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a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a cow wandered into the roadway
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Recent Examples of roadways
Several crashes have been reported across North Texas Wednesday morning, as roadways remain icy and hazardous following a winter storm that swept through the region this past weekend.
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Briauna Brown, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Life is starting to get back to normal in the Memphis area after a winter storm dumped several inches of sleet and snow across the Mid-South, closing schools and businesses and icing over roadways.
—Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 28 Jan. 2026
No roadways are closed but unnecessary travel is discouraged.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2026
Crews will continue to treat roadways as needed, and Austin Energy warned that additional outages may occur as conditions change due to wind, ice melt and refreezing.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
North Leawood in particular tends to have older, narrower sidewalks — with some roadways not having sidewalks at all — and busy roads like 83rd Street and Lee Boulevard lack crosswalks for kids and families to move across the road safely.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
Those projects could include adding signs, changing roadways and building transportation facilities.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Nearly 41% of fatalities on Michigan roadways in 2023 involved alcohol and/or drugs.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
During the advisory, slippery travel conditions are possible, especially on untreated roadways.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Briauna Brown, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Life is starting to get back to normal in the Memphis area after a winter storm dumped several inches of sleet and snow across the Mid-South, closing schools and businesses and icing over roadways.
—Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 28 Jan. 2026
No roadways are closed but unnecessary travel is discouraged.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2026
Crews will continue to treat roadways as needed, and Austin Energy warned that additional outages may occur as conditions change due to wind, ice melt and refreezing.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
North Leawood in particular tends to have older, narrower sidewalks — with some roadways not having sidewalks at all — and busy roads like 83rd Street and Lee Boulevard lack crosswalks for kids and families to move across the road safely.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
Those projects could include adding signs, changing roadways and building transportation facilities.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Nearly 41% of fatalities on Michigan roadways in 2023 involved alcohol and/or drugs.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
During the advisory, slippery travel conditions are possible, especially on untreated roadways.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadways
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Most highways close to Baltimore were down to bare pavement Monday, but some Western Maryland roadways were still covered in snow.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Traveling by car along the highways that succeeded Route 66 still presents a deadly hazard — much more dangerous than need be.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Very cold air already in place will allow snow to accumulate quickly across the region, sticking to roads, bridges and untreated surfaces with little melting.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some North Texas roads may still be hazardous into Thursday morning’s commute, even after ice melting Wednesday, officials with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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Since then, TxDOT has continually sent fleets of trucks to plow main thoroughfares like Central Expressway in Richardson on Monday night and Highway 287 in Decatur earlier in the day.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Most Costcos are on major thoroughfares.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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Hospital courtyards, generators and shopping streets in the city are now protected.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The past couple of months, however, have shown that huge numbers of Americans do love their neighbors—enough to show up in frozen streets, confront armed federal agents, and even risk death.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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The water flows along the Santa Ana River where the district has a series of lakes at the 91 and 55 freeways that are perculation basins.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Thirty-two years ago, freeways fell, buildings flattened and local communities were reshaped forever by the earthquake.—
Jamie Yuccas,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some sections of expressways were also closed, Kihara said.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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Russia’s drones target the Ukrainian army’s supply routes and rear bases, often threatening to cut off units on the front lines.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Herald report found that most of the Proterra buses had broken down within a year of deployment and were pulled from routes as maintenance requests piled up.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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The overall scale and architecture of the resort—vast public areas, wide corridors, and internal boulevards—help with navigation for wheelchair users.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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On Friday, January 9th, protesters across Mashhad returned to Vakilabad Highway, one of the main boulevards in the city, to confront security forces.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Roadways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadways. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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