Infrastructure

Is The United States Following In The Footsteps of Rome?

Roads of The United States “The Roman road system spanned more

than 250,000 miles (400,000 km) of roads, including more than 50,000 miles (80,500 km) of paved roads.”

“When Rome reached the height of its power, no fewer than 29 great military highways radiated from the city.”

“Hills were cut through and deep ravines filled in. At one point, the Roman Empire was divided into 113 provinces traversed by 372 great road links”

http://wapedia.mobi/en/Roman_roads

Roman Roads

“Rome was known for their road system. The Romans built over 53,000 miles (85,000 kilometers) of road to connect every part of their empire. The roads were mostly built by the army and were all done by hand. The roads connected every part of the roman empire.”

http://historylink102.com/Rome/roman-roads.htm

Is The United States Following In The Footsteps of Rome?

Rome was once the most powerful empire.

The United States follows Rome with buildings, gods, and government.

Some may say that the United States does not follow Rome for example the military tactics differ.

A Few Roman Road Specifications 1: “Roads were generally laid out in a straight line,

although sometimes they followed the natural curves of the terrain”.

2: “The land was first cleared of any trees.” 3: “A trench was dug where the road was to go which was

then filled with big stones creating an embankment.” 4: “Roman roads were generally built on top of an

embankment (called an Agger) 5: “The foundation, or Agger, contained a layer of rubble

with stones which were laid in such a way to provide drainage.”

6: “The top surface were paved with gravel or flint and small broken stones.”

7: “There were ditches on either side so that water could drain away.”

http://www.roman-colosseum.info/roman-architecture/roman-roads.htm

Road Maintenance “The report estimates

that urban drivers pay an average of $746/year on vehicle repairs while the average US motorist pays about $335/year. In contrast, the average motorist pays about $171/year in road maintenance taxes (based on 600 gallons/year and $0.285/gallon tax).”

As Of 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road#Maintenance

Engineering

Preliminary Studies – Evaluate impacts and obtain information from existing air photos, maps, plans, etc.

Detailed Survey – Dig exploratory pits, Perform a geotechnical survey, soil sampling.

Detailed Engineering – Detailed plans, bill of materials, cost estimate, and work schedule.

Authorization – Authorization for environmental agencies, any owners or operators of assets affected by the work, and inform emergency services.

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