Which constraint limited Roman road construction across unstable marshland during the Republic era?

💡 Explanation

When building across marshland, ineffective drainage causes the roadbed to sink because the underlying saturated soil cannot support substantial loads. Therefore ineffective drainage was the limiting factor, rather than funding, labor, or materials, which were problems in other engineering contexts.

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