| Spanish | English |
| carretera de acceso | access road |
| carretera de acceso | access road Any street or narrow stretch of paved surface that leads to a specific destination, such as a main highway |
| carretera troncal | trunk road A main road, especially one that is suitable for heavy vehicles |
| construcción de carreteras | road construction No definition needed |
| ingeniería del tráfico de carreteras | road traffic engineering |
| ingeniería del tráfico de carreteras | road traffic engineering Discipline which includes the design of highways and pedestrian ways, the study and application of traffic statistics, and the environmental aspects of the transportation of goods and people |
| mantenimiento de carreteras | road maintenance |
| mantenimiento de carreteras | road maintenance The care or upkeep of streets, highways and other routes, including improvements in alignment, widening and markings, and work involving buried cables, water mains or gas mains |
| material de construcción de carretera | road construction material |
| material de construcción de carretera | road construction material The aggregation of components used for building streets, highways and other routes, such as asphalt, concrete, brick, sand and gravel |
| red de carreteras | road network The system of roads through a country |
| Residuos de la limpieza de cisternas de transporte por ferrocarril y carretera de hidrocarburos | waste from railway and road transport tank cleaning containing oil |
| Residuos de la limpieza de cisternas de transporte por ferrocarril y carretera de productos químicos | waste from railway and road transport tank cleaning containing chemicals |
| sal para deshielo de carreteras | road salt |
| sal para deshielo de carreteras | road salt Salt used against the formation of ice on roads; when excess salt washes off the roads, it can poison roadside vegetation or raise salt concentrations in streams and reserves of underground water. It also accelerates the deterioration of concrete and metal |
| transporte por carretera | road transport Transportation of goods and persons by vehicles travelling on a road network |
| trazado de carreteras | road setting |
| trazado de carreteras | road setting The establishing of boulevards, turnpikes, highways and other routes on land |
| tráfico de carreteras | road traffic |
| tráfico de carreteras | road traffic Circulation of motor vehicles and people on the road network |
