Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: describe the steps for roadway construction; given a diagram of the layers of a road foundation, identify each layer 100% of the time; compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of the three major roadway surfaces: gravel, asphalt, and concrete; explain three types of slopes used on a roadway job and where and why each would be used; explain the procedure for making cuts and fills in a roadway construction project; explain the purpose of grade sheets and how they are used to find elevations for roadway construction; explain material shrinkage and swell; list the two main types of soil and explain which type of compaction equipment is best for each; given a problem with earthmoving on a roadway project, find the number of cubic yards of dirt that will need to be cut or filled; given a problem with sub-base fill, find the tonnage of aggregate that will be needed; and given problems with quantities of surfacing material, find the tonnage of asphalt and the cubic yards of concrete that will be needed.