route de désengagement

English translation: relief road / bypass road

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French term or phrase:	route de désengagement
English translation:	relief road / bypass road
Entered by:	Michelle Desaintfuscien

18:19 Jun 14, 2018

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

French term or phrase: route de désengagement

Context: description of a property development

- un hôtel
- des logements
- un parking
- une ***route de désengagement*** de la commune de [XXX] sur le boulevard [XXX]

Michelle Desaintfuscien KudoZ activity Questions: 82 (none open) (4 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 60 France
Local time: 09:40

relief road

Explanation:
https://www.ac-sciences-lettres-montpellier.fr/academie_edit...
de R BAYLET - ‎2017 - ‎Autres articles
9 mai 2017 - Le covoiturage désengage la route et renforce le quadrillage périurbain. Le litige des années 2014 au sujet de Uber-pop qui mettait en relation ...

Le contournement est du Bassin relancé - Sud Ouest.fr
https://www.sudouest.fr › Philippe Madrelle
23 janv. 2015 - Commentaires suspendus Le contournement est du Bassin relancé Il s'agit de désengager la route départementale 3 comme à ...

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relief road
Relief road definition is - a road that can be used to avoid a busy area, another road with heavy traffic, etc..

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/fr/dictionnaire/anglais/rel...
relief road définition, signification, ce qu'est relief road: a road that drivers can use to avoid driving on a very busy main road.

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This clarifies the difference between a "relief road" and a bypass:

"In many places when talking about the traffic mitigation for Arborfield village the terms “Relief Road” and “Bypass” get used interchangeably.

In general the Wokingham Borough Council officers will make sure they use the term “Relief Road” whereas the councillors will use both terms but a lot of the time will correct themselves when they say “Bypass”.

The residents of Arborfield village have always asked for a “Bypass”.

Although the two terms are often mixed up, they mean distinctly different things. A “Relief Road” is intended to relieve a specific traffic problem or problems, whereas a “Bypass” bypasses an entire community, in terms of the various options put forward by Wokingham Borough Council, their favoured solution, A3 is a “Relief Road” because it is intended to relieve traffic on the congested A327 through the village and at the roundabout, but it isn’t a “Bypass” because traffic still passes through lower Arborfield, and it doesn’t provide any resolution to the problems of people living on that part of the Reading Road or those who live in Walden Avenue or Greensward Lane. Route B1 on the other hand is a “Bypass” because it also avoids lower Arborfield, and connects to the existing Arborfield Garrison bypass at the Langley Common Road/A327 roundabout."
https://arborfield-garrison-rag.org.uk/2013/08/21/bypass-or-...
https://bit.ly/2JKvBS8

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B D Finch
France
Local time: 09:40

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Thanks BD!
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Summary of answers provided

2 +3

Bypass road

Claire Nolan

4 +1

relief road

B D Finch

Discussion entries: 7

Michelle Desaintfuscien

France

ASKER

Thanks

13:18 Jun 16, 2018

Thanks to all who posted answers and contributed to this discussion. I really appreciate all the brainstorming on this one. I went with BD Finch's suggestion of 'relief road' because it corresponds to my own interpretation of the meaning: a road to relieve traffic congestion. As this job is through an agency, it's unlikely I'll hear back about the actual intended meaning, but if I do, I'll post an update.

Daryo

United Kingdom

ça tient debout comme explication possible

12:04 Jun 15, 2018

une route qui permettra de "désenclaver la commune XXX" en assurant l'accès au boulevard ZZZ (car l'accès existant va être bloqué une fois les travaux finis)

B D Finch

France

@ph-b

10:02 Jun 15, 2018

It's true that the meaning of the source text is far from clear. However, as a "route de désenclavement" is effectively the complete opposite of a bypass, your comment below indicates that it's essential for the Asker to check the intended meaning with her client.

ph-b (X)

France

Désenclavement ?

05:48 Jun 15, 2018

To be honest, I find désengagement odd in this context as this word is usually found in legal or financial texts, as in l’État se désengage financièrement. It’s quite possible that the authors may have meant dégagement as suggested below. It appears to be used in New-Caledonia and French Polynesia (http://routes.wikia.com/wiki/Voie_de_dégagement) Another possible meaning is that the planned development somehow prevents la commune de X from getting access to its surroundings or part of its surroundings. Getting to boulevard x thanks to route de « désengagement » would solve this issue. In fact, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if this désengagement actually meant désenclavement. Many examples of route/voie de désenclavement, e.g. http://www.paca.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/F09314... Of course, I realize that you have to translate what the text says, but checking with your client could be a good idea.

Daryo

United Kingdom

The basic idea is clear

01:13 Jun 15, 2018

this development is going to be an obstacle / a bottleneck on some existing road, so developers are required to build another road to let the traffic flow around the property unimpeded. Call it a bypass or a relief road, not much difference.

désengagement = getting rid of congestion

Michelle Desaintfuscien

France

ASKER

approach road

19:10 Jun 14, 2018

Thanks for this suggestion Phil. All ideas are welcome as I really have no idea...

philgoddard

United States

Don't bother Googling it

18:40 Jun 14, 2018

It gets only one hit, which is not relevant.
Could it mean an approach road not maintained by the council?

Answers

42 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Bypass road

Explanation:
Could it be an error for "route de dégagement"?

Bypass road is given as the translation for "route de dégagement" in the Routledge French Technical Dictionary Dictionnaire technique

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See also:

https://books.google.ca/books?id=qKh44TL5dbMC&pg=PT71&lpg=PT...

Claire Nolan
Local time: 03:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 126

Notes to answerer

Asker: That's a good possibility Claire. Thanks very much.

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

relief road

B D Finch
France
Local time: 09:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 915

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Thanks BD!

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