footway

Example Sentences

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"So we've got more staff deployed for example to work on road clearance and footway clearance and we've got additional kit coming in from other local authorities as well."

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

A report found concerns on the route between Fochriw and Idris Davies School in Abertysswg, due to a section of "non-continuous footway" along a 30mph road.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

In a social media post, Merseyside Police said: "Both were dealt with for obstruction of the live lane and footway while the learner went to the shop."

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

It said the footway on Nursery Road's north side had never been signed as shared use and did not appear as a cycle route on council bike maps.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023

The postern faced the sea, and the harbour and quay were hidden from him by the circumference of the tower; but he spied a rope ladder dangling from the opening to the narrow footway below.

From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Strang, Herbert