[Talk-us-massachusetts] US6 on the Cape and road type

[Lars Ahlzen]

On 8/26/2017 9:07 PM, Greg Troxel wrote:
> [...]
>
> So, I would like to retag US6 to primary from the rotary to the southern
> of the two notes I put in.  Anyone local or who has driven on it is
> welcome to tell me I shouldn't and why.
>
> if you are in favor of moving the part between the two notes to trunk,
> let me know.  I haven't driven that recently, and am reluctant to change
> it without encouragement from others.

I've driven it many times. It's a tough call.

Looking at the wiki, I'd say neither trunk nor primary fits perfectly. 
On one hand, it certainly feels like a very different type of road than 
for example 6A on the inner cape, having wide shoulders, many high speed 
entry/exit lanes, some grade separated intersections etc. On the other 
hand I'm not sure "Limited access highway with occasional grade level 
intersections, or major intercity highway" [from the wiki] fits much better.

I wish we would have a set of objective, unambiguous criteria for 
determining road classifications in the US. Since that's not the case 
I'm fine with either.

- Lars