Nicet Highway Construction Level 1 and 2 Exam
2026/2027 Questions And Correct Answers
Graded A+
An inspector can find the requirements for the project compliance with
environmental consideration from:
Plans, specifications and contract documents.
A contract specifies the contractor will provide a 10 foot metal or wooden straight
edge of sturdy construction, lightweight and with a suitable handle. The inspector
of this bituminous concrete overlay project will use this straight edge to check
what?
Surface tolerance
How would you normally pay a contractor to clean a pipe of construction silt near
the completion of a project prior to acceptance?
You don't pay for this work
The purpose of providing dust palliative as a miscellaneous quantity on a grading
project is to:
Control dust nuisance to the traveling public and adjacent property owners.
,The normal application rate of commercial fertilizer when used on flat areas is
______lbs per acre
800 lbs
What is the best treatment for unstable soil in a roadway slope?
Excavate the unstable soil and place a granular blanket on the area.
The protective membrane for a structure must be applied with 20% overlap. The
bridge deck surface is 173' x 41'. Each roll contains 1000 Sq Ft. How many rolls of
membrane (to the nearest roll) must be ordered?
A= 9 rolls
20% of each roll overlaps. Therefore, to cover the full bridge deck, you would need
9. 1000/20% = 800 feet
What is the most common test for determining the density of a material?
Modified Proctor
To eliminate the necessity for a minimum of 8 passes for proper asphalt
compaction, the best type of roller for sub-base is:
Vibratory drum
,Plans require a 42" high fence. If the posts are 6' long, how much of the post is in
the ground?
30"
What is the accepted surface deviation for Portland Cement Base Course when
using a 10 foot straight edge?
1/4"
T/F A critical path method means how fast a project can be completed. It does not
include any float days.
True
According to OSHA requirements, how far above the walking surface does a top
rail on a guardrail have to be?
Between 39" and 45"
How thick must top rails and mid rails be on guardrail?
At least 1/4" thick
How much weight should safety railing support?
200 lbs in any direction.
, The sealer for protective treatment of concrete pavement can be applied with no
harmful effect even if the concrete is:
Still green.
Where is the proper place to sample hot aggregate from the bins of a continuous
hot mix asphalt plan?
Through the Bin Gate
What apparatus is required when using a standard method to determine air content
by volumetric method?
A mallet, a hemispherical tipped tamping rod and a syringe.
When casting cylinders, the cylinders shall be fabricated within how many minutes
of sampling?
3 minutes
On a rural highway, the construction sign should be placed how far away from the
pavement?
6 to 12 feet
What shape generally describes the shape of a traffic warning sign?
2026/2027 Questions And Correct Answers
Graded A+
An inspector can find the requirements for the project compliance with
environmental consideration from:
Plans, specifications and contract documents.
A contract specifies the contractor will provide a 10 foot metal or wooden straight
edge of sturdy construction, lightweight and with a suitable handle. The inspector
of this bituminous concrete overlay project will use this straight edge to check
what?
Surface tolerance
How would you normally pay a contractor to clean a pipe of construction silt near
the completion of a project prior to acceptance?
You don't pay for this work
The purpose of providing dust palliative as a miscellaneous quantity on a grading
project is to:
Control dust nuisance to the traveling public and adjacent property owners.
,The normal application rate of commercial fertilizer when used on flat areas is
______lbs per acre
800 lbs
What is the best treatment for unstable soil in a roadway slope?
Excavate the unstable soil and place a granular blanket on the area.
The protective membrane for a structure must be applied with 20% overlap. The
bridge deck surface is 173' x 41'. Each roll contains 1000 Sq Ft. How many rolls of
membrane (to the nearest roll) must be ordered?
A= 9 rolls
20% of each roll overlaps. Therefore, to cover the full bridge deck, you would need
9. 1000/20% = 800 feet
What is the most common test for determining the density of a material?
Modified Proctor
To eliminate the necessity for a minimum of 8 passes for proper asphalt
compaction, the best type of roller for sub-base is:
Vibratory drum
,Plans require a 42" high fence. If the posts are 6' long, how much of the post is in
the ground?
30"
What is the accepted surface deviation for Portland Cement Base Course when
using a 10 foot straight edge?
1/4"
T/F A critical path method means how fast a project can be completed. It does not
include any float days.
True
According to OSHA requirements, how far above the walking surface does a top
rail on a guardrail have to be?
Between 39" and 45"
How thick must top rails and mid rails be on guardrail?
At least 1/4" thick
How much weight should safety railing support?
200 lbs in any direction.
, The sealer for protective treatment of concrete pavement can be applied with no
harmful effect even if the concrete is:
Still green.
Where is the proper place to sample hot aggregate from the bins of a continuous
hot mix asphalt plan?
Through the Bin Gate
What apparatus is required when using a standard method to determine air content
by volumetric method?
A mallet, a hemispherical tipped tamping rod and a syringe.
When casting cylinders, the cylinders shall be fabricated within how many minutes
of sampling?
3 minutes
On a rural highway, the construction sign should be placed how far away from the
pavement?
6 to 12 feet
What shape generally describes the shape of a traffic warning sign?
