should i say pet-peeve?

the other aspect is not having done a detailed end-to-end threat and vulnerability analysis and then stating exactly what is trying to be accomplished (it is tempted to make a statement with regard to not knowing something ... that they don't even know that they don't know). related
posts about not knowing what they don't know
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm26.htm#64 Dr Geer goes to Washington

not only is there the requirement to know what route the road is to transverse ... but there is a requirement to have detailed knowledge of the conditions involved in the route as well as what traffic the road is to carry.

for instance ... is part of the route subject to frost heaves ... and are specific countermeasures necessary. past post discussing frost heaves affecting road construction requirements:
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/99.html#22 Roads as Runways Was: Re: BA Solves Y2K (Was: Re: Chinese Solve Y2K)
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2002i.html#28 trains was: Al Gore and the Internet
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2002i.html#35 pop density was: trains was: Al Gore and the Internet
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2002i.html#36 pop density was: trains was: Al Gore and the Internet
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2002j.html#42 Transportation
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2002j.html#68 Killer Hard Drives - Shrapnel?
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2003j.html#11 Idiot drivers
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006h.html#45 The Pankian Metaphor

another part of road construction is knowing what kind of traffic will be involved ... for instance past posts discussing that road lifetime construction considerations are related to ton/axle loads for heavy trucks (traffic from automobiles and light trucks can be ignored) ... long winded past thread exploring the subject of heavy truck axle-loads traffic affecting road construction
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#5 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#6 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#10 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#12 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#15 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#19 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#26 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#32 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#35 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#46 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#49 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#53 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006g.html#54 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006h.html#5 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006h.html#6 The Pankian Metaphor
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006h.html#23 The Pankian Metaphor