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Like many boxers, the 130-pound fighter endures grueling roadwork in the wee hours of the morning. — Manouk Akopyan, latimes.com, "Andrew Cancio balances world championship boxing and a SoCal Gas job. It’s not easy," 20 June 2019 Amanda Hart, one of the elders at the British Druid Organisation, says the roadworks would massively affect the celebrations, and could result in people moving them to a different site, such as the Neolithic henge in neighboring Avebury. — Julia Webster, Time, "Stonehenge Has Attracted Summer Solstice Visitors for Centuries, But Some Historians Worry About Its Future," 20 June 2019 The city will also add streetlights; relocate underground utility lines; and restore any gates, walls, fencing or landscaping impacted by roadwork. — Paulina Pineda, azcentral, "Roadwork paves way for Intel's massive Fab 42 campus in Chandler," 17 June 2019 The roadwork is expected to begin by the end of the yearand be completed next spring. — Paulina Pineda, azcentral, "Roadwork paves way for Intel's massive Fab 42 campus in Chandler," 17 June 2019 Opting out means a project moves to the bottom of the list, delaying roadwork for decades. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, "Looking to opt out of street work? In St. Paul, you may be out of luck," 11 June 2019 Phillips said the roadwork should be completed by Oct. 31 and shouldn’t affect access to Walden Elementary School. — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, "What you need to know to navigate the $7 million construction season underway in Deerfield," 7 June 2019 Here's a list of the major roadwork, and detours around it, happening in Menomonee Falls for the next several weeks. — Steven Martinez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Here's a list of summer road construction projects in Menomonee Falls and how to avoid them," 26 June 2018 The roadwork also revealed several other tombs nearby, as well as an ancient theater and a row of columns. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Ancient “comic strip” depicts the founding of a Roman city," 10 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'roadwork.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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