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While the underpass itself was not in the language of the 2018 ballot measure, plans for its design had been released by the city ahead of the election, said Katie Patterson, a spokeswoman for the city’s infrastructure department.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
In 2024, the county submitted a grant proposal to the California Transportation Commission’s Active Transportation Program to fund new sidewalks through the Watt Avenue underpass that crosses the train tracks just north of Roseville Road.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Blocks 5 and 20 are on either side of Pier View Way, separated by one end of a pedestrian underpass beneath the railroad.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
An underpass linking pathways to the larger Boise Greenbelt near the city’s forthcoming Alta Harris Park.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
In 2024, the county submitted a grant proposal to the California Transportation Commission’s Active Transportation Program to fund new sidewalks through the Watt Avenue underpass that crosses the train tracks just north of Roseville Road.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Blocks 5 and 20 are on either side of Pier View Way, separated by one end of a pedestrian underpass beneath the railroad.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
An underpass linking pathways to the larger Boise Greenbelt near the city’s forthcoming Alta Harris Park.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpass
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On the overpass above, about 40 feet of guardrail was torn away, officials said.—
Darrell Smith
Updated February 20,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The suspect, identified as Jermaine Lynn Long, 44, of Daytona Beach, was later found hiding near an overpass on the pier.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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If in a committed relationship, a spicy interchange could be followed by a healing one.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Three new housing developments the village is working toward would be built on its 200-acre campus near the Highway 50-Chipman Road interchange.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpass. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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