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

[Paul Johnson]

On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 5:06 PM Shawn K. Quinn <skquinn at rushpost.com> wrote:
>
> 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.

Yes, correct, I'd call that a primary.