roadwork

noun

road·work ˈrōd-ˌwərk

: work done in constructing or repairing roads

: conditioning for an athletic contest (such as a boxing match) consisting mainly of long runs

Examples of roadwork in a Sentence

The roadwork caused a backup in traffic.

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However, there is significant roadwork scheduled on Jefferson in the coming months and pedestrian traffic on the RiverWalk is expected to drop during the winter, Pasco said. —

Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024 At that point, Velazquez had been granted executive clemency by Governor Andrew Cuomo but more roadwork remained before him to be exonerated. —

Abigail Glasgow, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024 Six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths in the disaster. —

Lea Skene, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2024 Pima County to see nearly $1B for roadwork Pima County would be allotted $849 million for projects including a new interchange at I-10 and Country Club Road, along with reconstruction of the existing interchange at Kino Parkway and widening of the freeway. —

Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for roadwork