Definition of southbound
:traveling or heading south
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The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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Police closed Central to northbound traffic except for CTA buses and allowed southbound traffic to pass through.
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Northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 265 are closed due to a multi-vehicle accident caused by a semi-truck that left one woman critically injured.
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August 7 – 12 The 405’s northbound and southbound HOV lanes and two left lanes between the La Cienega/Manchester Blvd off-ramp, the Century Blvd off-ramp, and the La Tijera Blvd on-ramp will be affected.
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Prosecutors say Jones was traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control, crossed over the center median and entered southbound lanes.
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Following the closure, southbound lanes will be reduced from five to three for a two-month period.
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The 57-hour closure of the southbound vehicle lanes is necessary for the safe removal of a large steel and canvas canopy that currently covers a portion of the southbound car lanes, according to GSA.
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The storms were focused along a southbound cold front that is expected to pass the Chicago area Friday.
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At about 12:30 p.m., the Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination Program tweeted that southbound lanes of the road were closed near Key Bridge and that delays stretched about two miles.
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