Question

While going to the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam from Madras, highway road is found to be lowered at several places over which natural drainage flow during the rainy season. Such dips in the roads are called ___________________

(a) freeways

(b) road dips

(c) causeways

(d) broadways

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The above asked question is from Small Road Bridges Construction in portion Culverts and Small Road Bridges Construction of Irrigation Engineering

Answer 1

Correct answer is (c) causeways

For explanation I would say: The arrangement where there is a lowering or dipping of the road to the ground level at frequent intervals and thus allowing the water to flow across the road is called causeways. Such a dip or causeway is provided on the longitudinal profile of the road. This is feasible in less important towns.