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Road construction earthwork

Road construction earthwork

From the course: Practical Engineering

Road construction earthwork

- From rugged dirt paths to modern super-highways, roads are one of those consistent background characters in nearly every person's story. And if you've ever been a driver, I know a similar character in your life, road construction. Most of us love having wide smooth roadways to take us to work, to home and everywhere else we travel, but we're hardly ever excited to see a construction project starting on our favorite roadway. I'm here to change that, or at least to try. I love construction, always have, and when it happens along my commute, I love it even more because I get to see the slow but steady progress each day. And I think, or at least I hope, that if you can know a little bit more about what's going on behind those orange cones, you might appreciate it a little more as well. So I'll start with step one, and if people are interested, I'll keep the series going. Hey, I'm Grady, and this is Practical…

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