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Flexibility in Highway Design

Figure 5.2 B Text Description

Figure 5.2, part 2, is a drawing of a roadway and the surrounding landscape. The landscape slopes down from the left to a valley and the road has been relocated to the other side of the river.

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alignment is paced between landscape types.

Embankment shields views from other side of valley.

Vally floor is undisturbed.

Return to Figure 5.2.