Before revision: 300px|A mass haul diagram where land and rock cuts are hauled to fills Fill construction in 1909 Cut and fill software: view from above In earthmoving, cut and fill is the process of constructing a railway, road or canal whereby the amount of material from cuts roughly matches the amount of fill needed to make nearby embankments , so minimizing the amount of construction labor.
After revision: 300px|A mass haul diagram where land and rock cuts are hauled to fills Fill construction in 1909 Cut and fill software: view from above In earthmoving, cut and fill is the process of constructing a railway, road or canal whereby the amount of material from cuts roughly matches the amount of fill needed to make nearby embankments to minimize the amount of construction labor.