<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">This is to separate the issue of classification of major <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1264242259_0" style="border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; ">arterial roads</span> from the "changes of road type" thread.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I suggest the following:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Classification of
major arterial roads into the classes primary and secondary should be done according to official sources.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Motorway/trunk to be used where applicable.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">All other roads should refrain from use of primary/secondary.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">It's important to understand that the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1264242259_1" style="border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; ">functional classification</span> is politically decided and used for deciding what parts of the road system is going to receive funding for improvements.</div><div
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">This implies that the quality of a primary road way wary from horrendous to a 8 lane motorway.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">However it is important to maintain the primary classification - even for the horrendous section - of a primary <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1264242259_2">arterial road</span> as it is still the best available road and it is the preferred route. To describe the quality of a the different sections of a road we need to use the surface, width, lanes and maxspeed tags.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Pros:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">- Definition of primary / secondary arterial roads will follow official recommendations and guide overall traffic based on political decisions.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">- No confusion about source of classification.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">- Well designed layout of primary / secondary roads already defined for entire Philippines.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">- Newbies don't ever have to be concerned about primary / secondary.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px;
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">- Maps will look nice as arterial roads will traverse any part of the country.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Cons:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">- Some sections on the Primary / Secondary roads will have 20 kph <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1264242259_3">speed limits</span> (but its still the best way available)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">- Review of existing use of primary / secondary might be needed to bring current use in alignment with new consensus (once such has been achieved)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The only official source I have been able to locate on the internet was World Bank maps dated from 2000:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://idisk.mac.com/michael.riber//Public/osmph/Metro-Manila.pdf"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1264242259_4">http://idisk.mac.com/michael.riber//Public/osmph/Metro-Manila.pdf</span></a><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://idisk.mac.com/michael.riber//Public/osmph/National-Roads.pdf"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1264242259_5">http://idisk.mac.com/michael.riber//Public/osmph/National-Roads.pdf</span></a><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Question:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">- Does anybody have more up-to-date about the road classification than 2000?</div></div><div style="position:fixed"></div>
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