diff --git a/profiles/bicycle.lua b/profiles/bicycle.lua
index 075489840d..fd0170754b 100644
--- a/profiles/bicycle.lua
+++ b/profiles/bicycle.lua
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ function setup()
 
     restricted_highway_whitelist = Set { },
 
+    construction_whitelist = Set {
+      'no',
+      'widening',
+      'minor',
+    },
+
     access_tags_hierarchy = Sequence {
       'bicycle',
       'vehicle',
diff --git a/profiles/car.lua b/profiles/car.lua
index 8470bf5350..eabd0a1944 100644
--- a/profiles/car.lua
+++ b/profiles/car.lua
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ function setup()
       'living_street',
     },
 
+    construction_whitelist = Set {
+      'no',
+      'widening',
+      'minor',
+    },
+
     route_speeds = {
       ferry = 5,
       shuttle_train = 10
diff --git a/profiles/foot.lua b/profiles/foot.lua
index 302b4642de..3e1c6fc1c7 100644
--- a/profiles/foot.lua
+++ b/profiles/foot.lua
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ function setup()
 
     restricted_highway_whitelist = Set { },
 
+    construction_whitelist = Set {},
+
     access_tags_hierarchy = Sequence {
       'foot',
       'access'
diff --git a/profiles/lib/way_handlers.lua b/profiles/lib/way_handlers.lua
index 4c824800da..e5d0893741 100644
--- a/profiles/lib/way_handlers.lua
+++ b/profiles/lib/way_handlers.lua
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ function WayHandlers.blocked_ways(profile,way,result,data)
     local construction = way:get_value_by_key('construction')
 
     -- Of course there are negative tags to handle, too
-    if construction and construction ~= 'no' and construction ~= 'widening' and construction ~= 'minor' then
+    if construction and not profile.construction_whitelist[construction] then
       return false
     end
   end