road expansion
Making highways broader
Road expansion is the widening of existing roads or highways to increase traffic capacity.
The term also describes the broader process of extending road networks into new areas.
Critics often invoke the concept of induced demand—the observation that road expansion tends to generate additional traffic rather than relieve congestion: The proposed road expansion would only make commutes worse.
- highwayMajor road for travel
- wideningIncreasing in extent
- constructionProcess of building something
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
- lane closureBlocked driving path
traffic · traffic jam · asphalt · bulldozer · detour · construction zone · congestion · pavement · infrastructure · sprawl · commute · concrete · excavation · zoning · eminent domain · right of way · gridlock · interchange
road expansionpublic transit
Shared community vehicle system
subway construction · transit-oriented development · light rail · pedestrianization · car-free zones
road, roads, roadway, roadways, roadside, roadsides, roadwork, expand, expands