relieving congestion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrelieveandcongestion
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relieve
verb
uk/rɪˈliːv/us/rɪˈliːv/
to make an unpleasant feeling, such as pain or worry, ...
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congestion
noun[U]
uk/kənˈdʒes.tʃən/us/kənˈdʒes.tʃən/
a situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded, ...
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(Definition ofrelieveandcongestionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Suburban development was also started in 1899 for the purpose ofrelievingcongestionto the south.
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Another problem is the matter ofrelievingcongestion.
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We wish to emphasise that parking meters on their own will not make any useful contribution towards solving the parking problem andrelievingcongestion.
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A great deal has been said about the need forrelievingcongestionin the big cities.
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Would not that be a better way ofrelievingcongestionat all junctions?
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The question is whether one would be able to spend the £8 million to £10 million that it would cost inrelievingcongestionmare profitably elsewhere.
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There is a point at whichrelievingcongestioncreates new possibilities for public transport.
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Does he agree that the only way ofrelievingcongestionon that single carriageway bottleneck in the national highway system is by dualling it?
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Traffic calming is one element among the traffic management techniques available to local authorities forrelievingcongestion, improving safety and enhancing the environment.
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So they have tried to identify ways ofrelievingcongestionby road building, road widening, road tunnels, bridges, underpasses, and flyovers.
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That will be the proof of whether he has succeeded inrelievingcongestion.
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It is a question ofrelievingcongestionand utilising the educational aspects and features of these facilities.
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She recognises that these schemes, which include one-way systems, play a valuable part inrelievingcongestionand in assisting the free flow of traffic.
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Would not a little planned transport be the best way ofrelievingcongestionon the roads and making for road safety?
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I have described its effect onrelievingcongestionon the rail network.
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But with regard to limited compulsion for the express purpose ofrelievingcongestion, which was now under consideration, the position, of course, was very different.
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The east-west and north-south lines would make a great contribution towardsrelievingcongestionand getting people out of their cars and on to public transport.
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The police authorities are doing a great deal towardsrelievingcongestionby better organisation.
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As well asrelievingcongestion, these improvements will make journeys safer and more reliable.
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For a minor investment compared with the principal investment, that could have had a major effect onrelievingcongestion.
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