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tollway

[tohl-wey] / ˈtoʊlˌweɪ /
NOUN
toll road
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“For comparison purposes, consider the old toll booth approach at the tollway or turnpike 30 years ago versus the Zip Cash or Toll Tag systems we see today,” Fleming says.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Once a tollway, the iconic mile-long suspension bridge — a crucial artery in the nation’s busiest port complex — has been deteriorating for years.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2024

“If you drive early morning up on the tollway, you can see it’s all hazy,” he said.

From New York Times Jun. 7, 2023

But it’s important to note that the tollway isn’t the only object of the Urban Modal Transit Oversight Committee’s attention.

From Washington Times Mar. 17, 2020

Authorities say she continued on the tollway and struck a retaining wall.

From Chicago Tribune Sep. 10, 2014

The 405/167 fund held a positive $359 million balance March 31, but state reports also predict 2023-25 income for WSDOT’s five tollways will run below pre-pandemic numbers.

From Seattle Times Oct. 13, 2023

Living in California, I’m not used to tollways but didn’t know whether to accept the charge or not.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2021

Our recent series of articles examines a variety of issues surrounding area roads, from traffic problems to proposed widening projects to tollways.

From Washington Times Aug. 22, 2017

Oberweis, who also sponsored the bill raising rural interstate speed limits, said "75 percent of the people" and 90 percent of lawmakers supported the bill to raise limits on urban tollways.

From Chicago Tribune Aug. 28, 2014

In Beijing we catch an early-morning minibus south out of the city via two-lane roads that skirt the tollways.

From Scientific American Nov. 8, 2013




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