roading
Building travel surfaces
Roading is the construction and maintenance of roads, used chiefly in New Zealand and parts of Australia: The council allocated more funding for roading this year.
The term covers everything from paving to drainage work.
In some contexts, roading also refers to transporting livestock or equipment by road.
Petroleum-based paving material
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- pavementHard road covering
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
grading · concrete · culvert · drainage · foundation · laying · roller · screed
Movement along routes
- commuteRegular work travel
- freightGoods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- vehicleMeans of transport
highway · motorway · throughput · congestion · flow · access · connectivity · route
Sectioning areas by use
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- expansionIncrease in scope
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
alignment · consent · feasibility · engineering · surveyor · designation · network · arterial
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- graderOne who assigns scores
- backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
- earthmoverHeavy digging machinery
roller · scraper · paver · compactor · surveying · theodolite · loader · trencher
Reciprocal transfer between parties
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- signagePosted public displays
- streetlightsRoadside night illumination
- medianCentral sorted value
guardrail · overpass · underpass · bridge · intersection · bypass · on-ramp · off-ramp
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
compaction · grading · concrete · culvert · drainage · foundation · laying · roller · screed · stabilization
traffic
Movement along routes
vehicle · highway · motorway · throughput · congestion · flow · access · connectivity · route · corridor
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- expansionIncrease in scope
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
corridor · alignment · consent · feasibility · engineering · surveyor · designation · network · arterial · collector
bulldozer
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
earthmover · roller · scraper · paver · compactor · surveying · theodolite · loader · trencher · steamroller
interchange
Reciprocal transfer between parties
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- signagePosted public displays
- streetlightsRoadside night illumination
median · guardrail · overpass · underpass · bridge · intersection · bypass · on-ramp · off-ramp · kerbing
roadingland restoration
Reviving damaged terrain
rewilding · conservation · habitat preservation · decommissioning · naturalizing