what are the factors which are affecting the development of roadways in India
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Geographical factors: The North Indian plain with its level land, high density of population and rich agriculture presents the most favourable conditions for the development of railways. However, the presence of large number of rivers makes it necessary to construct bridges which involve heavy expenditure.
To cater the increasing needs of a growing economy like India and increase in demand for transport services, it is required to expand, develop and improve road networks. This task of road development was decided to be done in a planned manner by the Government of India.
Many factors such as number of vehicles, speed, climatic conditions and other factors affect are to be considered for the design of pavement. In this article we will discuss about the factors influencing pavement design.
The performance, design and operation of a transportation system is affected by several factors such as human factors, vehicle factors, acceleration characteristics, braking performance etc. These factors greatly influence the geometric design as well as design of control facilities.
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Importance of Roads:
1. Roads play a very important role in the transportation of goods and passengers for short and medium distances.
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2. It is comparatively easy and cheap to construct and maintain roads.
3. Road transport system establishes easy contact between farms, fields, factories and markets and provides door to door service.
4. Roads can negotiate high gradients and sharp turns which railways cannot do. As such, roads can be constructed in hilly areas also.
5. Roads act as great feaders to railways. Without good and sufficient roads, railways cannot collect sufficient produce to make their operation possible.
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6. Road transport is more flexible than the railway transport. Buses and trucks may be stopped anywhere and at any time on the road for loading and unloading passengers and goods whereas trains stop only at particular stations.
7. Perishable commodities like vegetables, fruits and milk are transported more easily and quickly by roads than by railways.
Due to above-mentioned advantages, the road transport has become very popular and its share is constantly increasing.
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