You have been tasked as a Highway Engineer to undertake the geometric design of the Block Factory road which is a collector road leading to AIT Seaview Campus in Accra using a design speed of 60km/hr, superelevation of 5% and trailer as design vehicle. Specify the desirable values to be employed for the following design elements: (AP,5) i. Maximum standard gradient ii. Minimum vertical curve length iii. Minimum horizontal curve radius iv. Curve widening amount v. Single carriageway width

You have been tasked as a Highway Engineer to undertake the geometric design of the Block Factory road which is a collector road leading to AIT Seaview Campus in Accra using a design speed of 60km/hr, superelevation of 5% and trailer as design vehicle. Specify the desirable values to be employed for the following design elements: (AP,5) i. Maximum standard gradient ii. Minimum vertical curve length iii. Minimum horizontal curve radius iv. Curve widening amount v. Single carriageway width

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