The phrase "closed a stretch" is correct and usable in written English.
It means to temporarily block off or restrict access to a specific section or area. Example: The construction crew closed a stretch of the highway for repairs, causing major traffic delays. Note: This phrase is often used in reference to roads, highways, or other physical places that can be temporarily closed off. It is less commonly used for abstract concepts or actions.
For hours, officials closed a stretch of Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive between 120th and 125th Streets.
On Wednesday, officials in Hawaii closed a stretch of Waikiki Beach after a sighting of three sharks.
Police closed a stretch of Toronto's subway system along the protest route, and the largest shopping mall closed after the protest began to turn violent.
A similar incident took place in Scotland on Tuesday, where police closed a stretch of motorway near Glasgow after being alerted of a "possible bomb" belonging to a bus passenger.
Also on Thursday, the authorities closed a stretch of highway running along the barrier beach where the remains were recovered on Saturday and Monday, in a renewed effort to find evidence in the case.
MANAMA, Bahrain — In by far the largest protest yet here, tens of thousands of demonstrators packed the city's streets on Friday and closed a stretch of highway as they demanded that their king dissolve the government and agree to a transition to a true constitutional monarchy.
The Enbridge spill dumped more than 840,000 gallons of oil and led to extensive environmental damage that required closing a stretch of the Kalamazoo River for about two years.
He has received support from some Tory backbenchers, including Louise Mensch, who likened such a ban to closing a stretch of rail network after an accident.
Still, Girardi, in his 20th season in the majors, said he could not remember watching up close a stretch of excellence that compared to Sabathia's success — 5-0, 0.45 earned run average — over his last five starts.
That is what has happened in Arkansas, where the White River, fattened from weeks of heavy rains, has forced the evacuation of towns along its course and the closing a stretch of busy Interstate 40 between Little Rock and Memphis.
For the second consecutive year, federal wildlife officials will close a stretch of beach that serves as a nesting ground for the endangered piping plover, a small shore bird whose numbers along the East Coast have declined to 1,400 pairs.
