roadwork
noun
road·work
ˈrōd-ˌwərk 
1
: work done in constructing or repairing roads
2
: 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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The explosion happened more than two hours after a gas line was damaged during roadwork construction in front of the home on East Lewelling Boulevard, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 May 2026
About two hours before the blast, PG&E was notified that Mayo Asphalt Milling — a Fremont company, according to California state records — had damaged the gas line running to a house across the road from the Duenas’ residence, while doing roadwork on East Lewelling Boulevard.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Additional roadwork is planned in Lake Forest beginning in early June, when a roughly quarter-mile stretch of Green Bay Road between Greenwood and Linden avenues will undergo water main replacement.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The same roadwork, however, has also allowed archaeologists to get glimpses of the region’s past long before Europeans arrived to reshape it.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 May 2026
About two hours before the blast, PG&E was notified that Mayo Asphalt Milling — a Fremont company, according to California state records — had damaged the gas line running to a house across the road from the Duenas’ residence, while doing roadwork on East Lewelling Boulevard.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Additional roadwork is planned in Lake Forest beginning in early June, when a roughly quarter-mile stretch of Green Bay Road between Greenwood and Linden avenues will undergo water main replacement.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The same roadwork, however, has also allowed archaeologists to get glimpses of the region’s past long before Europeans arrived to reshape it.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Roadwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadwork. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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