expressway

noun ex·press·way \ ik-ˈspres-ˌwā \

|Updated on: 27 Jul 2018

Examples: expressway in a Sentence

Definition of expressway

: a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled

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Examples of expressway in a Sentence

a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city

Recent Examples of expressway from the Web

Both the state’s SunPass operators and the expressway authority’s E-PASS managers are warning drivers to monitor their accounts and to be alert to automatic charges to their credit cards on file.

— kevin spear, OrlandoSentinel.com, "SunPass recovering from customer-service debacle, posting toll charges made weeks ago," 10 July 2018
Police had warned earlier this week that any pedestrian who entered the expressway would face arrest and prosecution.

— CBS News, "Protesters plan to shut down major Chicago interstate to draw attention to gun violence," 7 July 2018
Illinois State Police, which had warned earlier in the week that any pedestrian entering the expressway would face arrest, said early Saturday that an agreement had been reached for protesters to march on a portion of the roadway.

— sara burnett, BostonGlobe.com, "Antiviolence protesters shut down part of Chicago freeway," 7 July 2018
The plan recommends that the Illinois Department of Transportation implement tolls on existing expressways after they are reconstructed to help pay for the projects.

— susan demar lafferty, Daily Southtown, "I-80 improvements deemed 'critical' in regional transportation plan," 3 July 2018
HunchLab also examines less obvious data points, like the location of liquor stores and schools, an area’s proximity to local expressways, and even weather conditions and phases of the moon (there is more crime during full moons; no one knows why).

— timothy williams, New York Times, "Can 30,000 Cameras Help Solve Chicago’s Crime Problem?," 26 May 2018
The helicopter hit the ground onto its belly in a grassy area next to the expressway, Turner said.

— amy lieu, Fox News, "Medical helicopter crashes in Chicago, injuring 3 crew members, 1 patient," 8 July 2018
First made public in 1992, his notion provided the conceptual framework for the expressway that opened in 2015.

— john king, SFChronicle.com, "Michael Painter, who conceived Presidio Parkway to replace SF’s Doyle Drive, dies," 5 July 2018
Competition to build a new expressway east of Orlando would appear to have a clear and early leader: the Central Florida Expressway Authority expects this morning to approve a $678 million construction plan.

— kevin spear, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Central Florida toll-road operator to approve $678 million expressway across Bithlo, then shelve the plan," 29 June 2018

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