red route

British

noun

an urban through route where the penalties for illegal parking are severe and are immediately enforced

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All major road-building projects were scrapped in February 2023 over environmental concerns, including a third crossing of the Menai Strait between Anglesey and the mainland, and the controversial "red route" in Flintshire.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2024

Among the projects scrapped is the controversial "red route" in Flintshire, which will not go ahead as planned.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

The shelter became redundant and fell into a poor state of repair following the introduction of the red route along Chelsea Embankment in 1999, which prevented cab drivers from stopping.

From BBC • May 31, 2022

I have eliminated the red route lines which appear in the original map, so as to avoid confusion with the red lines which I have added.

From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood

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