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2. A road is a thoroughfare, route, or
way on land between two places,
which has been paved or otherwise
improved to allow travel by some
conveyance, including a horse,
cart, or motor vehicle
ROAD

3. • The world's oldest known paved road was
laid in Egypt some time between 2600 and
2200 BC.
• Stone-paved streets are found in the city
of Ur in the Middle East dating back to 4000
BC.
• Corduroy roads (log roads) are found dating
to 4000 BC in Glastonbury, England.
History of RoadTransport

4. Qasr Dimai -The antic
paved road towards
lake Qarun
The Porta Rosa is a Greek street
dating from the 3rd to 4th
century BC inVelia with
a paved surface and gutters

5. Corduroy

6. • The timber trackway; SweetTrack
causeway in England, is one of the oldest
engineered roads discovered and the oldest
timber trackway discovered in Northern
Europe.
• Brick-paved streets were used in India as
early as 3000 BC .

9. Construction
CONSTRUCTION

10. EARTHWORKS

11. SURVEY

12. ROADTORN-UP

13. LAYING OF
PAVEMENTS

15. MARKING