Question: PROBLEM 3 ( 3 0 points ) : LOCATION: An existing highway alignment parallels the Rio Grande de Loiza in a valley. The river's 5

PROBLEM 3(30 points):
LOCATION: An existing highway alignment parallels the Rio Grande de Loiza in a valley. The river's 500-year flood elevation is at elevation 92.50 feet. The vertical alignment of the highway has a 3% grade and intersects a +2% grade at station 75+00 at elevation 75.00 feet. This road segment has a vertical curve 1,600 feet in length.
REQUESTED:
A) The length of the road that will be below the 500-year flood level.
B) The stations at both ends of the road section that will be submerged.
C) A drawing with all the components of the road.

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