20-01-2012, 12:24 PM
HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
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History of Road Development in India
Ancient Period (3500 BC)
Mughul Period (15th Century)
British Period (17th & 18th Century)
Free India (1950 onwards)
Indian Roads
-India has a large road network of over 3.314 million kilometers of roadways (2.1 million miles).
-It is 3rd largest road network in the world.
-At 0.66 km of highway per square kilometer of land the density of India’s highway network is higher than that of the United States (0.65) and far higher than that of China's (0.16) or Brazil's (0.20).
Indian Roads Congress, 1934
-To provide national forum for regular pooling of experience and ideas on matters related to construction and maintenance of highways.
-To recommend standard specifications.
-To provide a platform for expression of professional opinion on matters relating to roads and road transport.
