repave
verb
re·pave
(ˌ)rē-ˈpāv 
variants
or less commonly re-pave
repaved also re-paved; repaving also re-paving
: to pave (something) again
repaved the road
This project will include … fixing curbs and sidewalks, and re-paving with asphalt.—
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At that night’s meeting, the board discussed infrastructure priorities to forward to the city such as repaving streets by Del Mar Heights School, removing vegetation that has overgrown the sidewalks on Del Mar Heights Road, and passive improvements to Crest Canyon.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
In September of last year, 2,800 end-of-life auto tires from Walmart were processed by Liberty and became part of a mix used to repave the parking lot of one of the chain retailer’s stores, in Rolla, Missouri.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Some highlights: Cart paths: Added 4,100 feet of new cart paths; removed and repaved another 6,375 feet.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 13 June 2025
The contractor repaving a stretch of West Cleburne Crowley Road just west of Dove Haven Drive asked city leaders to extend the road’s closure until July 2, 2025.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
In September of last year, 2,800 end-of-life auto tires from Walmart were processed by Liberty and became part of a mix used to repave the parking lot of one of the chain retailer’s stores, in Rolla, Missouri.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Some highlights: Cart paths: Added 4,100 feet of new cart paths; removed and repaved another 6,375 feet.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 13 June 2025
The contractor repaving a stretch of West Cleburne Crowley Road just west of Dove Haven Drive asked city leaders to extend the road’s closure until July 2, 2025.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
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“Repave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repave. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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