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a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a cow wandered into the roadway
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Recent Examples of roadways
Nearly 41% of fatalities on Michigan roadways in 2023 involved alcohol and/or drugs.
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Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
During the advisory, slippery travel conditions are possible, especially on untreated roadways.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
City officials estimate closing the Upper Great Highway to cars and rerouting traffic through other eastern roadways would add only three minutes to drive times.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Another inch of snow was expected in the Chicago area Friday morning, causing untreated roadways to potentially become covered or slick, the weather service said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Visibility issues could affect roadways and secondary airports.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Those getting dropped off should do so at the 24th Street or 44th Street PHX Sky Train Stations to avoid waiting on airport roadways.
—Monica Navarro, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
There is nowhere on 45, one of the deadliest roadways in the United States, to cross safely.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Officials expect travel impacts because of low visibility and coatings of snow on roadways.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
During the advisory, slippery travel conditions are possible, especially on untreated roadways.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
City officials estimate closing the Upper Great Highway to cars and rerouting traffic through other eastern roadways would add only three minutes to drive times.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Another inch of snow was expected in the Chicago area Friday morning, causing untreated roadways to potentially become covered or slick, the weather service said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Visibility issues could affect roadways and secondary airports.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Those getting dropped off should do so at the 24th Street or 44th Street PHX Sky Train Stations to avoid waiting on airport roadways.
—Monica Navarro, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
There is nowhere on 45, one of the deadliest roadways in the United States, to cross safely.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Officials expect travel impacts because of low visibility and coatings of snow on roadways.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadways
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The growth in automobile sales, airline and bus travel, subsidized highways, civil unrest in ’67 and ’68, and white flight to the suburbs all took a toll on national and local rail demand.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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Each winter, ice highways emerge, making remote villages accessible.—
Marc Telio,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.—
Kate Selig,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Crews are working to clear snow and ice from roads after blizzard conditions Sunday brought 8-12 inches of snow in various parts of the metro, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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In Overland Park, crews are in the process of spreading salt on residential streets as of Friday afternoon, and will move to salting main thoroughfares on Saturday before the rain starts.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
3 Jan. 2025
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Officials do not block Canal, one of the city's most-trafficked thoroughfares.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
3 Jan. 2025
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The city will also ask employers to let workers work at home rather than clog the freeways as usual.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Southern Californians can expect to see high wait times at the airports and congested traffic on the freeways during the holidays this year.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The organization said the vehicle was spotted at the intersection of Jefferson and Sepulveda boulevards in Culver City.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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The plane crashed on 126 Street, near the intersection of Hawthorne and El Segundo boulevards.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Nov. 2024
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“Roadways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadways. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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