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Appendix G - Transportation Emergency Response Effects Tracking (TERET)
Pages 155-155

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... During both response and recovery from an emergency event, emergency response actions can alter traffic patterns that cause traffic detours and lane redirections, restricted access, reduced or suspended service, equipment and personnel reallocations, etc. These changes or disruptions in traffic patterns may have critical effects on deliveries and worker transport for essential services that must be continuously maintained despite emergency events.
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Key Terms

  • emergency event
  • essential services
  • traffic patterns
  • response actions
  • transportation emergency

  • effects tracking
  • mass care
  • response effects
  • maintained despite
  • local levels

  • continuously maintained
  • critical conditions
  • restricted access
  • traffic pattern
  • assist transportation

  • emergency events
  • alter traffic
  • provide essential
  • despite emergency
  • health disasters

  • nchrp report
  • lane redirections
  • surface transportation
  • altered traffic
  • emergency managers

  • suspended service
  • worker transport
  • help managers
  • projecting potentially
  • critical effects


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