breakdown lane
noun
US
: an area along the side of a highway where vehicles are able to stop for an emergency
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Authorities said in March of 2025, a hunter found part of a human skull in Plymouth, near the breakdown lane of Route 3 North between exits 13 and 14.
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Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Then, on March 6, 2025, a hunter found what appeared to be human remains in a deer trail near the breakdown lane between exits 13 and 14 of Route 3 North in Plymouth, police said.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Instead, the moveable barrier will be pushed aside, reopening the shoulder as an emergency access and breakdown lane.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
The law states that drivers approaching vehicles on the shoulder or in a breakdown lane must immediately reduce their speed to a reasonable level.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
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Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Then, on March 6, 2025, a hunter found what appeared to be human remains in a deer trail near the breakdown lane between exits 13 and 14 of Route 3 North in Plymouth, police said.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Instead, the moveable barrier will be pushed aside, reopening the shoulder as an emergency access and breakdown lane.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
The law states that drivers approaching vehicles on the shoulder or in a breakdown lane must immediately reduce their speed to a reasonable level.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
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“Breakdown lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakdown%20lane. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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