Abstract:Uneven settlement of highway subgrade can easily cause problems such as pavement cracking, bridge jumping, and structural misalignment, directly affecting driving safety and road service life. Based on the reconstruction and expansion project of a second-class highway in Nanchong, Sichuan, and in combination with the geological characteristics of the red bed hills in central Sichuan, this paper analyzes the formation mechanism of uneven settlement from four aspects: consolidation mechanism, compaction difference, water soil coupling, and stiffness mutation, and proposes a complete set of control technologies such as differential foundation treatment, intelligent compaction control, three-dimensional drainage prevention and control, and full cycle monitoring and early warning. Through on-site monitoring and verification, the control effect is remarkable.