Construction of 4 Laning of Saha- Shahbad Section From KM. 14+840 To KM. 31+760 Of NH-444(A)

Abstract

Highway Construction projects are often considered as one of the highest risk projects. They have a high risk because of the fact that there are so many numbers of factor that affects the Construction project directly or indirectly affecting the progress of the road construction which in turn affects the progress of a nation as a whole. It is of utmost importance a attention is paid in each and every phase of the project starting from the design phase, selection of material, construction practices, quality control during construction and once the project construction is finished a Safety Audit of the highway is to be done so as to check whether the constructed road is upto the mark, meeting the safety standards for the road users or not. This study deals with the ongoing project of 4- Laning of section of Saha- Shahbad from Km. 14+840 to Km. 31+760 of NH-444(A). This thesis deals with the pavement design of the highway, various tests that were performed on site and in the laboratory during the construction phase of the project and also the Road Safety Review. The Road Safety Audit pays attention to detail which can be easily ignored or looked over by any normal road user providing various recommendations and deficiencies that were noticed on the highway, how they can be overcome in the most economical way.