Road construction workers perform road construction on earthworks, substructure works and the pavement section of the road. They cover the compacted soil with one or more layers. Road construction workers usually lay a stabilising bed of sand or clay first before adding asphalt or concrete slabs in order to finish a road.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating and monitoring excavating machinery equipped with moveable shovel, grab-bucket or dragline bucket, to excavate and move earth, rock, sand, gravel or similar materials;
(b) Operating and monitoring machinery for digging trenches for sewers, drainage, water, oil, gas or similar pipelines;
(c) Operating and monitoring machinery equipped with concave steel blade to move, distribute and level earth, sand, snow and other materials;
(d) Operating and monitoring equipment to remove sand, gravel and mud from bottom of body of water;
(e) Operating and monitoring machines for hammering wooden, concrete or steel piles into ground;
(f) Operating and monitoring power roller to compact and smooth layers of materials in making roads, pavements and similar work;
(g) Operating and monitoring machines which spread and smooth concrete or bituminous or tar preparations to construct roadways, roads or similar surfaces.