Landtransport - Vägbyggnad och underhåll

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

lägga om

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

vägarbete

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

tjära

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

asfalterad startbana

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

asfalt

a black, sticky mixture used for paving roads and pathways

svarttopp

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

kullersten

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

grus

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

makadam

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

betong

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

jättegryta

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

brunst

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

grävskopa

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

ångvält

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

tipplastbil

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

vägskrapa

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

snöplog

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

saltbil

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

svart is

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

gnissla med

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