<div><div><div dir="auto">On the proposed reclassifications I'm documenting at uMap, I've been trying to identify trunk and primary routes across sprawling urban areas of places like Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, Davao and Cagayan de Oro. Those places are are a different beast from the rest of the country. What route gets trunk Class needs to be carefully selected especially where they’re part of the same corridor. Primary should generally be assigned to main thoroughfares, and for me, best not assigned on any road without a road number, with the possible exceptions.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Some ideas:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">- Metro Manila: keep most of existing trunk network, but with upgrades to Alabang-Zapote (Route 411, whole including connector to CAVITEX), Quirino and Diego Cera (Route 62), and section of NAIA Road between Roxas Boulevard and Quirino to trunk to close Route 1 gap across metro. I'm also inclined to downgrade the España-Quezon Ave-Commonwealth trio (plus Lerma, Quezon Boulevard and Padre Burgos) back to primary (as they used to be ~10 years ago); even with their high traffic volumes and physical character that are similar with EDSA (e.g. wide carriageways, center islands, grade separations), these needs to be downgraded under the new classification scheme; again, we need to be more selective on assigning trunk to major routes across sprawl like Metro Manila and surroundings.</div><div dir="auto">- For suburban Rizal, Laguna and Cavite, I'm thinking about doing away with most trunks in suburban Cavite and all in Rizal. Can keep trunk for Aguinaldo Highway (Routes 62 and 419) up to Dasma as well as Governor's Drive east of Dasma and General Malvar in Biñan (Routes 65 and 651) as trunk, but downgrade Tirona, Centennial, Antero Soriano, Route 64 Tanza-Trece, Governor's Drive and Aguinaldo Highway to Tagaytay) west of Dasma (as well as connections to Nasugbu from Tagaytay and Ternate). Should do away with any trunk in Rizal (including Sumulong Highway, part of the Antipolo Circumferential Road, Ortigas Ave, Manila East Road and bypasses, plus connections in eastern Laguna and part of western Quezon Province like Route 603 all the way to Lucena).</div><div dir="auto">- For Metro Cebu, which currently has two trunks through Talisay, Cebu City, Mandaue, Consolacion and Liloan, plus dead-end trunks assigned to the bridges across to Mactan, I'm thinking of moving trunk to the whole of Route 840 (CSCR, Osmeña, Ouano, Plaridel, Cansaga Bay Bridge, and Consolacion-Tayud-Liloan), being the best route to Cebu City these days than the bypassed sections of Natalio Bacalso and Cebu North Road even with the Consolacion-Liloan segments being recent upgrades from provincial road (and therefore narrow and lower-standard until some time). Route 8 north and south of Route 840 can remain as it is (plus cleanup of parts are messed up by “MonitoringGPS”).<br></div><div dir="auto">- For Davao City, trunk network is fine. Primaries around Davao City may need some partial tweaks, especially those linking C.P. Garcia/Diversion Road with city proper. Should consider downgrade for Libby Road between Toril and Talomo (would consider this secondary being functionally lower than MacArthur Highway, plus road being narrow and classified national tertiary).</div><div dir="auto">- For Cagayan de Oro, trunk network is fine (may move trunk classification to the bypass formed by the Coastal Roads, San Pedro Street and San Lazaro Road once the missing link near port opens). Primary network good, but should consider downgrade to J.R. Borja and the road to Libona and Manolo Fortich (low speeds, narrow carriageway, less traffic and lower official classification).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Sorry for the late reply, having another pause from mapping. I've been also looking up the talk-us archive for the latest discussion on reforming U.S. road classifications that has been pointed out earlier here. </div></div><div>
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