traffic engineering
nounDefinition of traffic engineering
: engineering dealing with the design of streets and control of traffic
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The sprawling position oversees Muni, parking, traffic engineering, and bicycle and pedestrian safety. — Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com, "SF’s short-timer transit boss Ed Reiskin lands new job in Oakland," 24 July 2019 According to the traffic engineering bulletin, traffic along Cottage Hill will be detoured along Demetropolis, Azalea and U.S. 90. — al.com, "Mobile: Cottage Hill Road closure to last 3-4 weeks," 13 June 2019 According to a notice from the city's traffic engineering department, Cottage Hill Road will be closed east of Japonica Lane for a drainage project. — al.com, "Mobile: Cottage Hill Road closure to last 3-4 weeks," 13 June 2019 The roundabouts would consist of two lanes, the inner lane would be used to drive around the roundabout and the outer lane would be used to exit, said Tom Adamczyk, the village’s traffic engineering consultant. — Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, "Glenview trustees decline to move forward with Patriot Boulevard roundabouts, request more information," 5 July 2018 Graham Young, deputy chief of traffic, oversaw the department’s second-largest division, which includes traffic engineering, road closures and traffic lights. — Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, "Top official in Baltimore's Traffic Division under investigation after allegations of 'inappropriate conduct'," 9 May 2018 Merrell acknowledged that there would be some traffic engineering challenges to work out. — John Greenfield, Chicago Reader, "Lima’s beautiful boulevard bike paths could be a hit in Chicago," 26 Mar. 2018 Unlike most of the mid-atlantic, which seems to be stuck in the infancy of traffic engineering (1960's). — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, "Police release surveillance video showing man kicking over speed camera," 26 Feb. 2018 Brightline officials said signal design plans were provided to all of the traffic engineering departments along the rail corridor and their input was included in the safety features. — Wayne K. Roustan, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Timing traffic and railroad signals is tricky | Traffic Q&A," 14 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'traffic engineering.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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