roadwork
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In many cases, the barriers are still there, but little or no roadwork has happened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Mojave National Preserve officials also rescinded the demand that the company pay damages stemming from the roadwork, the suit states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
How quickly repairs are made will depend on a variety of factors, including the time it takes to assess the damage, equipment replacement, roadwork access issues and workforce availability.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
When a major highway needs roadwork, commuters don’t just wait around until it’s complete.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2024
We did an hour of exercise, some combination of roadwork, skipping rope, calisthenics, or shadow boxing, followed by fifteen minutes of body work, some weight lifting and then sparring.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Yet walking along Union Street today, past the boarded-up shopfronts and roadworks, it can still feel like a city caught between its past and whatever comes next.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
China's Baidu is also to launch in the British capital, where winding streets, roadworks and pedestrian traffic bring unique challenges.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Meanwhile, roadworks and maintenance, all but abrogated in recent years due to the government’s financial woes, have been in full swing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025
He added that if the roadworks go ahead, Ezariya’s role as a top Palestinian commercial hub would end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
A burned house in a clearing and beyond that a reach of meadowlands stark and gray and a raw red mudbank where a roadworks lay abandoned.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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