About the Book: Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis
The importance of highway transportation to the industrial and technological
complex of the United States and other industrialized nations cannot be
overstated. Virtually every aspect of modem economies, and the ways of life they
support, can be tied directly or indirectly to highway transportation. From the
movement of freight and people to the impact on residential, commercial, and
industrial locations, highways have had, and continue to have, a profound effect
on the world economy and societal development. In the United States, the manner
in which highways have come to dominate the transportation system has been
studied for