Highway Technology

A study of the elements required to design and analyze horizontal and vertical alignments of highways, including the factors that form constraints or influence the final positioning of roadways. Students will use a combination of manual methods, spreadsheets and computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) to perform the required analyses and produce plans. Students will explore many of the aspects of highway design, including safety considerations, drainage, roadbed structure, typical highways plans, superelevation and earth quantities. The tables and data provided by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario form the basis for all work performed and students would be expected to know and produce work to these standards.