ROAD GEOMETRIC DESIGN MANUAL

Table 2-2: Characteristics of Roads by Class

Road Classifications
Characteristi
Expressway
c Freeways Arterials Collectors Local Roads
s
Land access
Restricted Land access a and traffic Land access
Land Service No Access access from secondary movement of the primary
service roads consideration equal consideration
importance
Land access
Traffic Traffic
and traffic
Traffic Optimum Optimum movement movement
movement of
Mobility mobility mobility primary secondary
equal
consideration consideration
importance

Separated
Pedestrians None Sidewalks Sidewalks Sidewalks
Pathway

Public
Express and
Transit Express Express Local Local
Local
Service
Cycle
Cycle Cycle
Separated Track/Cycle
Cyclists None Track/Cycle Track/Cycle
Pathway Lane/Shared
Lane Lane
Roadway
Urban: < 1
Typical Urban: < 5 km Urban: < 2 km
km
Length of Unlimited Unlimited Rural: as Rural: as
Rural: as
Road required required
required
Typical Urban: > 1 Urban: >400 Urban: >200 Urban: as
Urban: 1.5 km
Intersection/ km m m required
Rural: >3 to 5
Interchange Rural: 3 to 5 Rural: >1.5 Rural: 400 m Rural: > 200
km
Spacing km km to 1.5 km m
Uninterrupted
Nature of Interrupted Interrupted
Free flow Free flow flow except at
Traffic Flow flow flow
intersections
Rural: Rural:
Passenger
Passenger Passenger
Cars, and
Cars, Trucks* Cars, Trucks*
Transit Bus**
and Buses and Buses
Passenger Passenger Urban: Urban:
User Type Cars, Trucks Cars, Trucks Pedestrians, Pedestrians, Urban:
and Buses and Buses Transit Buses, Transit Buses, Pedestrians,
Cyclists, Cyclists, Cyclists,
Passenger Passenger Passenger
Cars and Cars and SU Cars
Trucks Trucks*
Freeways
Freeways Freeways Arterials
Expressways Collectors
Connect To Expressways Expressways Collectors
Arterials Local roads
Arterials Arterials Local roads
Collectors

Notes:
* In industrial areas, collectors should accommodate all types of vehicle.
** In industrial and rural areas, trucks may require consideration. Source: (16) (8) Revised

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