A roadway conduit system includes a roadway conduit section that includes a floor portion with roadway surface configured to receive traveling vehicles, a ceiling portion, and at least one sidewall portion coupled to the floor portion and the ceiling portion such that the floor, ceiling, and at leas
A roadway conduit system includes a roadway conduit section that includes a floor portion with roadway surface configured to receive traveling vehicles, a ceiling portion, and at least one sidewall portion coupled to the floor portion and the ceiling portion such that the floor, ceiling, and at least one sidewall portions define a roadway conduit volume through which the traveling vehicles traverse the roadway conduit section. The roadway conduit section includes at least two fixedly connected preformed segments. The roadway conduit system also includes a roadway conduit ingress coupled to a first location of the roadway conduit section; a roadway conduit egress coupled to a second location of the roadway conduit section; and at least one air mover configured to circulate an airflow in the roadway conduit volume in a direction of at least one of the traveling vehicles.
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1. A roadway conduit system, comprising: at least one roadway conduit section that comprises: a floor portion that comprises a roadway surface configured to receive one or more traveling vehicles,a ceiling portion, andat least one sidewall portion coupled to the floor portion and the ceiling portion
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A roadway conduit system, comprising: at least one roadway conduit section that comprises: a floor portion that comprises a roadway surface configured to receive one or more traveling vehicles,a ceiling portion, andat least one sidewall portion coupled to the floor portion and the ceiling portion such that the floor, ceiling, and at least one sidewall portions define a roadway conduit volume through which the one or more traveling vehicles traverse the at least one roadway conduit section, the at least one roadway conduit section comprising at least two fixedly connected preformed segments;at least one roadway conduit ingress coupled to a first location of the at least one roadway conduit section;at least one roadway conduit egress coupled to a second location of the at least one roadway conduit section;at least one air mover configured to circulate an airflow in the roadway conduit volume in a direction of at least one of the traveling vehicles; andan electrical source that comprises a renewable energy source and is electrically coupled to the at least one air mover to form an island electrical circuit, the island electrical circuit configurable to operate the at least one air mover, as an electrical load, with electrical power from the renewable energy source or from one or more electrical energy storage devices. 2. The roadway conduit system of claim 1, wherein the roadway conduit section extends for at least one mile in length. 3. The roadway conduit system of claim 1, wherein a bottom surface of the floor portion of the at least one roadway conduit section is configured to be supported by a terranean surface. 4. The roadway conduit system of claim 1, wherein the roadway conduit section is configured to operate such that a distance between the roadway conduit interior volume and atmospheric outside air is less than nine meters for a distance of at least one mile. 5. The roadway conduit system of claim 1, wherein the at least one roadway conduit ingress comprises at least one internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle barrier. 6. The roadway conduit system of claim 1, wherein the at least one air mover is controllable to adjust the velocity of the circulated airflow based on at least one of a velocity of the one or more traveling vehicles or a location of the one or more traveling vehicles. 7. The roadway conduit system of claim 1, wherein the at least one air mover is controllable to adjust the pressure of the circulated airflow within the roadway conduit volume. 8. The roadway conduit system of claim 1, wherein the at least two fixedly connected preformed segments comprise at least two precast concrete segments. 9. The roadway conduit system of claim 8, wherein the at least two precast concrete segments are fixedly connected using post tensioning so as to fixedly compress adjacent segments into one another. 10. The roadway conduit system of claim 9, wherein at least one of the precast concrete segments comprises at least one surface that is reinforced using pre-stressed tendons cast into the segment. 11. The roadway conduit system of claim 9, further comprising at least one compressible liquid barrier positioned between the two adjacent segments. 12. The roadway conduit system of claim 9, wherein post tensioning comprises a plurality of post-tensioned tendons, and at least two of the post-tensioned tendons overlap within a particular one of the adjacent segments to form a unitary structure of the at least two precast and post tensioned concrete segments. 13. The roadway conduit system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the at least one roadway conduit section comprises a sound dampening material. 14. The roadway conduit system of claim 13, wherein sound deadening material comprises a rubberized asphalt sound deadening material overlaid on the roadway surface. 15. The roadway conduit system of claim 1, wherein the roadway surface comprises at least a portion of a rail configured to receive a railway vehicle. 16. A method for managing traveling vehicles, comprising: receiving one or more traveling vehicles into at least one roadway conduit ingress coupled to a first location of at least one roadway conduit section;receiving the one or more traveling vehicles from the at least one roadway conduit ingress into a roadway conduit volume of the roadway conduit section, the roadway conduit section comprising: a floor portion that comprises a roadway surface configured to support the one or more traveling vehicles,a ceiling portion, andat least one sidewall portion coupled to the floor portion and the ceiling portion such that the floor, ceiling, and at least one sidewall portions define the roadway conduit volume through which the traveling vehicles traverse the at least one roadway conduit section, the at least one roadway conduit section comprising at least two fixedly connected preformed segments;receiving the one or more traveling vehicles from the roadway conduit section into at least one roadway conduit egress coupled to a second location of the roadway conduit section;circulating an airflow in the roadway conduit volume with at least one air mover in a direction of at least one of the traveling vehicles and at or near a velocity or a location of the one or more traveling vehicles;receiving electrical power, at the at least one air mover, from an electrical source that comprises a renewable energy source, the at least one air mover comprising an electrical load, the electrical load and electrical source configured as an island electrical circuit; andoperating the electrical load using energy from the renewable energy source or from one or more electrical energy storage devices. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the roadway conduit section extends for at least one mile in length. 18. The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving the one or more traveling vehicles onto the roadway surface of the floor portion that is in contact with a terranean surface for a distance of at least one mile. 19. The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving the one or more traveling vehicles into the roadway conduit volume that is a distance from atmospheric outside air that is less than nine meters for a distance of at least one mile. 20. The method of claim 16, further comprising regulating receipt of the one or more traveling vehicles into the at least one roadway conduit ingress with at least one internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle barrier. 21. The method of claim 16, further comprising controlling the at least one air mover to adjust the velocity of the circulated airflow based on at least one of the velocity of the one or more traveling vehicles or a location of the one or more traveling vehicles. 22. The method of claim 16, further comprising controlling the at least one air mover to adjust the pressure of the circulated airflow within the roadway conduit volume. 23. The method of claim 16, wherein the at least two fixedly connected preformed segments comprise at least two precast concrete segments. 24. The method of claim 16, wherein receiving the one or more traveling vehicles from the at least one roadway conduit ingress into the roadway conduit volume of the roadway conduit section comprises: receiving a first traveling vehicle into a first travel volume of the roadway conduit volume that is oriented to facilitate travel of the first traveling vehicle in a first direction; andreceiving a second traveling vehicle into a second travel volume of the roadway conduit volume that is oriented to facilitate travel of the second traveling vehicle in a second direction opposite the first direction. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein circulating the airflow in the roadway conduit volume with at least one air mover in the direction of at least one of the traveling vehicles and at or near the velocity or the location of the one or more traveling vehicles comprises: circulating a first airflow with a first air mover in the first travel volume in the first direction and at or near a velocity or a location of the first traveling vehicle; andcirculating a second airflow with a second air mover in the second travel volume in the second direction and at or near a velocity or a location of the second traveling vehicle. 26. The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving a railway vehicle onto at least one rail coupled to the roadway surface. 27. The method of claim 16, wherein the island electrical circuit comprises the one or more electrical energy storage devices, the method further comprising: providing the electrical power from the electrical energy storage devices to the electrical load. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein providing the electrical power from the electrical energy storage to the electrical load comprises providing the electrical power from the electrical energy storage to the electrical load for at least 4 hours.
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