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Examples
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And have you noticed on any of the radio stations that give updated traffic reports how often SW Macadam is mentioned?
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After above worries I called Macadam Moto in Montpelier to see how they were getting on with my bike.
3rd July – Perpignon. Non! Dr. Eugene F.M. O'Loughlin 2008
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I called Macadam Moto for an update and they told me that they were working on the bike but that it would be 5 o’clock before they knew if it would be finished on time – another helpless wait.
11th July – Last day and at last some good news Dr. Eugene F.M. O'Loughlin 2008
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FLATOW: And you talk about the early roads being made out of Macadam, which is a rocky stuff?
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Moreover, "Macadam" consisted of sharply-cut pieces of metal put upon the streets, which were left for cart and carriage wheels to break up and press down into something like a level surface.
A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald" Thomas Anderton 1869
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Jack, you're right about Macadam being only north of Sellwood Bridge, and called as such.
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Since Highway 43 and Macadam are already pretty full with cars, I don't think either a streetcar or an express bus is the way to go.
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Hybrid 1 would share the outside lanes of Macadam with cars, while Hybrid 2 would use the outside lanes for a southbound route and construct a separate lane for the northbound streetcar and cars making right turns.
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Other than the portion at the north end, it will be completely separate from Macadam.
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Any streetcar on Macadam, anywhere north of the Sellwood Bridge, is pure stupidity.
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