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4211 Construction of roads and motorways


  • 42.11.1 Motorways, roads, streets and other vehicular or pedestrian ways and airfield runways
  • 42.11.10 Motorways, roads, streets and other vehicular or pedestrian ways and airfield runways

    This subcategory includes:

    • motorways (except elevated motorways), roads, streets and other vehicular and pedestrian ways
    • guard rails and surfaced parking areas, driveways, vehicular and pedestrian underpasses and overpasses, and bicycle paths
    • airfield runways, including taxiways and related airport structures other than buildings
    • temporary roads, detours, and construction-related paths (used during the construction or maintenance of permanent roads and motorways)

    This subcategory also includes:

    • rough, unpaved mountain bike pathways or trails

    This subcategory excludes:

    • elevated motorways, see 42.13.10
    • bridges and tunnels, see 42.13.10
    • highway tunnels, see 42.13.10
    • installation of street lighting and electrical signals, see 43.21.00
    • road painting and other marking of streets, see 43.50.03
    • installation of crash barriers, traffic signs, etc., see 43.50.03
  • 42.11.2 Construction works for motorways, roads, streets and other vehicular or pedestrian ways and airfield runways
  • 42.11.20 Construction works for motorways, roads, streets and other vehicular or pedestrian ways and airfield runways

    This subcategory includes:

    • construction or restoration of road surface and parking lots with asphalt, concrete etc.
    • construction of footpaths, traffic-calming structures, cycle tracks etc.
    • creation and maintenance tracks and paths
    • repair and maintenance works for roads
    • construction works for airfield runways, including taxiways and aprons for aircraft
    • construction of temporary roads, detours, and construction-related paths (used during the construction or maintenance of permanent roads and motorways.)

    This subcategory excludes:

    • construction works for elevated motorways, tunnels and bridges, see 42.13.20
    • roadworks relating to pipelines and cables (water, drainage, gas, electricity, telephone etc.), see 42.21 , 42.22
    • construction and repair works for long-distance electricity power lines above ground, including for railways, see 42.22.21
    • construction works for long-distance electricity power lines for railways, see 42.22.21
    • construction works for foundations for highways, roads, streets, other vehicular and pedestrian ways and open car parks, see 43.50.01
    • installation works for crash barriers, low separating walls, traffic signs, etc., see 43.50.03
    • painting works for markings on roads surfaces, parking lots and similar surfaces, see 43.50.03
    • erection of noise protection walls along roads, see 43.50.03