Transporte Terrestre - Construcción y mantenimiento de carreteras

to apply a new coating or material to reconstruct the surface of something, especially a road or pavement

volver a emerger

the construction or maintenance activities carried out on roads, highways, or streets

trabajo en la carretera

an area on a road where workers are building or repairing something, such as bridges or highways

a thick, black, sticky substance used in road construction and maintenance for paving and sealing surfaces

alquitrán

a type of road surface made of tar mixed with crushed stone, commonly used for runways and road

pista

a black sticky substance which is the combination of dark bituminous pitch with sand or gravel, commonly used in building roads

asfalto

a black, sticky mixture used for paving roads and pathways

asfalto

the small, rounded stones used historically for paving streets and paths

guijarro

a mix of sand and small pebbles that cover that surface of some roads

grava

a type of road construction that uses layers of compacted crushed stone, bound with tar or asphalt

macadán

a hard material used for building a house, etc. that is made of the mixture of cement, water, sand, and small stones

hormigón

a small, often deep, depression in a road surface caused by wear, weather, and traffic

bache

a groove or track made in a road by cars driving over it many times

rodera

a versatile heavy equipment machine with a digging bucket on the rear and a loader bucket on the front, commonly used in construction and utility work

retroexcavadora

a heavy vehicle with a large, smooth roller used for flattening and compressing surfaces during road construction

apisonadora

a type of heavy machinery used in construction and agriculture for lifting and transporting materials

a large, powerful vehicle with a wide steel blade at its front that is used to destroy buildings or move earth

bulldozer

a vehicle used in construction to lay asphalt or concrete on roads and pavements

a heavy-duty vehicle with a bed that can be tilted or raised at the front, allowing it to unload its contents by tipping them out behind the truck

camión de la basura

the process of removing a layer of asphalt or concrete from a road or pavement surface

a vehicle equipped with a tank and sprayer used to evenly distribute asphalt onto roads during construction or maintenance

a heavy vehicle used in construction to level and smooth surfaces such as roads and foundations

calificador

a vehicle or other piece of equipment used for clearing roads of snow

quitanieves

‌a large vehicle used for putting salt, sand or grit on the roads in winter when there is ice on them

camión de sal

a thin, nearly invisible layer of ice on a road surface, often causing dangerous driving conditions

hielo en el pavimento

to scatter small, rough particles like sand or salt on a road to make it less slippery and melt ice

hacer rechinar

a schematic representation that displays the layout, intersections, and distances along a specific route

a fictional or nonexistent street created on paper but not physically built

a short, dead-end road that is often planned for future extension but currently terminates without connecting to other streets or throughways