Question

State any five merits of roadways.

Answer 1

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Merits of roadways :
1. Roadways are easy to be built.

2. Construction cost is comparatively less.

3. Their maintenance cost is low.

4.oThey are capable of negotiating high gradients of slopes.

5. They provide door to door service.

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Answer 2

Merits of road Transport are:

(i) Roads need less capital than the railways.

(ii) Road transport provides door-to-door service.

(iii) The road transport provides flexible service to men   and materials.

(iv) Road transport is useful in small distances.

(v) Road transport is helpful in production of  perishable goods as it facilitates the distribution of  perishable goods from point of production to point  of consumption.

(vi) Roads can negotiable higher gradients of slopes  and as such can traverse mountains such as the  Himalayas.