[talk-au] Question about route numbers

[John Smith]

--- On Thu, 20/8/09, Mark Pulley <mrpulley at lizzy.com.au> wrote:

> 1. When should I start using Alphanumeric numbers? For an
> example, the  
> Mid Western Highway between Bathurst and Cowra is currently
> NH24, but  
> some signs have shown A41 (now coverplated over by NH24).
> Should I use  
> the new A41 or the current NH24?

NSW is between systems, I'm not sure what the best is, if there is a best answer for that matter. Although I tagged some of the Mid-Western Highway where it crosses the Newell Highway as NH24 I believe 

> For another example, when in Dubbo last weekend on the
> Mitchell  
> Highway, I spotted A32 on one intersection only, all the
> others still  
> showing NH32.

For the most part the Mitchell Highway was marked as A32 and when you get to Nygan it becomes the NH71 depending how many signs they've managed to replace/coverplate, the A32 heads towards Adelaide, I can't remember what it's name changes to.

> 2. Not really a question - last time I was in Brisbane
> (several years  
> ago) there was an alternate route for what was then NH15
> (now A15),  
> but labelled 'Business 15' (in white shield I think). I
> have no idea  
> if it is still labelled as this route, but if so do we need
> bus_NR in  
> the list of highway refs? (Anyone nearby who can check what
> the  
> current label is?) Here's the link to the southern end of
> the old  
> route (note the road, labelled 'Warwick Road' has 'NH15' on
> OSM.)

I finished doing the New England Highway the other day and I did the Cunningham Highway up until it becomes a motorway. As for your question, if it says Business 15 then I think you should tag it, but I'm not sure if it would be bus_NH or bus_NR since the road is at least partially federally funded I would have thought bus_NH.