traffic diversion
Alternate route requirement
Traffic diversion is the rerouting of vehicles away from their usual path, typically because of road construction, accidents, or special events.
Signs and barriers direct drivers onto alternate routes: Traffic diversion added twenty minutes to my commute.
The term also describes strategies to reduce congestion by encouraging drivers to use different roads or travel times.
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- rerouteSend a different way
- alternate routeSecondary path to destination
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- road closedPassage is barred
detour ahead · roadblock · construction · cones · barricades · lane closure · closure · alternate · signs · arrows · one way · delay · rush hour · congestion · accident · police · police escort · intersection
- alternate routesbypass, detour, alternate route, reroute, shortcut
- Diversion Programsdrug court, mental health court, domestic violence court
traffic diversiondirect route
Straightest path available
straight path · main road · direct path · shortest route · as the crow flies
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