re-route

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verb (tr)

to route or direct (traffic, a road, a river, etc) in a different direction

to change the direction of (a project, funds, etc)

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How to use re-route in a sentence

But they respect the lore and the possibility of them enough to reroute highways, you know, just in case.
Iceland Is Beautiful. And Sooo Weird.|Kevin Fallon|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the very least, it seems acceptable to reroute the trolley.
Would You Kill the Fat Man? And Other Conundrums|Robert Herritt|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST