The word 'roadworks' is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to construction or maintenance work being done on a road or highway. Example: "The morning commute was delayed due to ongoing roadworks on the main highway."
"We'll crack down on anyone who takes an irresponsible approach to roadworks without regard to the travel misery they can so often cause.
During a long drive across England last week, I saw as many buzzards (12) as major roadworks and solar farms, the other visible landscape trends.
When extensive repair work began on the main access road into the Black Isle, Marion spotted an opportunity, realising that with an average occupancy rate of just 1.2 people per vehicle on the road, the project only needed to increase this figure to 1.5 to keep traffic flowing during the roadworks.
The first clothes I picked for this column were blanket yellow and looked crazy, like roadworks outside a Lego factory.
The ascent is gradual with long straight runs, though interspersed with innumerable roadworks where the surface is little better than a freshly ploughed field.
Sirens, roadworks and engines blend into a 24-hour urban symphony.
Where else in the world does a national newspaper regularly print a map warning readers not just of roadworks but also of street protests?
PICKING past rotting rubbish left after an on-off strike by refuse collectors, and wending their way around streets blocked by seemingly endless roadworks for a new tramline, visitors to this year's Edinburgh International Festival might well think the city is in serious trouble.
Roadworks and booming demand for coal and other goods sent thousands of lorries heading for China's capital.
The company says its cars have yet to master snow-covered roads, or reading temporary signs and signals around roadworks.
The noise of roadworks and crying babies soured shoppers' views of the products on offer.
