repave
verb
re·pave
(ˌ)rē-ˈpāv 
variants
or less commonly re-pave
repaved also re-paved; repaving also re-paving
: to pave (something) again
repaved the road
This project will include … fixing curbs and sidewalks, and re-paving with asphalt.—
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The overpass needs to be replaced, and the highway needs to be repaved, Eucalitto said, adding crews will work Saturday and Sunday in the hopes the busy interstate can reopen Monday.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Each year, there’s typically about $5.5 million to $8 million in new revenue available for infrastructure projects, and about $4 million of that goes for repaving city roadways.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
Why Norwood Lateral is closing for construction The goal of the Ohio 561 project is to repave two sections of the state route.
—The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
Ryan Sharp, the city’s transportation director, said when roads need to be repaved, Hoboken takes the additional step of cordoning off the street corners to widen curbs and shorten crosswalks.
—Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2024
Rebuilding — not just repaving — a residential street can take two or three years from proposal to design to engineering to road work.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
While repaving Baltimore Street, the well was exposed.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024
Construction workers were spotted downtown on Monday working to repave the roads before the NBA All-Star weekend.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2024
In a financial impact statement provided to voters, Szabo said that projects required under Measure HLA could reduce the number of streets that are repaved each year.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Each year, there’s typically about $5.5 million to $8 million in new revenue available for infrastructure projects, and about $4 million of that goes for repaving city roadways.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
Why Norwood Lateral is closing for construction The goal of the Ohio 561 project is to repave two sections of the state route.
—The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
Ryan Sharp, the city’s transportation director, said when roads need to be repaved, Hoboken takes the additional step of cordoning off the street corners to widen curbs and shorten crosswalks.
—Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2024
Rebuilding — not just repaving — a residential street can take two or three years from proposal to design to engineering to road work.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
While repaving Baltimore Street, the well was exposed.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024
Construction workers were spotted downtown on Monday working to repave the roads before the NBA All-Star weekend.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2024
In a financial impact statement provided to voters, Szabo said that projects required under Measure HLA could reduce the number of streets that are repaved each year.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Repave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repave. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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