Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
2 + 1 väg
English translation:
2+1 road/2 plus 1 road
Added to glossary by
SafeTex
Dec 28, 2019 19:08
4 yrs ago
Swedish term
2 + 1 väg
Swedish to English
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Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Roads
Hello
Lots of pictures of this on Internet like
https://tveassetsprod.blob.core.windows.net/editorial/2015/0...
Presently, I have no phrase and rather a "descriptive" translation;
dual carriageway with a shared middle lane for overtaking in both directions
but even that does not quite encompass it.
Is there a phrase for this type of road in English?
Thanks
Lots of pictures of this on Internet like
https://tveassetsprod.blob.core.windows.net/editorial/2015/0...
Presently, I have no phrase and rather a "descriptive" translation;
dual carriageway with a shared middle lane for overtaking in both directions
but even that does not quite encompass it.
Is there a phrase for this type of road in English?
Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | 2+1 road/2 plus 1 road |
Tania McConaghy
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Proposed translations
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Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Pharmacist and Translator
Native in: English (Variant: Australian) 
Works in: Swedish to English, English
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2+1 road/2 plus 1 road
Not so common in the English-speaking world.
I think the description in your question is not quite corrrect. The middle lane is not shared for overtaking in either direction, instead each direction alternates between one and two lanes i.e. there is always a total of three lanes.
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Note added at 13 mins (2019-12-28 19:21:39 GMT)
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Looks like the second ref link doesn't work. Try googling "The implementation of a 2+1 road scheme in Ireland" to get to the article.
I think the description in your question is not quite corrrect. The middle lane is not shared for overtaking in either direction, instead each direction alternates between one and two lanes i.e. there is always a total of three lanes.
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Note added at 13 mins (2019-12-28 19:21:39 GMT)
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Looks like the second ref link doesn't work. Try googling "The implementation of a 2+1 road scheme in Ireland" to get to the article.
Example sentence:
On the one-lane section of the 2 plus 1 road type, road users driving behind a slow moving vehicle such as tractors must travel until the next two-lane section is reached in order to overtake.
A 2+1 road is a three lane road with a median barrier between the opposing directions. The direction of flow with two lanes alternates along the route to allow defined sections of overtaking.
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