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 city will cordon off a section of West Bewick Street connecting South Jennings Avenue and May Street for another month to finish repaving the strip.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
Additionally, city law states that if utilities companies cut into a road resurfaced in the last five years, the company would need to repave a larger swath of road.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
That money was used to repave the venue’s main 1.017-mile oval in December 2022, a move that furnished some local media buzz and got Rockingham back on the sport of racing’s radar.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Crews will replace water lines and repave streets in and around the Greater Como and Rosemont neighborhoods, city officials said in a virtual presentation Wednesday evening; some segments will receive new sidewalks and sewer lines.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
Additionally, city law states that if utilities companies cut into a road resurfaced in the last five years, the company would need to repave a larger swath of road.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
That money was used to repave the venue’s main 1.017-mile oval in December 2022, a move that furnished some local media buzz and got Rockingham back on the sport of racing’s radar.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Crews will replace water lines and repave streets in and around the Greater Como and Rosemont neighborhoods, city officials said in a virtual presentation Wednesday evening; some segments will receive new sidewalks and sewer lines.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Repave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repave. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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