transportation engineering
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academic discipline and occupational field for the planning, functional design, operation and management of facilities for modes of transportation
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The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, England, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving
Transportation engineering or transport engineering is the application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation and management of facilities for any mode of transportation to provide for the safe, efficient, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally compatible movement of people and goods.
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