Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
Recent Examples on the Web
On Tuesday morning, the Florida Department of Transportation reopened the southbound exit ramp onto U.S. 1, the last remaining road closure.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
Alternate routes: Drivers on southbound Loop 101 may exit the closure and head to southbound Price Road before switching to the Loop 202 on-ramps south of Frye Road to enter Loop 202.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
Motorists in the East County and Carlsbad areas can expect freeway closures at different points over the next few days.
Caltrans crews were expected to conduct a weekend closure of all lanes of southbound state Route 125 beginning at 9 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Monday for concrete slab replacement.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Westbound left turns from Broadway onto southbound Land Park Drive and Riverside Boulevard will not be affected.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Transit police reopened the southbound track at 9:35 p.m., but train speeds were restricted to 5 mph near the incident area.
—Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
The Nissan Altima driver was traveling eastbound on Nine Mile Road toward Hoover Road, entered the turn lane for southbound Hoover Road, and proceeded into the intersection, colliding with the police vehicle.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
Starting Monday, all southbound lanes of the highway in the Agoura Hills area will be closed from Cheseboro Road to Liberty Canyon Road for about five hours beginning at 11:59 p.m.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
California Highway Patrol said 67-year-old Eileen Crawford was behind the wheel of a Honda Civic when the vehicle entered the southbound lanes of I-5 near the San Ysidro Port of Entry around 3 a.m. local time, according to NBC affiliate KNSD.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
Alternate routes: Drivers on southbound Loop 101 may exit the closure and head to southbound Price Road before switching to the Loop 202 on-ramps south of Frye Road to enter Loop 202.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
Motorists in the East County and Carlsbad areas can expect freeway closures at different points over the next few days.
Caltrans crews were expected to conduct a weekend closure of all lanes of southbound state Route 125 beginning at 9 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Monday for concrete slab replacement.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Westbound left turns from Broadway onto southbound Land Park Drive and Riverside Boulevard will not be affected.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Transit police reopened the southbound track at 9:35 p.m., but train speeds were restricted to 5 mph near the incident area.
—Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
The Nissan Altima driver was traveling eastbound on Nine Mile Road toward Hoover Road, entered the turn lane for southbound Hoover Road, and proceeded into the intersection, colliding with the police vehicle.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
Starting Monday, all southbound lanes of the highway in the Agoura Hills area will be closed from Cheseboro Road to Liberty Canyon Road for about five hours beginning at 11:59 p.m.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
California Highway Patrol said 67-year-old Eileen Crawford was behind the wheel of a Honda Civic when the vehicle entered the southbound lanes of I-5 near the San Ysidro Port of Entry around 3 a.m. local time, according to NBC affiliate KNSD.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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