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Structural maintenance includes resurfacing and reconstruction of roads and footways, as well as investment in both drainage infrastructure and in the structural stability of embankments.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

SAR allows researchers to inspect and characterize pavements, retaining walls, and embankments from space and can help determine if there are flaws that should be further inspected for repair, saving valuable time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

They are carved out of the silt of the steep, nearly vertical embankments of the river near Crater Avenue in southwest Modesto.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024

Caltrans officials said that stretch is also still under repair from the “relentless” winter storms that washed out embankments, damaged drains, guardrails and a retaining wall.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

They walked along the granite embankments of the Neva, past the magnificent Admiralty building and its proud white columns, its countless statues and friezes depicting figures from myths and ancient times.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood