Figures and Tables refer to Traffic and Highway Engineering by Garber and HoelAll photos obtained at the link PhotosLecture 1- Introduction to CourseVehicle mile traveled versus yearHighway indicators versus timeJurisdictional control of US roads and streetsMotor vehicle fatalities and travelThis course is the beginning experience in transportation engineering with emphasis on highway engineering. It contains elements that develop and reinforce the student’s knowledge of the transportation system in the United States. Concepts developed in the lecture part of the course included:General Information and formation of the transportation system in the United StatesRoute Location and Earthwork Geometric Design Highway Drainage Pavement Design Traffic and Vehicle Characteristics Traffic Studies Highway Capacity The course lectures are supplemented with a design problem that includes the location, alignment, earthwork and estimates associated with a typical county road project. Additional information related to the lectures and road design project canbe obtained at the links on the Home Page. Book Title: Traffic and Highway Engineering 4th Edition by N. J. Garber and L.A. Hoel Figures and Tables refer to Traffic and Highway Engineering by Garber and HoelAll photos obtained at the link PhotosLecture 1- Introduction to Course(The first day I spend going over the course Syllabus and asking the students where they worked and for what company. I was trying to find out the type of experience the students have and the applications to highways)Transportation and highways in particular are a very important part of or lives. Almost everyone over 16 years of age has a driver’s license and has driven a vehicle of some kind. All are critics of good and bad drivingexperiences related to design of roads or behavior of other drivers. To illustrate the importance of the highway system in the US, consider the information below obtained from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Transportation Statistics Vehicle mile traveled versus year Vehicle miles traveled and gas mileage versus time Highway indicators versus time Road and street mileage by surface typeJurisdictional control of US roads and streets Highway funding and expenditures Travel congestion and the urban interstate system and urban NHS Motor vehicle fatalities and travelOther information related specifically to the highway component of transportation can be found on the internet.Two sites of interest are FHWA and MDOT .For a little added information and some elementary examples of road design try this site. Road Design Example Many of the problems related to road design require calculations. In most cases these involve routine calculations and to assist the reader there are included many problem Calculators. The Calculators can beactivated from an inserted link. For example, the link to a Calculator forfinding the minimum radius of a horizontal curve is Calculator Minimum Radius . The results are shown below. Note the input is inserted in yellow fields and the results are shown in blue fields. In a few cases it may be necessary to save the file to disk before it can be activated.For a little road history go to the following Ancient