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Civil Engineering Department | DCC3113 : Highway & Traffic Engineering

History Modern roads

• In eighteenth century, improved construction methods for roads again began to
develop. Mr. Pierre Tresaquet developed an improved method of construction in 1764 in

France.

• At the time when Mr. Pierre Tresaquet was busy in developing his road construction

method, Mr. John Metcalf was engaged in his development in England.

• Metcalf constructed about 290 Km road in northern region of England. Since Metcalf was

blind, his work was not recorded and thus got lost.

• Telford and Macadam were the pioneers in road development in England. Telford

believed in using heavy foundation stones over the soil sub-grade, while Macadam

advocated the use of compacted crushed aggregate layer at the bottom.

• Macadam’s method of road construction is still in used and is named after his name.

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