Sentence examples for local lane from inspiring English sources
noun
In a multi-lane controlled-access highway or expressway system, a lane which is physically separated from the (express) lane(s) closest to the median and which is intended for vehicles traveling relatively shorter distances, so that these vehicles may enter and exit the highway system without unduly interrupting the flow of traffic.
Maurice brought along slides showing a bin lorry squeezing down the local lane.
The new lanes begin just before the Murphy Road overpass with a local lane breaking away for interchange access; all travelers wishing to exit the highway from this point must be travelling in this lane.
"The signs tell you whether the local lanes or the express lanes are moving faster.
But I was being shown the way by someone familiar not only with the local lanes and tracks but also with the flora and fauna.
Mr. Wildstein told the bridge workers that the study was to determine how traffic would be affected if local lanes were shut down.
Kings Highway is a broad stretch of road, with four faster-moving center lanes with a painted divider and local lanes on either side set off by tree-lined concrete islands.
It's now used as a Jewish study centre that spills groups of black-clad, ultra-orthodox Jews on to local lanes (they never seem to go near the ocean, though).
The N.I.B.L., with 12 boys' scholastic teams and 10 girls' squads, is one of four leagues in Section 1 -- the five-school Yonkers League is another -- with a total of 28 boys' and 26 girls' teams playing on local lanes.
But if I put a message up there that says the express lanes are five minutes faster a certain number of drivers will figure that the other drivers are taking the express lanes, so they're going to take the local lanes".
His own fastidiousness yields further comic riches, and cultural differences are another rich seam for a writer who grew up in North Carolina, left the US for northern France, and has now settled in West Sussex, where he made news a couple of years ago because of his dedication to clearing local lanes of litter (hence the Ramblings programme), and had a bin lorry named in his honour.
At this point, I-287 gains a local-express lane configuration, with 3 local and 2 express lanes southbound and 3 express and 3 local lanes northbound.
