ROUTE SURVEY AND GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF THE ROAD

FROM NUGA GATE TO GARIN AJIYA

BY
MAMAN MOUSTAPHA HABIBOULAYE
P17EVGM7023

DEPARTMENT OF GEOMATICS, FACULTY OF

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
Contents of the presentation
 Introduction

 Statement of problem

 Aim and objectives

 Methodology

 Results

 Conclusionand recommendation
 Introduction
Road definition

Road is a wide way leading from one place

to another, one with a specially prepared Road in modern society
surface which vehicles can use.

Roads are the main arteries of modern

society infrastructure contributing heavily
to the distribution of goods and persons, it
contribute to the development of any
country.
A good network of road system improves
the economy of a nation because it aids
better transportation management
system.
Road with economy
The first thing highway/road construction
need is a basic topographic survey which is
a data collection, process in order to
acquire information about the terrain of
area of the proposed possible route.

This enable the engineers to lay out the

road plan and provide information for the
determination of earth movements and
realization of the geometric design. Road construction
 Statement of Problem

Statement of Problem
The principal role of transport is to provide access between spatially separated
locations. it provides people with access to workplaces and education facilities, shops,
and social, recreational, community and medical facilities.

Inadequate road and poor road access put:

 high cost of transportation,

 reduce ability to use and access high quality inputs,

 limit the uses of local markets to the sale of their products etc…
 Aim and Objectives

Aim
The aim of the study was to carry out the route survey and geometric
design of the road from Nuga Gate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria to
Garin Ajiya village.

Most especially the road concerned by this study will link the phase
I of Ahmadu Bello University to its phase II enabling a smooth
movement of construction materials to their different department,
subsequently students and different personnel will also benefit
from it for easier transportation during lecture period, farther the
people of Garin Ajiya village will be connected to Samaru market
thereof will enable easy transportation of their agriculture
products.
 Aim and Objectives

Objectives

The objectives of this study were:

 To carry out a full detailed information (planimetric and relief data x,y,z) of the
study area.

 To produce horizontal, and vertical alignment.

 To produce profile and cross-sections of the road.

 To produce a plan view of the horizontal alignment and profile view of the vertical
alignment.
.
Study Area
 Nuga Gate

Zone II
Garin Hadjia

The project covers a total length of 4.525km

 METHODOLOGY

Materials used

materials used are:

Total station (Leica TSO6)

and its
accessories

One 30m Steel tape

One 5m tape
One Hammer
 METHODOLOGY

Materials used

materials used are:

Total station (Leica TSO6)

and its
accessories

One 30m Steel tape

One 5m tape

One Hammer and nails

 METHODOLOGY

In-situ check
It can be deduced from the differences in
The essence of this was to
Easting’s, Nothings, and Heights between the
ensure that the control
existing and the observed coordinates that
ABU39, ABU40 and
the controls pillars were in-situ.
ABU41 had not been
tempered or departed
from in-situ.

This table shoaws

Comparison of existing
and computed value of
coordinates of the
controls used.
 METHODOLOGY

Data acquisition

The work involved coordination at regular interval of 25m stake

points for longitudinal profiling and cross sections at 100m of
all the roads involved. The data captured are X, Y and Z
(Easting, Northing and height) coordinates format.

Using Total station traverse method

 METHODOLOGY

Data processing

The geo-spatial data was

exported from the total
station Leica TS06
through the USB port; to
a flash drive in XML
format for manipulation
and processing.
 METHODOLOGY

Data processing

Then Microsoft Excel is

used to edit the data for
exportation to the
plotting software
environment, COVADIS
2010.
 METHODOLOGY

Data processing

Then Microsoft Excel is

used to edit the data for
exporting to the plotting
software environment,
COVADIS 2010.
 METHODOLOGY

Data processing

Then Microsoft Excel is

used to edit the data for
exporting to the plotting
software environment,
COVADIS 2010.

From there the data file is

coverted to DWG format
then imported to Piste,
where triangulation and
contours are generated.
 METHODOLOGY

Data processing

Then Microsoft Excel is

used to edit the data for
exporting to the plotting
software environment,
COVADIS 2010.

Then longitudinal profil is

generated, and
project Level can be
proposed also.

Subsequently cross-
sections are produced
 RESULTS AND
DISCUSSION Corridor map of the road

the results of the

observation carried out
and design made in this
study, are presented as.
 RESULTS
Designed horizontal alignment of the road

the results of the

observation carried out
and design made in this
study, are presented as.
 RESULTS AND
Combined plan of horizontal alignment and longitudinal profile of the
DISCUSSION
road

the results of the

observation carried out
and design made in this
study, are presented as.
 RESULTS
Cross-sections

the results of the

observation carried out
and design made in this
study, are presented as.
 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The project examined the route survey of the road from Nuga Gate of Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria to Garin Ajiya village to provide data for the design of horizontal alignments, longitudinal
profiles for vertical alignments cross-sections. Surveying is concerned with the science and
technology of obtaining information about relative position of special object on, above and
beneath the surface of the earth. The first thing required in any road construction is the basic
topographic survey, this data is required at both the decision making, design, construction and post
construction stage. The accuracy and efficiency of the survey information will help immensely in
the efficiency of both the economy, safety of all road construction projects. The complete
involvement of a survey in road construction will leads to an excellent design implementation that
shall yield to a very good finishing, increase its life span and enhance safety of the road users and
those within the road reserved.

I hereby recommend that before any road is constructed a professional surveyor

should be involved in the preparation of the bill of engineering. Measurement,
design, construction and post construction stages, it is only through this that an
efficient road construction can be achieved.