Roadwork
Street maintenance project
Roadwork is construction or repair activity on roads and streets—repaving, filling potholes, laying pipes.
It typically causes traffic delays and detours: We hit roadwork on the highway and added an hour to the trip.
In fitness, roadwork means running outdoors as training, especially for boxers building endurance: He does five miles of roadwork every morning.
Laying hard ground cover
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- resurfacingComing up again
- excavationAct of unearthing
- gradingAssigning marks to work
crew · steamroller · jackhammer · tar · concrete · bulldozer · compactor · lane closure
Alternate path around obstruction
- delayEnforced waiting period
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- flagmanPerson directing traffic manually
- conesTapering geometric solids
barricades · signs · slowdown · bottleneck · merge · backup · commute · alternate route
Preserving working condition
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- repairRestore to working order
- municipalOf city government
- highway departmentAgency managing public roads
sewer · utility · pipeline · improvement · budget · transportation · widening · expansion
Developing abilities through practice
- marathonLong-distance footrace
- heel strikeFoot's rear touching down
- race courseDesignated path for competition
- street workoutOutdoor bodyweight fitness
paving
Laying hard ground cover
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- resurfacingComing up again
- excavationAct of unearthing
grading · crew · steamroller · jackhammer · tar · concrete · bulldozer · compactor · lane closure · trenching
detour
Alternate path around obstruction
- delayEnforced waiting period
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- flagmanPerson directing traffic manually
cones · barricades · signs · slowdown · bottleneck · merge · backup · commute · alternate route · warning lights
maintenance
Preserving working condition
highway department · sewer · utility · pipeline · improvement · budget · transportation · widening · expansion · overpass
training
Developing abilities through practice
- marathonLong-distance footrace
- heel strikeFoot's rear touching down
- race courseDesignated path for competition
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