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Its CAPEX pal. Projects usually entailing renewals and major infrastructure projects. You may cover a wide geographic area and the work will be interesting. The "platelayer" as someone mentioned would be advertised as a "infrastructure maintainer" and these duties would involve general patrolling and minor maintenance. Good luck anyway!