UP GRADATION OF GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF SH-131(CH. 9.35KM-15.575KM) USING MXROAD SOFTWARE-A CASE STUDY

The development of effective road transport system is primary need of any developing country. Also upgrading of existing road network is essential for developed countries to carry out its transportation functions smoothly as with increasing traffic volume urban and non-urban roads reach to their saturation level in passage of time. The design of route alignment and pavement structure decide cost of project which totally depend on time taken for same. So for this job the best available Highway Geometric Design Software must be deployed. Keeping this in view we have used MXROAD Software for the geometric design of the existing state highway (SH 131) in Maharashtra to improve its geometric features and upgrading it from two lanes to four lanes.