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English translation: service road

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22:49 Dec 14, 2016

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering

Spanish term or phrase: paso de servicio

Hi, I'd appreciate some help with this term.

Context:

"El proyecto, que ha de finalizar en noviembre de 2017, comprende la construcción de una carretera de 1,85 km de longitud, del paso de servicio y pasos para fauna, plantación ornamental, ejecución de zanjas y red de alcantarillado, así como la colocación de pantallas acústicas.."

Thanks :)

Robert Mavros KudoZ activity Questions: 808 (13 open) (3 without valid answers) (94 closed without grading) Answers: 96 Spain
Local time: 17:32

English translation:service road

Explanation:
I think this may be a service road is a smal road running parallel to a larger one and gives Access to shops and businesses.

Selected response from:

Toby Wakely
Spain
Local time: 17:32

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +1

service road

Toby Wakely

overpass

Marie Wilson

service lane

Kenny Barclay

Summary of reference entries provided

Animals crossing

neilmac

Answers

30 mins confidence:

service lane

Explanation:
Could it be referring to the parts that are additional to the actual road? ie. "Pasos para fauna" = the central reservation, "zanjas" = the drains, etc. Therefore "paso de servicio" could be the service lane or "hard shoulder"

Kenny Barclay
Spain
Local time: 17:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

36 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

service road

Explanation:
I think this may be a service road is a smal road running parallel to a larger one and gives Access to shops and businesses.

Reference: http://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/service_road

Toby Wakely
Spain
Local time: 17:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

14 hrs confidence:

overpass

Explanation:
I don't disagree with the other options but it isn't clear from the context, it could mean something going over the road, not alongside it. The pantallas acústicas would prevent anybody from crossing the road, hence the need for an overpass. Another option.

Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 17:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 32

Reference comments

9 hrs peer agreement (net): +3

Reference: Animals crossing

Reference information:
I understand "Pasos para fauna" to be animal crossings, not the central reservation. Google images has some interesting ones.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-12-15 08:16:13 GMT)
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I assume "paso de servicio" is the same as "vía de servicio", which I see quite a lot around Valencia. It sticks in my mind because of an ongoing dispute about whether the correct form in Valencian is "Servei" o "Servici"...
http://www.autoescuela.tv/normas-11_20_4-Circulacion-Vias_pu...

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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-12-15 08:17:23 GMT)
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"Vía de servicio:
Es el camino sensiblemente paralelo a una carretera respecto de la cual tiene carácter secundario, conectado a esta solamente en unos puntos y que sirve a las propiedades o edificios contiguos, pudiendo ser unidireccional o bidireccional"

https://www.google.es/search?hl=es&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1920&bih=963&q=paso+para+fauna&oq=paso+para+fauna&gs_l=img.3...875.3259

neilmac
Spain
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 191