roadwork

noun road·work \ ˈrōd-ˌwərk \

Updated on: 16 Apr 2018

Definition of roadwork

1 : work done in constructing or repairing roads

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

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Examples of roadwork in a Sentence

The roadwork caused a backup in traffic.

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The two candidates identified infrastructure issues -- both had roadwork blocking areas near the entries to their campaign headquarters -- and complained that Culberson hadn't done enough to secure funding for hurricane recovery efforts.

— eric bradner, CNN, "Inside the Houston House runoff that Democrats everywhere are watching," 8 Apr. 2018
Some communities, such as Warren, have millages dedicated for local roadwork.

— christina hall, Detroit Free Press, "The road Macomb County would fix first, if it could find more funding," 5 Apr. 2018
The new requirements under the bill would have prevented the state from entering into a contract with I-69 Development Partners, whose majority owner Isolux Corsan had completed no roadwork in the United States prior to the I-69 construction.

— kaitlin l lange, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana lawmakers add checks to agency responsible for I-69 construction 'debacle'," 5 Feb. 2018
Village officials said the measure would raise about $425,000 more yearly to be used for infrastructure projects like roadwork and flood control measures.

— chicago tribune staff, chicagotribune.com, "Suburban voters have their say on video gambling, school projects, sales tax requests," 20 Mar. 2018
Starting Friday and scheduled to be concluded by Memorial Day, the roadwork will begin on a stretch between Russell Road and Grand Avenue, and then switch to a second phase between Grand and Half Day Road, according to the Illinois Tollway.

— Lake County News-Sun, "Lane closures start Friday on Tri-State Tollway through Lake County," 6 Mar. 2018
On Wednesday, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel held a news conference on Mound Road, launching a blitz of roadwork to repair one of metro Detroit’s most notoriously bumpy thoroughfares.

— bill laitner, Detroit Free Press, "Unlucky drivers wait hours for tow as potholes wreak havoc across metro Detroit," 21 Feb. 2018
Bilski said the roadwork would exclusively benefit the unincorporated areas of Lake County and using revenues collected from property taxpayers in all of Lake County to help fund those repairs is unfair.

— carrie napoleon, Post-Tribune, "Lake County Council member speaks out against fund transfer plan," 9 Feb. 2018
The first visitor to write specifically about Isa Lake was Hiram Chittenden, the Army engineer who built much of Yellowstone's roadwork.

— ken jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Lake in Yellowstone That Reaches Two Oceans," 15 Jan. 2018

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