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BYGG2266

Planning, construction and operation of the road

This course is no longer taught and is only available for examination.

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Gjøvik
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

  • Who owns, operates and manages roads in Norway
  • Road planning according to plan and the Building Act
  • Land acquisition
  • Costumes; cost calculation and benefit / cost
  • Telecommunication and frost protection
  • Drainage

Learning outcome

Students should have knowledge of:

- Who owns, operates and manages roads in Norway

- General principles of planning and design of roads

- Assess properties and choice of materials in the superstructure

Skills students should be able to:

- Use manuals, contracts and standards related to road planning, construction and operation

- Determine needs and methods for road reinforcement, frost protection and drainage

- Determine needs and methods for operation and maintenance of roads

- Determine needs and measures for signage and work warning

- Describe a contractor's operational tasks

General competence the students should be able to:

- Have knowledge of how to plan a road according to the plan and the Building Act

- Have knowledge of dimensioning, building and maintaining the road and substructure of roads

- Have knowledge of operating and maintaining roads for optimal traffic flow and safety

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and practice with supervision.

Further on evaluation

The assessment consist of one individual school exam.

Re-sit in May/June.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Building Constructions – Engineering (BIBYG-F)
Civil Engineering - Engineering (BIBYGG)
Geomatics - Engineering (BIGEOMAT)

Required previous knowledge

Admission requirements for Bachelor of Engineering.

Course materials

Announced at the start of the course.

Subject areas

  • Highway Engineering
  • Town and Regional Planning
  • Transportation Engineering

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Date 2025-12-19 Time 09:00 Duration 5 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for school exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Mustad, Inngang D
Room M438 Eksamensrom 4.etg, Inngang D
2 candidates

Re-sit examination - Spring 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Duration 5 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.