着ちゃっ工こう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

start of construction; starting construction work; breaking ground

Used for beginning actual construction work on a building, road, project, or similar work. As 着工する it is intransitive, but it commonly appears with the project marked by に, as in 新校舎の建設に着工する.

• 新あたらしい駅えきビルは来らい月げつ着ちゃっ工こうする予よ定ていです。

  Construction of the new station building is scheduled to start next month.

• 市しは来らい年ねん、新あたらしい橋はしの建けん設せつに着ちゃっ工こうする。

  The city will begin construction of a new bridge next year.

• 着ちゃっ工こうは来らい年ねん春はるに延えん期きされた。

  The start of construction was postponed until next spring.