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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The airport recently opened a new economy lot with 3,000 parking spots at the south frontage road near AM-PM and Arco gas station.
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Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP The southbound MoPac frontage road in the 8000 block was shut down between Executive Center Drive and Anderson Lane for several hours as investigators processed the scene.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Traffic would be detoured using the Loop 101 frontage roads.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
TxDOT’s analysis report also recommended widening the I-35 frontage roads between I-20 and Texas 174 from two to three lanes, adding bike and pedestrian paths.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP The southbound MoPac frontage road in the 8000 block was shut down between Executive Center Drive and Anderson Lane for several hours as investigators processed the scene.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Traffic would be detoured using the Loop 101 frontage roads.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
TxDOT’s analysis report also recommended widening the I-35 frontage roads between I-20 and Texas 174 from two to three lanes, adding bike and pedestrian paths.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Frontage road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frontage%20road. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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