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It is essential for nation's development and growth.

Transportation

Opportunities for engineers career in transportation are exciting and rewarding.

public and private sector

Constantly being added to world's highway, rail, airport, and mass transit system.

elements

Carries necessary raw materials to factories for production of goods and supplies finished goods to consumers.

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It is critical for strengthening the country's investment climate and enhancing economical growth.

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this process involves the elements of situation and problem definition, search for solutions and performance analysis, as well as evaluation and choice of project

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Responsible for developing forecasts of travel demand, conducting evaluations based on economic and non economic factors, and identifying alternatives for short-, medium-, and long-range purposes.

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A field or branch of Civil Engineering that deals with the application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation, and management of facilities for any mode of transportation in order to provide for the safe, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally compatible movement of people and goods.

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Phase of Transportation Engineering that deals with the planning, geometric design, and traffic operations of roads, streets and highways, their networks, terminals, abutting lands, and relationships with other modes of transportation (Evans 1950).

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In United States, the title “Traffic Engineer” was first recognized, although several traffic engineering-related activities were already going on.

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