frontage road
noun
: a local street that parallels an expressway or through street and that provides access to property near the expressway
called also service road
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Drilling at least 140 deep holes along 175 feet of Agoura Road and filling them with concrete to create the foundation for the tunnel over the frontage road.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
From Kingman, head east on I-40 and reconnect with Route 66 via frontage roads.
—Daria Bachmann, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Phase 1 of the project includes a new interchange at Roselle Avenue, new bridges, and frontage roads intended to maintain access to nearby properties.
—Nina Burns, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Road work will also affect a stretch of the Valley interstate's frontage road.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
From Kingman, head east on I-40 and reconnect with Route 66 via frontage roads.
—Daria Bachmann, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Phase 1 of the project includes a new interchange at Roselle Avenue, new bridges, and frontage roads intended to maintain access to nearby properties.
—Nina Burns, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Road work will also affect a stretch of the Valley interstate's frontage road.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Frontage road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frontage%20road. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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