The course is presented as 2 strands. The first strand is concerned with transport planning concepts and fundamentals of traffic theory. The transport planning component dwells on technical applications related to interactions among transport, land use and the environment. Topics include: introduction to four step transport planning process, transport network principles and their applications, transport demand models and sustainable transport strategies. The traffic theory component introduces basics of traffic engineering relationships, performance characteristics of roads, traffic management and delay computations in relation to unsignalised intersections and roundabouts. This strand which is allocated approximately 2/3 of teaching content is common for both Civil and Environmental Engineering students.
The second strand is specifically for Civil Engineering students. This strand relates to development of technical skills required to prepare geometric design of highways. It introduces the design and computation process of rural roads and intersections, including horizontal and vertical alignment of highways, cross-sections and earthworks.
