: a channel or track for controlling the line of motion of something
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Put small electric vehicles on their own narrow guideways.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
In fact, Glydways says its guideway infrastructure deploys faster and cheaper than traditional rail systems, which can cost hundreds of millions of dollars to realize, though the company hasn't disclosed specific construction costs for the Atlanta pilot.
—New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2026
More than 60 miles of guideway have been completed, ready for immediate track-laying in the Central Valley.
—Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The rail system, whose first bond issue was approved by California voters in 2008, has built more than 50 major railway structures, including bridges, overpasses, undercrossings, and viaducts, and completed nearly 80 miles of guideway for the project.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
More than 70 miles of guideway, meaning the physical railway, has been completed, along with nearly 60 major structures.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
However, the infrastructure costs are enormous, since maglev requires entirely new guideways, rather than upgrading existing tracks.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Though track hasn’t been laid, construction employing more than 15,000 people is active on a 171-mile section of the future line, with over 50 bridges, overpasses and viaducts built and 60 miles of guideway completed, according to the Governor’s office.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Not surprisingly, the operator is planning to upgrade key parts of that network to either full, dedicated guideway, BRT status or as extensions to Toronto’s light rail network.
—Jerome Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
In fact, Glydways says its guideway infrastructure deploys faster and cheaper than traditional rail systems, which can cost hundreds of millions of dollars to realize, though the company hasn't disclosed specific construction costs for the Atlanta pilot.
—New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2026
More than 60 miles of guideway have been completed, ready for immediate track-laying in the Central Valley.
—Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The rail system, whose first bond issue was approved by California voters in 2008, has built more than 50 major railway structures, including bridges, overpasses, undercrossings, and viaducts, and completed nearly 80 miles of guideway for the project.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
More than 70 miles of guideway, meaning the physical railway, has been completed, along with nearly 60 major structures.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
However, the infrastructure costs are enormous, since maglev requires entirely new guideways, rather than upgrading existing tracks.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Though track hasn’t been laid, construction employing more than 15,000 people is active on a 171-mile section of the future line, with over 50 bridges, overpasses and viaducts built and 60 miles of guideway completed, according to the Governor’s office.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Not surprisingly, the operator is planning to upgrade key parts of that network to either full, dedicated guideway, BRT status or as extensions to Toronto’s light rail network.
—Jerome Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
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“Guideway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guideway. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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