Clearing and cutting branches of various trees and creepers, shrubs, plants branchless trees and hewing boulders, the road was paved by the king's men. [2-80-6]
अवृक्षेषु च देशेषु केचिद्वृक्षानरोपयन् | केचित्कुठारैष्टङ्कैश्च दात्रैश्चिन्दन्क्वचित्क्वचित् || २-८०-७
Some of them, planted saplings in places where there were none, while some others severed trees here and there with axes, hatchets and sickles. [2-80-7]
People threw bridges at places that needed to be bridged. They pulverised stones that obstructed the path and split open big stones to drain out water. [2-80-10]