Carriageway

A carriageway (North American English: roadway) consists of a width of road on which a vehicle is not restricted by any physical barriers or separation to move laterally. A carriageway generally consists of a number of traffic lanes together with any associated shoulder, but may be a sole lane in width (for example, a highway offramp).

A single carriageway road (North American English: undivided highway) has one carriageway with 1, 2 or more lanes together with any associated footways (North American English: sidewalk) and road verges (North American English: tree belt). A dual carriageway road (North American English: divided highway) has two roadways separated by a central reservation (North American English: median). A local-express lane system (also called collector-express or collector-distributor) has more than two roadways, typically two sets of 'local lanes' or 'collector lanes' and also two sets of 'express lanes'. "Cars only" lanes may be physically separated from those open to mixed traffic including trucks and buses. The New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) in the United States, utilises this design from the Pennsylvania Turnpike to its northern terminus at the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee. High-occupancy vehicle lanes may also be physically separated from the remainder of the general traffic lanes as a distinct roadway. Some cities such as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have many bus-only roadways to alleviate congestion related to public transit buses, despite its very challenging topography which severely limits the extent to which arterial roadways can be added or augmented.

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Caledonian Record 25 Apr 2025
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Michigan Live 25 Apr 2025
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Full Roadway Closure on Loomis Street between Laporte Avenue and Oak Street, beginning April 28 (City of Fort Collins, CO)

Public Technologies 25 Apr 2025
Full Roadway Closure on Loomis Street between Laporte Avenue and Oak Street, beginning April 28 ... Full Roadway Closure on Loomis Street between Laporte Avenue and Oak Street, beginning April 28.
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NJ Turnpike board moves to obtain properties for disputed roadway expansion

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2025 Roadway Rehabilitation Project: Anticipated Traffic & Driveway Access Restrictions in Multiple Areas (City of West Chicago, IL)

Public Technologies 23 Apr 2025
). The City of West Chicago's 2025 Roadway Rehabilitation Project is underway, with substantial completion anticipated by September 2025, weather permitting ... Construction is scheduled to take place Monday through Friday from 7.00 a.m ... to 4.30 p.m.
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Senators Peters, Young Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Research of Emerging Driver Assistance Systems and Improve Roadway Safety (Gary C Peters)

Public Technologies 23 Apr 2025
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Semi fire on I-65 halts traffic, damages roadway

La Porte County Herald-Dispatch 22 Apr 2025
JASPER COUNTY — At about 1 p.m., Monday, Indiana State Police responded to a vehicle fire on I-65 southbound lanes at the 231 mile-marker, one mile north of the exit to Demotte/Roselawn (exit 230) ... .
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