Road construction method / Muhammad Raziq Imran Mohd Razif

Road Construction method. Roads make a crucial contribution to economic development and growth and bring important social benefits. They are of vital importance in order to make a nation grow and develop. In addition, providing access to employment, social, health and education services makes a road network crucial in fighting against poverty. However, currently there is limited research conducted on proper road construction particularly in construction site. Therefore this report will discuss road construction conducted in University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Johor. The objective of this report is to explain the method of road construction and the problem occurred while on construction. In addition this study was conducted by using 3 appropriate method by using Observation, Interview and Internet Surfing. As a result the road construction involved 5 essential step to follow. Step one, Site clearance, Step two, Surveying, Step Three, Excavation work, Step four, Leveling, Step five, Landfill, Step six, Compaction, Step seven, Premix work . However, there are problem during the road construction are identified, such as weather, soil condition, machinery and workers default. As a conclusion, knowing the proper road construction method is required for contractors in order to strengthen the knowledge in road construction for their future project.