There are many hills in the world. If safer hills aren't long enough for you, you can ride back down & come up again. Do that enough times and molehills become mountains. Construction is very difficult riding. No one knows where they are supposed to be, construction vehicles come out of no where, and the surface is less than standard. I changed my route last year to accomadate road widening in front of the clinic. It hurt giving up my favorite part of the ride, but it was a necessary evil. I did do a few trips on the week-end when there was no construction to ease the pain. But I make a point of riding on low traffic areas. Additionally, I broke a spoke on the uneven surface, so do it for your bike if you can't do it for yourself.