HIGHWAY PLANNING PROCESS

Question 1

Stages of Highway Planning

Answer 1

First Stage – Environmental Assessment (EA)
Second Stage – Detailed Design
Third Stage – Property Acquisition
Fourth Stage – Highway Construction

Question 2

Considers natural, economic, and social impacts.
Class EA process (for smaller projects with predictable impacts):
Takes at least 2-3 years.
Accounts for ~95% of infrastructure projects.

Answer 2

First Stage – Environmental Assessment (EA)

Question 3

are the first stages in the class stages EA

Answer 3

planning and preliminary studies

Question 4

The remainders are larger projects with greater environmental impacts, such as new transportation corridors. These are subject to an ______ involving extensive analysis of all transportation alternatives (road, transit, rail, marine) and new highway or transitway route location alternatives. This process can take five years to complete and approve.”

Answer 4

Individual EA process

Question 5

Involves engineering work: surveying, soil testing, material requirements.
occur simultaneously and may take up to 3 years.

Answer 5

Second Stage – Detailed Design

Question 6

Can take up to 18 months.
means the process by which the government (or project proponent) legally obtains private or public land needed for the construction, expansion, or improvement of roads and highways.

Answer 6

Third Stage – Property Acquisition

Question 7

IF Property owners request a Hearing of Necessity, the property acquisiton process
may take longer and may result teh project to be a need to?

Answer 7

re-design

Question 8

The purpose of a hearing is to determine whether the ___ has sound justification to expropriate the property.”

Answer 8

Ministry of Transportation

Question 9

Building a new four-lane highway is completed in stages, taking two to three years for each _____ section.

Answer 9

10-kilometer

Question 10

it depends on the size of the project, property availability and the timing of various environmental clearances or permits. Completion of some highway sections may be delayed because of legislated restrictions on construction during fish spawning periods, nesting periods for birds or other reasons.

Answer 10

Fourth Stage – Highway Construction

Question 11

classification by __ is the most helpful approach for traffic operation.

Answer 11

ROUTE NUMBERING

Question 11

Classification of highways by design types based on the major geometric features is the most helpful approach for _____ and ____

Answer 11

highway location and design procedures

Question 12

I-10, I-80, E-20, E-40 (even numbered run east – west)

I-5, I-7, NH-7 (odd numbered run north – south)

N54 (Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway)

N8 (N. Bacalso Ave. South and North Cebu)

N840 (Cebu South Coastal Road)

Answer 12

none( justa reminder

Question 13

Denotes level of government responsibility and financing.

Answer 13

Administrative Classification

Question 14

two examples of Administrative Classification

Answer 14

National Highway System
Non-National Highway System (Local Roads)

Question 15

Groups highways by the character of service provided.
Developed for transportation planning.

Answer 15

Functional Classification

Question 16

Examples of Functional Classification

Answer 16

Primary Roads (South & North Cebu roads)
Secondary Roads (CSC Road, Balamban TCH)
Tertiary Roads (C. Padilla, Katipunan, Guadalupe)

Question 17

6 most recognizable stages in most trips are

Answer 17

(CATDTM)
collection
access
termination
distribution
transition
main movement

Question 18

An ___ is a major road in the highway system that carries large volumes of traffic at higher speeds over longer distances.

Answer 18

arterial highway

Question 19

The two major considerations in classifying highway and street networks functionally are __ and ___.

Answer 19

access to property and travel mobility.

Question 20

is a fixed need for every area served by the highway system

Answer 20

ACCESS

Question 21

• is provided at varying levels of service.
• can incorporate several qualitative elements, such as riding comfort and absence of speed changes, but the most basic factor is operating speed or trip travel time.

Answer 21

Mobility