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in effect at night, only in effect during weekends, or a detour that restricts through traffic while permitting local traffic such as residents and delivery vehicles. Which type of detour to use is decided by a variety of factors – a full closure of a road means construction can be completed more quickly, but also means a more severe impact on traffic.
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as well. Implementing detours is more difficult for railroads, as rail networks do not have the many redundant pathways offered by road networks. Railroad detours are most commonly used when a significant natural disaster renders a railroad route inaccessible until it can be repaired, though they may
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Depending on the roadway affected, and the scope of construction, different types of detours may be used. The most basic is to simply close a stretch of roadway for a defined period of time, diverting all traffic around the site. Other types of detours may also be used, such as a detour that is only
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In North
America, the various railroad companies have agreed to cooperate when one company needs to detour its trains onto the tracks of a different company. The railroad detouring trains will arrange with the "host" railroad(s) how many trains a day will need to use a detour, and agree on the fee
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Detours require signage to notify drivers, especially those who are not local and are unfamiliar with the road network in an area. Creating a detour imposes costs on motorists, along with wear and tear on the detour route. When a detour from a highway travels over local streets, they may first be
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The state will erect signs that take car traffic on a detour all the way through downtown South Bend – a longer detour than local residents could figure out – because the state has to use state roads, said InDOT spokesman Jim
175:(also known as an emergency detour route or emergency diversion route) is a type of route which is used temporarily during special circumstances. Various areas have developed these systems as part of
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site. Standard operating procedure for many roads departments is to route any detour over roads within the same jurisdiction as the road with the obstructed area.
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Extreme weather events such as heavy snow require temporary detours to be used until roads and railroads can be cleared and reopened.
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A partial detour in the United States, with the road restricted to local traffic only.
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305:"The "Wisconsin Idea" as Applied to Detours a Source of Satisfaction to Motorists"
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278:"Road Marking and Signing in Wisconsin"
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154:Detour sign used in the United States
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333:Blaszak, Michael W. (May 1, 2006).
1396:Risk compensation (road transport)
276:Isabella, N. M. (April 12, 1922).
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1762:Glossary of road transport terms
164:This section is an excerpt from
159:Permanently signed detour routes
345:from the original on 2021-12-14
173:permanently signed detour route
166:Permanently signed detour route
76:, city streets, etc.), usually
303:Isabella, N. M. (April 1922).
142:Diverted cycle route in the UK
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1744:Pavement performance modeling
1734:International roughness index
92:Detour sign used in Singapore
1739:Present serviceability index
1533:Sidewalk / Pavement
1078:Diamond grinding of pavement
1711:Underpass / Tunnel
1706:Overpass / Flyover
1460:High-occupancy vehicle lane
1350:Driving under the influence
424:Freeway / Motorway
214:Dits, Joseph (2011-04-19).
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1749:Granular base equivalency
1568:Traffic signal preemption
976:Right-in/right-out (RIRO)
882:Single-point urban (SPUI)
309:Concrete Highway Magazine
100:Detour sign used in Italy
1729:Pavement condition index
1455:High-occupancy toll lane
1450:Contraflow lane reversal
1425:Barrier transfer machine
191:, making them a type of
130:Detours may be used for
583:Express-collector setup
32:Detour (disambiguation)
1767:Road types by features
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335:"When trains detour"
30:For other uses, see
27:Diversion on a route
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1056:Reinforced concrete
892:Three-level diamond
603:Two-lane expressway
588:Farm-to-market road
231:on November 6, 2012
177:incident management
1523:Runaway truck ramp
1345:Driver's education
1133:Rubberized asphalt
1068:Crocodile cracking
991:Split intersection
759:Hierarchy of roads
720:Single carriageway
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1672:Rumble strip
1573:Truck bypass
1528:Shared space
1488:Passing lane
1473:Managed lane
1430:Bicycle lane
1312:Washboarding
1307:Traffic sign
1232:Hairpin turn
1001:Texas U-turn
931:Box junction
825:Interchanges
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1652:Kassel kerb
1609:Botts' dots
1597:Demarcation
1297:Storm drain
1262:Road debris
1187:Aquaplaning
1180:environment
1168:Road safety
1046:Cobblestone
996:Superstreet
801:Winter road
749:Concurrency
742:Other terms
733:Sunken lane
702:Main street
647:Local roads
74:expressways
1722:indicators
1691:Structures
1642:Guard rail
1518:Road verge
1391:Seat belts
1327:Snowsquall
1292:Speed bump
1272:Road train
1093:Glassphalt
1033:Bioasphalt
1006:Turnaround
981:Roundabout
911:(at-grade)
877:Roundabout
842:Cloverleaf
697:Green lane
633:Trunk road
561:Main roads
444:By country
349:2021-12-14
282:Good Roads
241:Pinkerton.
235:2011-04-20
200:References
1513:Road diet
1415:Space and
1360:Road rage
1247:Oil spill
1207:Crosswind
1197:Black ice
1192:Avalanche
1118:Permeable
951:Jughandle
946:Hook turn
852:Free-flow
796:Toll road
715:Side road
672:Boulevard
628:Super two
623:Ring road
598:Link road
497:Hong Kong
452:Australia
394:hierarchy
212:Example:
55:diversion
1782:Category
1701:Causeway
1538:Shoulder
1374:Vehicles
1322:Whiteout
1282:Rockfall
1277:Roadkill
1202:Bleeding
1178:Road and
1138:Sealcoat
1063:Corduroy
1051:Concrete
1041:Chipseal
1020:Surfaces
872:Raindrop
687:Driveway
682:Dead end
662:Backroad
613:2+2 road
608:2+1 road
532:Portugal
522:Pakistan
343:Archived
257:(Report)
70:freeways
66:highways
1604:Bollard
1588:Woonerf
1317:Washout
1257:Pothole
1170:factors
1158:Texture
1128:Plastic
1108:Macadam
897:Trumpet
847:Diamond
618:Parkway
593:Highway
507:Ireland
487:Germany
477:Croatia
457:Belgium
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1697:Bridge
1381:Airbag
1153:Tarmac
1098:Gravel
926:Bowtie
867:Parclo
791:Stroad
754:Detour
729:Street
657:Avenue
542:Taiwan
527:Poland
492:Greece
467:Canada
462:Brazil
339:Trains
132:trains
47:detour
1123:Plank
1037:Brick
887:Stack
653:Alley
537:Spain
517:Nepal
512:Italy
502:India
472:China
84:Types
1633:Curb
1464:Lane
1227:Ford
1143:Sett
1083:Dirt
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