roadwork

[rohd-wurk]

noun

1. work, as construction or repairs, done on a road.

2. a conditioning exercise for an athlete consisting of running considerable distances in areas that are reasonably free of obstructions or traffic, as fields or country roads: performed chiefly by boxers in training for a bout.

roadwork

/ ˈrəʊdˌwɜːk /

noun

1. sports training by running along roads

Word History and Origins

Origin of roadwork¹

First recorded in 1885–90; road + work

Example Sentences

After 30 years of road travel together, I know that any trip of more than 10 miles will be filled with either exasperation over roadwork delays or complaints about how “they really need to fix this road” and that there is no point in arguing that local government simply does not have the organizational wherewithal, never mind the motivation, to “time the lights” in such a way to intentionally make his life more difficult.

From Los Angeles Times

The DfT said councils' road maintenance progress reports must be published by the end of June and say how much they are spending, how many potholes they have filled, how they are minimising roadwork disruption, and what their long-term road maintenance plans are.

From BBC

Park Service staff later inspected the road leading to the mine and found damage from the unpermitted movement of equipment and unauthorized roadwork, according to letters from park officials.

From Los Angeles Times

In March of 2023, a Park Service law enforcement ranger encountered Baghdadi and a contractor on the road to the mine supervising a bulldozer and backhoe that were performing unpermitted roadwork, according to a letter the preserve’s then-acting superintendent, Kelly Fuhrmann, sent to Cook, the county supervisor.

From Los Angeles Times

The Park Service eventually sent the mine operators and two contractors a $213,387 bill for costs and damages stemming from the incident, along with the roadwork allegedly performed the previous May.

From Los Angeles Times

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