Transportation Planning MCQ with answer and solution

Concept

Engineering studies in highway planning surveys cover topography, soil and road location and alignment.

Step-by-step solution

1. Highway planning surveys have four parts: economic studies, financial studies, traffic (road use) studies and engineering studies. 2. Economic studies cover population, income per capita, living standard and products. 3. Traffic studies cover traffic volume, O-D data and future traffic. 4. Engineering studies cover topographic surveys, soil surveys, road location and alignment studies and drainage. 5. So the answer is road location and alignment studies.

Explanation

Planning surveys for highways are split into economic, financial, traffic and engineering studies. Engineering studies deal with the physical and technical side, such as topography, soil, and road location and alignment. Income and living standard belong to economic studies, and traffic volume belongs to traffic studies.

Why the other options are wrong

A: Income per capita is part of economic studies. B: Living standard is part of economic studies. C: Traffic volume is part of traffic or road use studies.

Shortcut

Engineering studies = ground and route work (topography, soil, alignment).

Common mistake

Choosing traffic volume because it sounds technical, but it belongs to traffic studies.