16:49 Feb 8 

Living in a place densely populated with roads bearing the name "XXX Rod Road", I understand entirely the "chainage" reference. :-)

16:47 Feb 8 

Just heard back from client - 'linear metres' or 'chainage'

11:53 Feb 8 

I agree

11:35 Feb 8 

Indeed. If we kick the can farther down the road by adding "road OR highway" to that search, it becomes even clearer: http://tinyurl.com/6uct9sq. "Lineal" is correctly used when speaking of ancestry and genetics. Its use when speaking of measuring distances is common but not preferred by most authorities I've checked for this.

10:31 Feb 8 

Check this search https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=ie7&q=løsmasse&rls=co...

10:11 Feb 8 

linear metres??