noun phrase · neutral
road maintenance
UK/rəʊd ˈmeɪntənəns/US/roʊd ˈmeɪn.tən.əns/road·MAIN·te·nance
The work of keeping roads in good condition through repairs and upkeep.
Examples
“Regular road maintenance prevents potholes and improves safety.”
“Lack of funding for road maintenance leads to more accidents.”
“Road maintenance is an essential part of transport policy.”
Band 8 sentence
“Comprehensive road maintenance programmes can substantially reduce long‑term infrastructure costs and accident rates.”
Collocations
- carry out road maintenance
- lack of road maintenance
Word family
Common mistakes
road repairing→road maintenance / road repair
maintenance of road→road maintenance
Say it for a higher band
5fix the road→6road repair→7+road maintenance
Synonyms
road repair
Easily confused
road repair
“The government allocated funds for urgent road repair after the storm.”
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