Route surveying 3

[chrisNA]

Hi there, Is there need for route surveying during a road upgrading project?

 

[Ron]

If you are changing the centerline or widening the road, yes.

 

[chrisNA]

Thanks Ron for the response, but specifically what do you need to pick up during the survey if you're to change centreline or widen the road?

 

[Ron]

Define the new centerline, the pavement edge, the shoulders, drainage features....then cross sections and longitudinal sections

 

[engenhariacivil]

The level of detail necessary really depends on the importance of the road you are analyzing, but as a general rule, for geometrical purposes you should complement the regular survey with some more detailed 'classical' survey.
Furthermore, all the pavement, drainage and signaling features should be registered thoroughly.

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[ACtrafficengr]

It also depends on what the project proposes to do.

For a single course "mill and fill" (grind off the top course asphalt and pave a new layer oftop course), not much detail is needed. Mostly lengths, widths, pavement marking quantities, in-pavemtn signal detection hardware that may damaged by the milling, etc.

If you are planning a more involved rehabilitation or complete reconstrctuin, then much more detail is needed, such as cross slopes, profiles, locations of roadside objects, drainage structures and problems, etc.

"...students of traffic are beginning to realize the false economy of mechanically controlled traffic, and hand work by trained officers will again prevail." - Wm. Phelps Eno, ca. 1928

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[chrisNA]

Thanks guys for the insights.