[Talk-us] Mass Change of Highway Classification in Larimer County Colorado

Shawn K. Quinn skquinn at rushpost.com
Tue May 4 22:04:39 UTC 2021


On 5/4/21 16:54, Paul Johnson wrote:
> Against this.  I think the existing practice, where trunk is
> equivalent to expressways as they exist in the US: motorway-like, but
> not quite there.  So like a single carriageway that is limited and
> controlled access, or a dual carriageway that is a mix of controlled
> and uncontrolled access and high speed, works sufficiently well.  Plus
> do we really want to fall into the typical American stereotype of
> exaggerating what we are on something like this?  Let's avoid upward
> classification creep.

Then Texas 249 from Beltway 8 east to I-45 should be primary, not trunk.
It's seven lanes undivided (3 each way with a center left turn lane),
with several traffic lights, and definitely not limited or controlled
access.

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