underpass

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Recent Examples of underpass Commuters were directed to use the underpass at Second Street in Richmond. Ralph Green, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026 The project — which sought $3 million to add sidewalks to the underpass so that pedestrians wouldn’t have to make a half-mile detour or illegally cross on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to avoid sharing a lane with drivers on Watt Avenue near Roseville Road — is still unfunded. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026 Residents enjoy direct ski-in/ski-out access to the resort via the Thunderbowl Lane skier underpass, which places them right by the Highland Bowl and Deep Temerity lift. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026 Ideally, an overpass or underpass could be built to connect it to the center grounds, allowing other trails to link to the forest preserve, McDonald said. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for underpass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpass
Noun
  • Those named included civilian employees, school safety officers, traffic enforcement officers and crossing guards.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Other oil companies paid an excess of $3 million in addition to the crossing fee to accelerate their passage in the face of soaring oil prices.
    Alma Solís, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Mixmaster, an interchange where Interstate 84 and Route 8 meet in Waterbury, was planned and designed in the late 1940s through the 1950s, constructed in the 1960s, and opened for public use in 1968.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
  • Crews are now focused on rehabilitating the connector at the busy interchange after completing major work along the main highway.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Images included in the court filing appear to show the suspect moving through the intersection as people scatter, then raising the weapon and firing.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • My work lives at the intersection of fashion, art, and cultural identity.
    CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026

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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpass. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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