Phoenicia University

Department of Civil Engineering

Fall 2018

Transportation Engineering (CENG230)

Assignment #2 (Due: Wednesday, October 10, 2018)

1. What role can transportation engineers play in the various facets of transportation
discussed in the class?

2. Think of an adult you know who does not drive a car. Why is that person a
non-driver? How does that person make the trips he/she needs to? Is there
anything the transportation engineer can do to increase that person’s mobility?

3. What are the challenges facing the transportation system in Lebanon?

4. How are transportation projects financed in Lebanon?

5. How does the development of the transportation network in Lebanon relate to

economic activity and growth?