1. A major road designed to carry through traffic, connecting different areas of a city or region, typically with higher speed limits and fewer traffic lights than local streets
The arterial street carries thousands of commuters during rush hour.
A via arterial transporta milhares de passageiros durante a hora de pico.
2. A primary thoroughfare that distributes traffic from highways to smaller residential streets
This arterial street is one of the main routes into the downtown area.
Esta via arterial é uma das principais rotas para a área do centro.