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confinamiento de carril

English translation: bus only lane//bus lane construction

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Spanish term or phrase:confinamiento de carril
English translation:bus only lane//bus lane construction
Entered by: guillen

17:14 Apr 29, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping / urban mobility projects
Spanish term or phrase: confinamiento de carril
Used as an example of urban mobility infrastructure projects: "confinamiento de carril exclusivo para transporte público". (The country is Mexico.)
guillen
United States
Local time: 19:01
bus only lane//bus lane construction
Explanation:

Explanation:
Two types of bus lane

Two types of lane are provided for buses. They are bus only lanes, or bus lanes:
Bus only lane

Bus only lanes are for the exclusive use of buses.

Bus only lanes are sign-posted or marked as bus only lanes. No other vehicles are permitted to travel or stop in a bus-only lane. The only exceptions are authorised special purpose vehicles. A continuous white line generally separates a bus only lane from a general traffic lane.

Intersections incorporating a bus only lane generally display a "B" on the traffic signals to give buses priority over general traffic.
Bus lane

Bus lanes are sign-posted or marked as bus lanes. They are provided primarily for buses, but can also be used by:

Taxis.
Hire cars (but not rental cars).
Motorcycles and bicycles.
Emergency vehicles.
Special purpose vehicles and vehicles also operated by or under the direction of Roads and Maritime Services.

General traffic is also permitted to travel in a bus lane for up to 100 metres to:

Turn left or right into or out of a street.
Enter or leave a property adjacent to the bus lane.
Pass another vehicle that has stopped to turn right or to avoid an obstruction.

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/using-roads/buses/bus-lanes....


A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, often on certain days and times, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. Bus lanes are a key component of a high-quality bus rapid transit (BRT) network, improving bus travel speeds and reliability by reducing delay caused by other traffic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_lane


Aspen bus lane construction begins

ASPEN ” With one road construction project about to be completed, another one is beginning at the Entrance to Aspen.

Monday marks the official beginning of the construction of exclusive bus lanes between Buttermilk and the roundabout, which is expected to take six months.

Construction along the 1.2-mile stretch on the outskirts of town is expected to be finished by October, said Rick Everist, spokesman for Castle Rock Construction, the Denver-based firm handling the project.

The Maroon Creek Bridge, which has been under construction for the past three years, is set to be complete by June 4. But because of the construction, the new bridge won’t be opened until later in the month and will be used for diverting traffic from the upvalley lanes.

http://www.aspentimes.com/news/aspen-bus-lane-construction-b...
Selected response from:

Gabriela Alvarez
Argentina
Local time: 22:01
Grading comment
Thank you, Gaby. Very concise answer (and my context evidently refers to buses).
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3public transport-only lane
Marie Wilson
4bus only lane//bus lane construction
Gabriela Alvarez
4protected lane / lane protection
Robert Carter
4setting aside (public transport only) lanes
neilmac
3exclusive/unique use of lane (assigned to transport)
lugoben


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
public transport-only lane


Explanation:
I think the term "confinamiento de carril" means limiting the lane to; as in "bus-only" or in this case, just for public transport.
Example of the term:
]Shareholder Structure
files.shareholder.com/downloads/AMDA.../ICA_Dia_de_Infraestructura_Parte4.pdf
political or other conditions in Mexico, Latin America or elsewhere, changes in capital markets in general that ..... It will also have a public transport-only lane to.

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Note added at 22 mins (2017-04-29 17:37:30 GMT)
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There's an explanation here in Spanish:
¿Que es un carril confinado? | Yahoo Respuestas
https://mx.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid...
Efectivamente confinado es solo para remarcar que no lo puedes usar como conductor de auto particular o mejor dicho es SOLO PARA EL TRANSPORTE PUBLICO.

Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 03:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
7 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil.
agree  Michael Powers (PhD): nice - I was going to put "public transport-only lane enclosure" but it is understood without "enclosure"
9 mins
  -> Thanks, Michael.
agree  nweatherdon: bus only ...
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, njweatherdon.
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bus only lane//bus lane construction


Explanation:

Explanation:
Two types of bus lane

Two types of lane are provided for buses. They are bus only lanes, or bus lanes:
Bus only lane

Bus only lanes are for the exclusive use of buses.

Bus only lanes are sign-posted or marked as bus only lanes. No other vehicles are permitted to travel or stop in a bus-only lane. The only exceptions are authorised special purpose vehicles. A continuous white line generally separates a bus only lane from a general traffic lane.

Intersections incorporating a bus only lane generally display a "B" on the traffic signals to give buses priority over general traffic.
Bus lane

Bus lanes are sign-posted or marked as bus lanes. They are provided primarily for buses, but can also be used by:

Taxis.
Hire cars (but not rental cars).
Motorcycles and bicycles.
Emergency vehicles.
Special purpose vehicles and vehicles also operated by or under the direction of Roads and Maritime Services.

General traffic is also permitted to travel in a bus lane for up to 100 metres to:

Turn left or right into or out of a street.
Enter or leave a property adjacent to the bus lane.
Pass another vehicle that has stopped to turn right or to avoid an obstruction.

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/using-roads/buses/bus-lanes....


A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, often on certain days and times, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. Bus lanes are a key component of a high-quality bus rapid transit (BRT) network, improving bus travel speeds and reliability by reducing delay caused by other traffic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_lane


Aspen bus lane construction begins

ASPEN ” With one road construction project about to be completed, another one is beginning at the Entrance to Aspen.

Monday marks the official beginning of the construction of exclusive bus lanes between Buttermilk and the roundabout, which is expected to take six months.

Construction along the 1.2-mile stretch on the outskirts of town is expected to be finished by October, said Rick Everist, spokesman for Castle Rock Construction, the Denver-based firm handling the project.

The Maroon Creek Bridge, which has been under construction for the past three years, is set to be complete by June 4. But because of the construction, the new bridge won’t be opened until later in the month and will be used for diverting traffic from the upvalley lanes.

http://www.aspentimes.com/news/aspen-bus-lane-construction-b...


Gabriela Alvarez
Argentina
Local time: 22:01
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, Gaby. Very concise answer (and my context evidently refers to buses).
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
protected lane / lane protection


Explanation:
I think this refers to lanes that aren't simply bus-only lanes but those protected with some kind of physical barrier to stop other vehicles invading them.

In Mexico City over the past 20 years, many of these lanes have been implemented for the "Trolebús" and "Metrobús" programme, but they've also implemented some for cyclists, most notably in Paseo de la Reforma. These works have now spread to cities in other states.
Some are protected simply by low plastic bollards bolted to the ground, while others have actual concrete kerbs. I'd translate it as "protected lane for public transport/transportation", which I suppose could conceivably include public bicycles too (which are rented from cycle stations dotted all over the city centre).

Protected bus lanes
Protected bus lanes use curbed buffers or bollards to separate the bus network from the other travel lanes. These lanes are often placed in the center of the street. Separated lanes encourage prioritization of transit at signals and can be shared with bicyclists. Center-located bus lanes typically have faster speeds, as they are not slowed by right-turning traffic, but they usually require limiting left turns.
http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/documents/10180/371767/complete...

La falta de la barrera permite que autos invadan la ruta y se afecte el servicio; será renovada dicen autoridades

Los bolardos utilizados para confinar el carril por el que circula el Metrobús prácticamente ya no existen y es en la glorieta de Insurgente donde la situación es más grave
http://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/72917.html


1. Infraestructura exclusiva para ciclistas
Ciclovía.
Son carriles exclusivos los que están destinados únicamente a la circulación de bicicletas. Pueden estar separadas del resto de vehículos únicamente por marcas en el pavimento (ciclocarriles), o bien valiéndose de algún tipo de confinamiento físico que evita que los automóviles los invadan (ciclovías).
http://data.sedema.cdmx.gob.mx/sedema/images/archivos/movili...

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 22
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
exclusive/unique use of lane (assigned to transport)


Explanation:
El uso de confinamiento significa que el carril está destinado/asignado/exclusivo para uso único del sistema de transporte público.

La Secretaría de Obras y Servicios de la Ciudad de México (SOBSE),
tiene listos seis kilómetros de carril confinado de la Línea 7 del
Metrobús que correrá sobre avenida Paseo de la Reforma y reporta un avance general del 27 por ciento.
http://noticieros.televisa.com/ultimas-noticias/cdmx/2017-04...



lugoben
Local time: 21:01
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
setting aside (public transport only) lanes


Explanation:
A bus lane is a traffic lane set aside for buses only, or sometimes buses and taxis. There is currently a row going locally on about whether or not parking should be allowed in the bus/taxi lanes at night:
http://www.levante-emv.com/valencia/2017/04/27/valencia-vuel...

Example sentence(s):
  • A bicycle lane is a narrow traffic lane set aside on a road for the use of cyclists.
  • The van turns and heads out to Launch Complex 39A ...using a special traffic lane set aside for them.

    Reference: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/set-as...
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 03:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 187
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