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Recent Examples of underpass
Similar to cougars, black bears have been found to avoid crossing roads by using underpasses and culverts.
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The city of Elgin has been awarded a $3 million state grant to build an underpass along the Fox River Trail below the Kimball Street bridge.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Two underpasses costing $330,000 in the Lake Champlain Valley are a model effort showing how a Vermont community rallied behind thousands of tiny salamanders scurrying over the road yearly to safeguard the wildlife migrations.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The Route 31 underpass will be closed from 9 a.m. on June 2 until 5 p.m. on June 3, the release said, with a detour route available.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The city of Elgin has been awarded a $3 million state grant to build an underpass along the Fox River Trail below the Kimball Street bridge.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Two underpasses costing $330,000 in the Lake Champlain Valley are a model effort showing how a Vermont community rallied behind thousands of tiny salamanders scurrying over the road yearly to safeguard the wildlife migrations.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The Route 31 underpass will be closed from 9 a.m. on June 2 until 5 p.m. on June 3, the release said, with a detour route available.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpass
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The construction on the new overpass will cause nighttime lane closures on Interstate 5, according to city officials.—
Ethan Wolin
July 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
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Some mourners also gathered on freeway overpasses to honor the 23-year-old, who joined the Navy in 2021 and became a warfare combatant boat crew member two years later.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Moreover, Chime primarily generates its income through interchange fees—small charges that merchants incur when a customer uses a Chime card.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Other work follows, also overnight, Tuesday through March 21: Crews will close two right-hand lanes at the interchange of northbound I-71/75 and I-275 for work, keeping the remaining lane on the left open.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpass. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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