| A | B |
|---|
| concrete | building material made of cement & gravel |
| cement | powder mixed with water that becomes stonelike |
| asphalt | black coal-based substance used for paving |
| pavement | material for covering a sidewalk or roadway |
| paving | material used to pave a surface |
| pave | to cover an area to make a hard flat surface |
| rubberized | thing coated with a rubber-like substance |
| shoulder | edge of a road off the traveled part |
| curb | edge & border area of a sidewalk |
| median | empty space between opposite lanes of traffic |
| drain | pipe that carries away liquids |
| sewer | tunnels & pipes that carry sewage |
| manhole | hole in a street used to reach utility lines |
| pothole | hole in a street made by heavy traffic & bad weather |
| sinkhole | large hole caused by a disappearance of earth |
| gutter | low narrow area on the side of a street |
| grate | bars put over an opening |
| ditch | long narrow hole dug to carry water |
| route | path along which one travels |
| lane | one of several paths marked by painted lines |
| path | narrow trail for walking or cycling |
| incline | to tilt at an angle or a hill or slope |
| commuter | person who travels regularly between home & work |
| alternate route | a different path from the usual one |
| commercial | related to business |
| residential | related to places where people live |
| industrial | related to industry & manufacturing |
| zone | area of land or sky marked for a special purpose |
| radar | device that bounces radio waves off an object |
| tunnel | passage under the ground |
| ramp | road that runs on & off a highway or a sloping walkway |
| bypass | temporary road around a road being repaired |
| overpass | road that passes over another by a kind of a bridge |
| underpass | road that passes under another road or structure |
| fire hydrant | metal container holding a pipe connected to water |
| crumble | to fall into pieces |
| crack | a line of separation or split in a material |
| bumpy | having an uneven surface |
| smooth | flat & even & without bumps |
| obstruct | to form a barrier or to block |
