frontage road
noun
: a local street that parallels an expressway or through street and that provides access to property near the expressway
called also service road
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Creating a carpool or toll lane, adding a bus-only lane or building a frontage road for local traffic are among potential options in a master plan released last year, per Denverite.
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
The incident prompted police to shut down the northbound lanes of the I-35 frontage road near U.S. 290 and Clayton Lane for several hours while officers investigated.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Oct. 2024
South-Point Constructors, the contractor partnership heading up the multi-billion dollar Southeast Connector Project, is rebuilding the Craig St. bridge traversing Loop 820 and reworking the frontage roads on either side of the freeway.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
After trying and failing to lobby for the creation of a new frontage road to serve his store, Wagner said Scott County presented him with an offer: swap the land for a new, much larger parcel less than a mile away near the Jordan Taproom.
—Noah Mitchell, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2024
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
The incident prompted police to shut down the northbound lanes of the I-35 frontage road near U.S. 290 and Clayton Lane for several hours while officers investigated.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Oct. 2024
South-Point Constructors, the contractor partnership heading up the multi-billion dollar Southeast Connector Project, is rebuilding the Craig St. bridge traversing Loop 820 and reworking the frontage roads on either side of the freeway.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
After trying and failing to lobby for the creation of a new frontage road to serve his store, Wagner said Scott County presented him with an offer: swap the land for a new, much larger parcel less than a mile away near the Jordan Taproom.
—Noah Mitchell, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Frontage road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frontage%20road. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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