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TASK

Highway Maintenance Workers

ID

work_construction/highway_maintenance_workers

Type

TASK

Children

19

Child Nodes (19)

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Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic.

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Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.

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Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.

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Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites.

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Erect, install, or repair guardrails, road shoulders, berms, highway markers, warning signals, and highway lighting, using hand tools and power tools.

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Clean and clear debris from culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, ditches, and other drain structures.

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Drive heavy equipment and vehicles with adjustable attachments to sweep debris from paved surfaces, mow grass and weeds, remove snow and ice, and spread salt and sand.

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Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.

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Inspect, clean, and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.

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Remove litter and debris from roadways, including debris from rock and mud slides.

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Dump, spread, and tamp asphalt, using pneumatic tampers, to repair joints and patch broken pavement.

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Perform roadside landscaping work, such as clearing weeds and brush, and planting and trimming trees.

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Apply poisons along roadsides and in animal burrows to eliminate unwanted roadside vegetation and rodents.

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Measure and mark locations for installation of markers, using tape, string, or chalk.

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Paint traffic control lines and place pavement traffic messages, by hand or using machines.

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Apply oil to road surfaces, using sprayers.

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Inspect markers to verify accurate installation.

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Place and remove snow fences used to prevent the accumulation of drifting snow on highways.

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Blend compounds to form adhesive mixtures used for marker installation.