics of ro
transport
• Importance of high
• Historical developm
of road constructio
• Highway developm
India
,FUTURE ROADS
, TRANSPORT
➢ Transport is a science that concerns with the efficient movement of
people and goods that is undertaken to accomplish objectives to
complete tasks that require transfer from one location to another
location.
➢ Transportation system is categorized into four major sub-system
according to the medium on which the flow elements are supported.
These subsystem are commonly referred as modes.
The major subsystem of transportation are:
• Roadways
• Railways
• Airways
• Waterways
