The construction of roads is seen as one of the first forms of man construction. The roads are normally described as a routes and paths that start from one location and lead to another destination. Over the years the roads were built differently. Today the process of building a road is a very hard work that requires attention, planing, designing, and involves usage of heavy construction machinery. Many different types of construction machines are used in the construction process of the roads like loaders, bulldozers, dumpers, excavators, graders and other types of earth moving equipment. For the later stages of the construction process other machines are used like the roller compactors or rollers, pavers, cement mixers and other machinery.

An engineer plans and designs the construction process of the roads. The modern construction of the roads requires new more improved methods and durable materials to be used. The building process begins by a close inspection of the terrain were the road is going to be built. This means clearing the land from rocks for drilling, and removing the organic layer to prevent further growth of vegetation on the road, like trees or grass. For this process an appropriate excavators are used. Then the ground is drilled for blasting. After that the next step is leveling the ground. Heavy loaders are used to clean the ground. This type of earth moving equipment is primarily used to move different materials from one location to another. Also the loader is used to place the necessary materials on the ground for the leveling process. The next step is building the trenches for the pipes that will be beneath the road. Once the pipes are placed, then graders are used for creating a flat surface on the ground. The graders are necessary heavy construction machinery in the construction of the roads, they have a metal blade on the bottom which is used to create a flat surface. After a wide flat surface has been created the roller compactors come into action. The compaction of the soil is very important in the construction of roads. The roller compactors are mainly used to remove the air from the soil particles. Failure to remove the air leads to unwanted ground movement and penetration of water, which in the end leads to major road damage. Once the ground is compacted, a paving machine is used to lay asphalt on the road. The paving machinery is usually accompanied by a dump truck. This type of truck is used to put asphalt into the paver. The paving machine is followed by a road roller. This machine is also known as simply a roller. The rollers have drums, and use their weight to compress the asphalt, so that a nice, smooth and flat surface can be created. Some types of rollers have wheels instead of drums. What follows next is period of drying and testing the road. Once all final inspections are completed and the necessary equipment like road signs and lights are placed, the road is completely ready for use.