道路工事(どうろこうじ)

どうろこうじ
noun
road construction; road work
transportationbuilding
1. road construction; road work; road repairs
Construction or maintenance work being done on a road. Includes repaving, pipe installation, bridge repairs, and other infrastructure work that affects traffic.
道路工事(どうろこうじ)で渋滞(じゅうたい)している。
There's a traffic jam due to road work.
この先(さき)、道路工事(どうろこうじ)のため片側(かたがわ)通行(つうこう)です。
Ahead, traffic is one-way only due to road work.
深夜(しんや)に道路工事(どうろこうじ)の音(おと)がうるさくて眠(ねむ)れなかった。
The noise from road construction at night was so loud that I couldn't sleep.

Usage

Very common in daily life. Road work is frequent in Japanese cities, often done at night to minimize traffic disruption. Signs saying 道路工事(どうろこうじ)中(ちゅう) (road work in progress) are ubiquitous.

Common collocations

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Added 2026.3.15 18:49 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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