11.   Police closed the highway shortly after being called, causing huge traffic jams in the morning rush hour on a major highway linking downtown Honolulu and the airport.

12.   Police estimate that the highway will be closed for at least three days.

13.   She likened the effects of a stroke to a hurricane or a landslide closing a highway.

14.   The accident closed the highway in both directions until just before midnight.

15.   The California Highway Patrol closed the highway just after the call and kept it closed throughout the day.

16.   The highway was closed in January after a stretch slipped several feet because of heavy rains.

17.   The Pamlico River washed over its banks in places near Washington, N.C., as did the Neuse River in New Bern, where major highways were closed.

18.   The police closed the highway shortly after being called, causing massive traffic jams in the morning rush hour on a major highway linking downtown Honolulu and the airport.

19.   The night before, he anxiously watched the weather, worrying over reports of a bitter blizzard and high winds that had closed the highway.

20.   Public broadcaster NHK television reported that some super fast bullet train runs and domestic ferry services were canceled while some highways were closed to traffic.