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The operational phase of the road project is considered successful when this type of facilities can improve the communitys life. One of the criteria for the project that is said to be successful is by applying the concept of sustainable development, consisting of three aspects, namely economic, environmental, and social aspect. This paper discusses social aspects regarding the role of the community participation in road construction projects. In the existing practice, community participation was applied at the environmental impact assessment, considered as a form of formality to get building permits. Previous researches on community participation have been carried out in several areas such as public buildings and urban planning. However, still limited research has been conducted in the area of road construction process. This paper investigates community participation criteria using mean analysis. The first conclusions from this research, there are 20 criteria for community participation to achieve a sustainable highway project in Surabaya.