toll road
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of toll road
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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In April, Goldman finalized a financing deal for a Mexican toll road in a public-private partnership that involved the country’s government, according to people familiar with the matter.
The new team will also focus on the building or upgrading of traditional infrastructure, ranging from toll roads to airports, in developed and emerging markets.
Transurban said average daily traffic on its network of toll roads rose by 2.7% in the period, with growth across all of its markets.
In the 1950s, when I-70 was being built, federal rules forbade using government money to connect a free road directly to a toll road.
From Salon
Roger Hargreaves, director of Glossop Heritage Trust, said it was built as a turnpike - or toll road - to connect Sheffield with Manchester.
From BBC
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