Sentence examples for closure of a stretch from inspiring English sources
Hollingbourne sits at the edge of junction eight, the beginning of the closure of a stretch of motorway which is keeping tourists away and residents trapped at home.
Newport Beach lifeguards lifted the closure of a stretch of coastline Monday afternoon, hours after an 8-foot hammerhead shark was seen off the Newport Pier.
It recalls the full weekend closures of a stretch of the 405 in 2011 and 2012 to enable workers to demolish the Mulholland Bridge.
The company was heavily criticized by environmental groups after a 2010 pipeline spill dumped more than 840,000 gallons of oil near Marshall, Mich., leading to the closure of a 39-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River.
Officials warned about a possible "Carmageddon" or "Carpocalypse," due to the closure of a ten-mile stretch of the 405 freeway to improve the evacuation route, in the event of an actual catastrophe.
On Tuesday, the discovery of large areas of oil forced the closure of a 12-mile stretch of Louisiana coastline to fishing and other activities.
In southern portions of the state, Bobby's remnants flooded the Eyre Highway at Balladonia and 26 km east of Norseman, forcing the closure of a 17 km stretch of road, and stranding 1000 vehicles.
The landslide and several areas of flooding between Invergloy and Letter Finlay forced the closure of a 15-mile (24km) stretch of the road.
Record-setting relentless rains pummeled the state, destabilized twin Interstate 5 bridges, which collapsed and resulted in the closure of a 290-km (180-mi) stretch of highway, closed other roads, and isolated the communities around Monterey, which resembled a soggy bog.
Carmageddon II, which began Friday night with the closure of the same stretch of freeway, has hardly led to an apocalypse of congestion.
