American spelling: currently treating or coating something with bitumen; the ongoing process of applying bitumen.
Present participle of 'bituminize,' formed by adding '-ing' to the verb stem to indicate continuous or ongoing action.
The air near a road being bituminized has a distinctive smell—that's the volatile organic compounds being released as the heated bitumen is spread and compacted!
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