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.

Recent Examples on the Web

All of that roadwork planning missed the mark on how fast the area was growing residentially. —Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025

The $529 million project is the largest roadwork project in the Sacramento region, Caltrans said on the project’s website. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025

All future city roadwork will include painting curbs to comply with the law, officials say. —Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025

Much of the roadwork work is tied to the Hollywood Casino-Aurora resort project currently underway, but the city has been planning for all the roadwork needed in that area through 2050, not just for the new casino, according to past reporting. —R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for roadwork

• artwork
• beadwork
• berserk
• breastwork
• brickwork
• brushwork
• casework
• classwork
• clockwork
• coursework
• ductwork
• earthwork