roadworks
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Roadworks are construction or repair activities on roads and streets—repaving, pipe laying, pothole repair.
The term is chiefly British; Americans typically say road work or construction.
Roadworks cause delays and detours: Traffic was backed up for miles because of roadworks on the motorway.
Cavity in pavement
- patchingRepairing by covering
- resurfacingComing up again
- fillingMaterial placed within
- sealingMaking impermeable
maintenance · rehabilitation · tarmac · asphalt · overlay · milling · grinding · stripping
Machine that digs earth
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- jackhammerPower tool for breaking concrete
- backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
- paverStone for outdoor flooring
roller · crane · cement · concrete · asphalt · tarmac · gravel · bitumen
Alternate path around obstruction
- rerouteSend a different way
- signagePosted public displays
- roadblockObstruction across a road
- closureSense of emotional resolution
contraflow · bypass · redirect · one-way · barriers · flagman
Congested vehicle queue
- queueOrdered waiting line
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
snarl-up · holdup · jam · backup · slowdown · crawling · waiting · frustration
Increasing in extent
- expansionIncrease in scope
- resurfacingComing up again
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- improvementPositive change in quality
capacity · interchange · bypass · motorway · lighting
pothole
Cavity in pavement
- patchingRepairing by covering
- resurfacingComing up again
- fillingMaterial placed within
sealing · maintenance · rehabilitation · tarmac · asphalt · overlay · milling · grinding · stripping · leveling
excavator
Machine that digs earth
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- jackhammerPower tool for breaking concrete
- backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
paver · roller · crane · cement · concrete · asphalt · tarmac · gravel · bitumen · hardhat
detour
Alternate path around obstruction
closure · contraflow · bypass · redirect · one-way · barriers · flagman
tailback
Congested vehicle queue
- queueOrdered waiting line
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
bottleneck · snarl-up · holdup · jam · backup · slowdown · crawling · waiting · frustration · impatience
widening
Increasing in extent
- expansionIncrease in scope
- resurfacingComing up again
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
improvement · capacity · interchange · bypass · motorway · lighting
highway
Major road for travel
sewers · utilities · pipes · culvert · underpass · overpass · flyover · junction · roundabout · intersection