How to Use westbound in a Sentence
westbound
adjective- Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
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The crash closed the westbound lanes of I-480 for more than two hours.
— Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2021 -
The front of the Ram hit the right side of the Maxima and the two cars spun to a stop in the westbound lanes.
— Henri Hollis, ajc, 17 Mar. 2021 -
This time the crash is on the westbound side of the Interstate.
— Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Feb. 2022 -
Both the eastbound and westbound lanes are closed as crews work to clear the street.
— Michael Williams, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2021 -
Her car was found on the shoulder of the westbound lanes of the Dulles Toll Road a short distance away.
— Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022 -
The car ended up overturned in a westbound lane of SR-52.
— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2022 -
Val Vista Drive off-ramp as well as the westbound Gilbert Road off-ramp.
— Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2021 -
The southbound State Route 51 ramp to westbound I-10 will be closed.
— Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024 -
Provost was driving east when the car crossed the center line of Route 44 and hit a tree on the westbound side of the road.
— Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 30 Dec. 2020 -
The westbound side of Route 2 was closed for about 3 1/2 hours, state police said.
— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024 -
The crash left a semi on its side across the westbound lanes of the interstate.
— The Indianapolis Star, 22 Sep. 2021 -
Troopers said the front of the Jeep struck the left side of Miller’s car in the inside westbound traffic lanes.
— Brianna Kwasnik, Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2021 -
The 52-second video appears to be shot from a motorist in the westbound lane of I-10.
— al, 5 May 2021 -
Crews will be pumping water from the eastbound lanes across the westbound lanes of I-94 to a drainage ditch.
— Joe Taschler, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022 -
The westbound portion of the freeway will remain closed through the weekend.
— Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 -
The road’s eastbound sides were shut down, and one lane was getting by on the westbound side in the morning rush hour.
— Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022 -
In the end, seven cars were involved in the crash – three on the eastbound lanes, including the truck, and four on the westbound side.
— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022 -
The westbound lanes of the turnpike were closed from Sandusky to Fremont for much of Friday night.
— Staff Reports, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2022 -
The car window rolled up, so the man, unable to punch more, walked back to his car and drove away westbound on Cedar Road.
— cleveland, 22 Oct. 2021 -
The southbound State Route 51 ramp to westbound I-10 also will be closed.
— Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024 -
The Orchard Lake Road ramp to westbound I-696 will remain closed through late fall.
— Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2023 -
Police closed the westbound lanes on the freeway until about 2 a.m., Noah said.
— Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2022 -
Officers shut down the westbound and eastbound lanes of I-94 and asked motorists to avoid the area.
— David Chanen, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020 -
The crash site kept the westbound lanes of Commercial Boulevard closed for much of the afternoon.
— David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Mar. 2022 -
The westbound lanes of the interstate reopened at three and a half hours later.
— Fox News, 25 Dec. 2021 -
The left lane of westbound I-30 is also closed, according to the agency.
— Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 18 July 2022 -
The Kensington woman’s car was found a short distance away on the shoulder of the westbound lanes of the Dulles Toll Road.
— Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2022 -
Officers closed all lanes of westbound I-8 in the area as well as the on-ramp for several hours.
— Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024 -
The westbound direction of the Norwood Lateral closed for construction in June.
— Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2024
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