department of transportation

collocation in English

meaningsofdepartmentandtransportation

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department
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/dɪˈpɑːt.mənt/us
/dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt/
a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of study ...
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transportation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌtræn.spɔːˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌtræn.spɚˈteɪ.ʃən/
the movement of people or goods from one place ...
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(Definition ofdepartmentandtransportationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Most centers are run by universities, and a few are hosted by their state'sdepartmentoftransportation.
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Prisoners may often work on community projects, such as roadside litter cleanup with the statedepartmentoftransportationor wilderness conservation.
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The collapse raised questions about how the statedepartmentoftransportationregulates oversize vehicles.
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When the road was recently rebuilt, the statedepartmentoftransportationincorporated a new feature they are testing called centerline rumble strips.
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Periodic bulldozing since the '90s by the city or statedepartmentoftransportationhas led the homeless to complain that the city provides little to no warning before enacting cleanups.
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Moving companies that operate within the borders of a particular state are usually regulated by the statedepartmentoftransportationor the public utilities commission or another in that state.
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We also know of the splendid work that other departments of transportation at other universities have carried out from time to time.
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State organizations such as the departments of transportation or game and fisheries usually handle the investigation of deer-vehicle collision prevention methods and products.
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This funding mostly comes from the federal gasoline tax and mostly goes to state departments of transportation.
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State departments of transportation are requested to contribute 5.5% of their planning and research funds each year.
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However, state-level departments of transportation and council of governments may also use different definitions for high-speed rail.
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Some state-level departments of transportation and council of governments now use different sets of definitions.
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Because of this, state departments of transportation incur costly expenses on bridges with pin and hanger assemblies, as they require constant inspection and maintenance.
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Although cable barriers have been used since the 1960s it was not until the mid-1990s that many departments of transportation began to deploy them with any regularity.
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Multiple-reuse form liners are usually made of polyurethane, a heavy rubber material known for its reusability and used frequently by departments of transportation on sound walls, bridges and other applications.
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Both the federal and state departments of transportation have praised the engineering achievement required to build the freeway through the narrow gorge while preserving the natural beauty of the canyon.
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