4. Road Construction and Maintenance - continued

Some general principles of road maintenance to consider are:

• Inspections to ensure water control measures are functioning properly are essential.
• To keep water flowing freely and quickly away from the road, culverts must be free of debris.
• Water bars and dips must be maintained as traffic wears them down.
• Road surface should be free of ruts to keep traffic moving safely. The road should be bladed and reshaped to conserve existing material; and to retain the original insloped, outsloped, or crowned design.
• Fill and side cast areas must be checked to make sure they aren't becoming saturated and unstable.

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