traffic engineering

American  

noun

1. a branch of civil engineering concerned with the design and construction of streets and roads that will best facilitate traffic movement.

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traffic engineering British  

noun

1. a discipline which includes the design of highways and pedestrian ways, the study and application of traffic statistics, and the environmental aspects of the transportation of goods and people

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Other Word Forms

• traffic engineer noun

Etymology

Origin of traffic engineering

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The bottleneck on Interstate 15 started just south of Primm on the Nevada side of the border and added about an hour to the drive from Las Vegas to Ontario, Calif., said Carmen Perkins, a traffic engineering technician for the commission.

From Los Angeles Times

However, they did not disclose any traffic engineering studies justifying the speed limit reduction.

From Washington Post

Michael L. Paylor, Montgomery County’s chief of traffic engineering and operations, said the county’s traffic management system has been automatically adjusting the timing of green and red lights to keep pace with changing commute volumes.

From Washington Post

After serving briefly in the Army, he went to work monitoring traffic volume at intersections for the Philadelphia Bureau of Traffic Engineering, during which time he joined AFSCME.

From New York Times

The traffic engineering department ordered 200 of the panhandling signs.

From Seattle Times