Objects of highway planning

The objects of highway planning are-

-To plan overall road network for efficient and safe traffic operation but at minimum cost.

-To arrive at the road system and the lengths of different categories of roads which could provide maximum utility and could be constructed within the available resources during the plan period under consideration.

-To divide the overall plan into phases and to decide priorities.

-To fix-up date wise priorities for the development of each road link based on utility as the main criterion for phasing the road development programmer.

-To plan for future requirements and improvement.

-To work out suitable financing system.