Helper Vehicles Build the Road

How are the roads we drive on every day constructed? Together with Jan, the reader will embark on a grand construction site — a place where every detail and every machine plays its role in creating a new roadway. We will learn why a heavy roller is needed, how a tunneling complex drills its way through mountains, and what allows an asphalt paver to create a smooth surface. This story will help see the complex process of road construction and foster respect for the work of the people who daily change the appearance of cities and make our lives more convenient and safer.

Artist Alexander Steffenmaier.