Introduction to Highways and Traffic Engineering

Explain the Transportation Planning Process.

• The process of designing and evaluating future transportation systems.

• A method to increase the speed of vehicles on highways.

• A strategy to reduce the number of public transport vehicles.

• A plan to eliminate all traffic signals in urban areas.

The Administration of highway schemes and sources of funding is described as:

• A process involving planning, design, and construction with funding from government and private sectors.

• A simple task managed solely by local authorities with no external funding.

• An unregulated activity with no specific sources of funding.

• A process that does not require any planning or design.

Highway Planning Strategies are:

• methods for designing and managing road networks

• techniques for cooking

• ways to improve indoor air quality

• strategies for marketing products

Discuss the role of Surveys and mathematical models in Transportation Studies.

• Surveys and mathematical models are used to collect and analyze data in Transportation Studies.

• Surveys and mathematical models are irrelevant in Transportation Studies.

• Surveys are used for data collection, while mathematical models are used for data analysis in Transportation Studies.

• Surveys and mathematical models are only used in historical Transportation Studies.

What does DMRB CD226 refer to in the reading list?

• A highway design manual

• A type of construction material

• A project management software

• A civil engineering textbook

What is the responsibility of National Highways in England?

• Maintaining and operating motorways and major roads

• Managing public transportation systems

• Overseeing local road repairs

• Regulating traffic laws

What power did the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 give to the Secretary of State for Transport?

• The power to regulate street works

• The power to control public transportation

• The power to manage road safety

• The power to oversee vehicle emissions

who is primarily responsible for the capital funding of major trunk road schemes in the UK?

• The UK Government

• Local Authorities

• Private Investors

• European Union

The concept of design–build–finance–operate (DBFO) is gaining credence for:

• its ability to streamline project delivery.

• its focus on traditional construction methods.

• its emphasis on individual project phases.

• its reliance on government funding.

What are the levels involved in the highway planning process?

• Politics, professional planners and engineers, design engineer

• Politics, economics, social studies

• Design engineer, architects, urban planners

• None of the above.