repaving
verb (present participle)UK /ˌriːˈpeɪvɪŋ/
US /ˌriːˈpeɪvɪŋ/
Putting a new hard surface on a road or path.
The workers are repaving the street in front of our school.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Covering a surface again with stones or tiles.
They are repaving the garden path with fresh bricks.
3. Replacing the hard top layer of an area to make it smooth again.
Repaving the driveway took the whole weekend.
4. The act or process of laying a new pavement.
The repaving of the main road will last three days.