public works
State-built civic facilities
Public works are infrastructure projects built and maintained by the government for public use—roads, bridges, dams, sewers, water systems, public buildings.
The term often appears in contexts of government spending and employment: The New Deal created millions of public works jobs.
A public works department handles a city's physical infrastructure.
Government's administrative workforce
- WPANetwork authentication standard
- New DealDepression-era reform agenda
- workforceAll available workers
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
government job · job creation · skilled trades · apprenticeship · union · engineer · planner · inspector
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- concreteSolid building mixture
- excavationAct of unearthing
- gradingAssigning marks to work
paving · surveying · engineering · contractor · machinery · crane · bulldozer · jackhammer
Major road for travel
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- damWater-holding barrier
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- roadVehicle travel surface
canal · levee · aqueduct · waterway · sewer · pipeline · power grid · transit system
Book collection or building
- community centerShared neighborhood gathering space
- recreation centerPublic leisure venue
- town hallLocal government headquarters
- fire stationEmergency responder base
police station · hospital · school · post office · courthouse · park · playground · stadium
Liquid refuse in drains
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
- garbage collectionScheduled waste removal service
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- landfillWaste burial ground
waste disposal · street sweeping · stormwater · drainage · compost · incineration · refuse · effluent
civil service
Government's administrative workforce
- WPANetwork authentication standard
- New DealDepression-era reform agenda
- workforceAll available workers
government job · labor · job creation · skilled trades · apprenticeship · union · engineer · planner · inspector · foreman
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- concreteSolid building mixture
- excavationAct of unearthing
grading · paving · surveying · engineering · contractor · machinery · crane · bulldozer · jackhammer · roadwork
highway
Major road for travel
road · canal · levee · aqueduct · waterway · sewer · pipeline · power grid · transit system · railway
library
Book collection or building
- community centerShared neighborhood gathering space
- recreation centerPublic leisure venue
- town hallLocal government headquarters
fire station · police station · hospital · school · post office · courthouse · park · playground · stadium · civic center
sewage
Liquid refuse in drains
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
- garbage collectionScheduled waste removal service
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
landfill · waste disposal · street sweeping · stormwater · drainage · compost · incineration · refuse · effluent · sanitary sewer
- city planningzoning, permits, permit, sewers, sewer
- city hallcity hall, town hall, mayor's office, council chamber, council chambers
- city servicestransit, libraries, sanitation, fire department, parks
- city termsmayor, city council, city hall, zoning laws, urban sprawl
- public servicespolice, police department, police station, police stations, police patrols
- city governmentcity hall, city manager, city clerk, city charter, mayor's office
public worksprivate property
Individually owned assets
gated communities · private clubs · toll roads · country clubs
public, works, publish, republic, publication, publicity, publishing, publisher, publicly