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Preface

This book is intended to offer the students with a clear and precise understanding the basic of
highway and traffic engineering. The content of each chapter are divide into a few sections with related
topics according to the real situation. This book will prefer students to understand the basic of highway
and traffic engineering easily.

The chapter on this book are include an enlarge section on the technical planning,
preconstruction of the highway, pavement materials used in highway construction and methods of
construction of highway. The chapter also provides the students with the knowledge regarding the
method and design involved in traffic engineering. It also emphasizes on introduction to highway and
traffic, transportation planning, pavement materials, construction of flexible pavement, construction of
rigid pavement, traffic control equipment and road furniture, flexible pavement design, junction design,
traffic management and highway maintenance.

Authors of this book were extremely grateful that the first edition of Highway and Traffic
Engineering has been more useful at any level. The authors of this book were significantly involved in
Highway and Traffic Engineering course throughout the years and put their ideas and knowledge
together in writing up this book. We hope this book will prove valuable for students and it as part of their
reference to help them in basic of Highway and Traffic Engineering.

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