trunk road
Britishnoun
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Bear Scotland said a decision would be made about returning traffic to the A83 trunk road by 12:00 following a hillside inspection.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
Scotland's annual winter service will see around 240 gritters undertake salt spreading and snow ploughing patrols of the trunk road network.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
Officers are embedded with Transport Scotland and work alongside trunk road operating companies to gain an overview of traffic management.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
Each year, our operating companies undertake a review of collisions on the trunk road network to identify cluster sites, or routes with recorded collisions that may be worthwhile of further investigation.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2024
Communications.—Much has been done to open up the country by means of roads, including a trunk road from Mombasa, by Kibwezi in the upper Sabaki basin, and Lake Naivasha, to Berkeley Bay on Victoria Nyanza.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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