| A culvert pipe is a cutting under or beside a road | | | | hazards on the roadway, and would eventually |
| that allows water to drain, rather than pooling and | | | | eat away at the roadway, causing it to smash |
| creating hazardous conditions. Technically, only an | | | | down quickly. If a road floods in excess of, it |
| enclosed channel under a road could be further | | | | might have to be closed until the water level |
| classified as a culvert, and a cutting next to a | | | | recedes that is trying for drivers, but necessary |
| road is recognized as a ditch. Culverts Pipes are a | | | | for safety. |
| very important part of the system used to drain | | | | The second function of a culvert is to hold up |
| roads and drives, keeping them secure and | | | | water from gathering along the margins of the |
| extending their lifetimes. | | | | highway and grasping away at the base of the |
| Ideally, a culvert installation is done when a road is | | | | road bed. This expands the life of the road and |
| built, either by the home highway authority or a | | | | put off the edges of the roadway from gradually |
| property owner, only in case if the culvert is on | | | | crumbling away, posing a security hazard to |
| private land. Generally, if a section of a road lies in | | | | drivers. In addition, if the water level next to the |
| a dejected area of ground or an area subject to | | | | road rises in excess of, it could start to flood |
| flooding, a culvert need to be installed to facilitate | | | | onto the roadway, forcing road closure until the |
| drainage problems, especially in the winter. The | | | | water level falls again. |
| culvert pipes are laid into the road bed as it is | | | | A culvert construction could be done from a huge |
| being built, and is kept apparent by maintenance | | | | variety of materials, depending on the size and |
| crews during everyday checks of the roadway | | | | where it is installed. Concrete, metal, and plastics |
| throughout the year. | | | | are all general choices to line the cutting used to |
| Generally culverts serve two chief functions. The | | | | make a culvert pipes safety ends, preventing the |
| first is that a culvert permits water to drain under | | | | sides from caving in. If a culvert is not helpful |
| the road, rather than pooling it on top, making the | | | | enough, it might be replaced with a small raised |
| surface secure for drivers. Pooled water on a | | | | bridge to raise the roadway above the frequently |
| road could cause cars to hydroplane, cover up | | | | flooded area. |