New Constructions

The flowchart shown below is a very high-level view of the design process for new construction and does not include the many administrative, engineering and policy related details that are associated with a pavement design.

Finding 50% and 95% reliability design both involves an iterative process in which a specific design is checked to see if it is optimal, which is defined as a design that is able to sustain the design traffic but any further reduction in any layer thickness will not sustain the design traffic. Example of this can be found in New Construction Examples.