Question

Due to the roadworks, all traffic was _____ past the town hall instead.

Answer 1

Solution :-

Here is the correct answer of this question.

Due to the roadworks, all traffic was diverted past the town hall instead.

So, the correct word is 'diverted' which will fit in the blank space of the question.

Answer 2

The answer to the above question can have 3 possible answers. However, detour seems to be better suited.

1. Detour - Due to the roadworks, all traffic was "detoured" past the town hall instead.

2. Deflect - Due to the roadworks, all traffic was "deflected" past the town hall instead.

3. Divert - Due to the roadworks, all traffic was "diverted" past the town hall instead. 


All the three words mean almost the same.

Detour - means to have a traffic detour or an indirect path.

Deflect - means to bend or turn aside. 

Divert- means almost the same as deflect, except that it means more to draw off to a different course, purpose, or to distract from serious occupation.