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I'm assuming it's because the water source at the top of the mountain will try to use the road as its quickest way down, so they build drainage pipes so stop the road from flooding

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Q: When highway engineers build a road in a mountainous area they insert drainage pipes into the slopes alongside the road explain why?
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