four-lane

Like major highways

Four-lane describes a road or highway with four lanes of traffic, typically two in each direction: a four-lane highway, They widened it from two-lane to four-lane.

The term often implies a more substantial road than a simple two-lane, but not quite a full freeway.

As a noun, a four-lane is such a road: Take the four-lane into town.

infrastructure

highway

Major road for travel

roadVehicle travel surface
dividedSeparated into portions
asphaltPetroleum-based paving material

pavement · interchange · overpass · median · concrete · thoroughfare · arterial · construction · widening · expansion

traffic

congestion

Excessive accumulation causing blockage

rush hourBusiest commuting period
bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
mergingBlending into one

commute · gridlock · backup · flow · volume · speed limit · passing · vehicles · cars · trucks

development

suburban

Of residential outskirts

sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
commercialPaid broadcast promotion
strip mallRow of adjacent storefronts

shopping center · parking lot · zoning · expansion · growth · urbanization · retail · business district · big-box · development

four-lane

highway

congestion

suburban

four-lane

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