Transport Terrestre - Construction et entretien des routes

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

refaire la surface, rehabiller

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

travaux routiers, chantiers routiers

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

zone de construction, zone de travaux

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

bitume, tapis bitumineux

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

tarmac, revêtement en tarmac

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

asphalte

a black, sticky mixture used for paving roads and pathways

asphalte, bitume

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

cobblestone, pavé

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

gravier

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

macadam

a hard material used for building structures, made by mixing cement, water, sand, and small stones

béton

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

nids-de-poule, crevasse

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

rainure, sillon

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

rétrocaveuse, pelle rétro

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

tamponeuse, compacteur à rouleau

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

chargeuse frontale, pelleteuse

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

pavageur, finisseur d'asphalte

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

camion benne, camion à benne

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

fraisage de chaussée, fraisage de pavage

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

camion distributeur d'asphalte, véhicule de distribution d'asphalte

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

niveleuse, régalatrice

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

chasse-neige

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

camion de sel, véhicule de salage

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

verglas, glace noire

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

épandre du gravier, saupoudrer de sel

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

schéma en ligne droite, diagramme linéaire

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

rue fictive, rue sur le plan

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

rue en impasse, rue morte