NY-Alert Help and Support - NYSDOT TransAlert Abbreviations
Q. Where can I find out more about the abbreviations used in TransAlerts? A. Below is the list of Common Terms and abbreviations used in TransAlerts.
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Common Terms |
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Abbreviations |
Word |
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alt |
Alternate |
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approx or appx |
Approximately |
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blkd |
Blocked |
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brdg |
Bridge |
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Cnty or Co |
County |
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dwntn |
Downtown |
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EB or E/B |
Eastbound |
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est |
Estimated |
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ex |
Exit |
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Expwy |
Expressway |
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fldg |
Flooding |
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HAZ |
Hazardous |
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HOV |
High Occupancy Vehicle |
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hwy |
Highway |
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hrs |
Hours |
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incdnt |
Incident |
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Jct |
Junction |
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NB or N/B |
Northbound |
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rht |
Right |
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Rd |
Road |
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Rte |
Route |
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shldr |
Shoulder |
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SB or S/B |
Southbound |
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St |
Street |
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truck or TT |
Tractor Trailer |
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TPKE |
Turnpike |
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WB or W/B |
Westbound |
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Highways, Parkways & Expressways |
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Abbreviations |
Name |
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Bay Pkwy |
Bay Parkway |
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Bear Mtn Pkwy |
Bear Mountain Parkway |
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Belt Pkwy or Belt |
Belt Parkway |
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Bethpage Pkwy |
Bethpage State Parkway |
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Bronx Riv Pkwy |
Bronx River Parkway |
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BQE or I-278 |
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway |
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Clearview or I-295 |
Clearview Expressway |
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Cross County (or X-County) |
Cross County Parkway |
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Cross Island (or X-Island) |
Cross Island Parkway |
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FDR |
Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive |
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Gowanus or I-478 |
Gowanus Expressway |
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Grand Central or GCP |
Grand Central Parkway |
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Harlem River Dr |
Harlem River Drive |
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Henry Hudson Pkwy |
Henry Hudson Parkway |
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Hutch |
Hutchinson River Parkway |
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Jackie Robinson Pkwy |
Jackie Robinson Parkway |
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Richmond Pkwy or Korean War Vets Pkwy |
Korean War Veterans Parkway |
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LIE or I-495 |
Long Island Expressway |
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Loop |
Loop Parkway |
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Meadow Brook |
Meadow Brook State Parkway |
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NSP, N. Pkwy, Northern Pkwy |
Northern State Parkway |
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Ocean Pkwy |
Ocean Parkway |
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Palisades |
Palisades Interstate Parkway |
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R Moses Cswy |
Robert Moses Causeway |
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R Moses Pkwy |
Robert Moses Parkway |
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Sagtikos |
Sagtikos State Parkway |
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Saw Mill |
Saw Mill River Parkway |
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SSP, S. Pkwy, Southern Pkwy |
Southern State Parkway |
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Sprain Brook |
Sprain Brook State Parkway |
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SIE or I-278 |
Staten Island Expressway |
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Sunken Meadow |
Sunken Meadow State Parkway |
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Taconic or TSP |
Taconic State Parkway |
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Van Wyck or I-678 |
Van Wyck Expressway |
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Wantagh |
Wantagh State Parkway |
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Whitestone Expwy or I-678 |
Whitestone Expressway |