Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Better Roads: Principles of Road Construction and Maintenance
Work should As before mentioned, the roads of most travel be undertaken should receive first attention. It is impossible, on main roads and at present unnecessary, to improve all the first. Roads of a municipality at one time. Road build ing is a work that will continue for many years, but a proper start should be made somewhere, and it is only reasonable to expect that this should be made upon the roads used the most by the greatest number of the residents.
A start might be made from the marketing points on the lines of railways in the different municipalities and the leading roads running into the country from these points selected for improvement. Care should be taken to see that the roads selected for improvement are so located that they will render the greatest service to the greatest number of residents, and be a lasting benefit to the whole municipality. They might be gravelled, or otherwise provided with a dressing of harder and more durable material than earth; but whether this is done at first or not, a municipality by providing good drainage facilities and construct ing suitable grades would be preparing the way for more per manent work in the future.
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