Highway, Street, & Bridge Construction
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 23731 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction of highways (including elevated), streets, roads, airport runways, public sidewalks, or bridges. The work performed may include new work, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and repairs. Specialty trade contractors are included in this industry if they are engaged in activities primarily related to highway, street, and bridge construction (e.g., installing guardrails on highways).
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 237310, the only detailed industry in this group.
Illustrative examples
- Airport runway construction
- Highway line painting
- Causeway construction
- Painting traffic lanes or parking lot lines
- Culverts, highway, road, and street, construction
- Pothole filling, highway, road, street, or bridge
- Elevated highway construction
- Resurfacing, highway, road, street, or bridge
- Guardrail construction
- Sign erection, highway, road, street, or bridge
Which code does this activity belong in?
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction covers establishments constructing or reconstructing highways, streets, roads, airport runways, sidewalks, and bridges, including related specialty work such as installing guardrails or painting traffic lanes. The key distinction from Utility System Construction is that Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction focuses on the transportation infrastructure itself, whereas Utility System Construction covers the distribution lines and structures for water, sewer, petroleum, gas, power, and communication systems that may run alongside or beneath these routes.
Written for NAICS 237310, the only detailed industry in this group.
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