Consultants in Highway Work

Consultants in Highway Work:

            Only rarely are consulting engineers or consulting engineering or management firms engaged to administer a highway agency. On the other hand, many agencies employ them to make special studies, to design specific projects, and at times to supervise construction. The degree to which consultants are employed varies widely among agencies. Furthermore, there are strong differences in opinion over the advisability of using consultants.

            With highway planning, location and design becoming more complex, difficult, and controversial, consultants from such fields as architecture, landscape architecture, environmental protection, and the social sciences often are engaged. At times a design team which includes these and possibly other specialists may be used.