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ADB Provincial Highway - Feasibility Study of (1250 km), Detailed Design (600 km)
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Name of associated firm :
Italconsult, S.P.A, Italy
Project Location within Country:
Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab and NWFP
Start Date:
August 1990
Completion Date:
1992
Project Description
Provincial Highways in Balochistan, Punjab, Sindh & NWFP needed improvement & rehabilitation. For this purpose ADB provided finance. NHA through Consultants carried out a feasibility study of screened roads (1250 km), detailed design of selected Highways (600 km). All these provincial highways are generally 2-lane facilities having 7.30 meter wide asphaltic pavement and treated shoulders on either side.
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Feasibility Study (1250 km)
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Detailed Design (600 km)
ECIL undertook following tasks for the above work at (1) & (2)
i. Road & structure condition survey
ii. Engineering survey consisting of traverse survey, topographic survey, and cross section levelling
iii. Traffic & axle load survey and traffic forecast
Detailed traffic studies were planned on the project road sections to estimate the volume of traffic and the trip-marking pattern. Following traffic surveys were undertaken:
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Mid block classified Volume counts by vehicle category
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Origin and destination surveys
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Journey Time / Speed surveys
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Axle load studies
On the basis of the above studies and analysis of survey data the traffic estimates for each section of the project road were prepared. The base year traffic estimates were projected to the design year by using appropriate traffic growth rates. The projected traffic was also used to develop the level of service estimates and the Equivalent Standard Axle repetitions during the project design life.
iv. Assessment of loads - pavement interaction and study of its damaging effects on pavement, suggestion of remedial measure
v. Preparation of specification for weigh bridges
vi. Road roughness survey and Benkelman beam deflection study
vii. Hydrological investigations & study
viii. Hydrological investigations & study Soil investigations
ix. Prepared preliminary design & preliminary cost estimates
x. Prepared economic feasibility which includes the derivation of Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Net Present Value (NPV) and ratio of project cost to the first year benefits of the project to demonstrate the economic and technical feasibility, including testing the results on HDM model
xi. Feasibility report
xii. Detailed engineering design of pavement & other improvement works, including bridges & structures
xiii. Tender documents & cost estimates
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