Design, Construction and Maintenance of Access Roads and
Drainage for Developments
Presentation by Cadet Henderson
For the PGDM Workshop for Building Inspectors
Held at the Cortsland Hotel, Antigua on January 2001
Design Considerations
- Est. Axle Loads
- Est Traffic Loads
- Design Life
- Layout Geometry
- Rainfall
- Available Material
- Road Specifications
- Wearing Course
- Drain Types
- Culverts
- Sidewalks
Design Concerns
- Area History
- Vegetation
- Terrain
- Water Table
- Poor Soils
- Need for use of:
- Cement Stabilization
- Geo textile Grids
- Native Deposits
- Available Equipment
- Utility Lines
Construction
- EIA Mitigation
- Top Soil
- Cut & Fill
- Aggregate Processing
- Sub-base Layer
- Base Layer
- Wearing Course
- (Pavement?)
- Longitudinal Drains
- Culverts
- Outlet Drains
Maintenance
- Pot Holes
- Rutting
- Edge Patching
- Shoulder Replenishment
- Base Failure
- Resealing/Resurfacing
- Culvert Cleaning
- Drain Cleaning
- Centre Line Repainting
- Skid Resistance
- Riding Quality
- Street Furniture