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HALF-WIDTH CONSTRUCTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
DEF

A first stage in a stage construction scheme in which only half (i.e., two lanes) of a future four-lane carriageway is completed and temporarily opened to two-way traffic.

OBS

semicomplete construction; half-width construction : terms and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

Key term(s)
  • semi-complete construction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation
DEF

En construction par phases, première phase dans laquelle seule la demi-largeur (c.-à-d., deux voies) d'une future chaussée à quatre voies est construite et ouverte temporairement à la circulation dans les deux sens.

OBS

construction en demi-largeur : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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