On Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:24:48 +0100 "Dave F." <dave...@madasafish.com> wrote:
> On 01/09/2015 10:59, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: > > On Mon, 31 Aug 2015 13:08:34 +0100 > > "Dave F." <dave...@madasafish.com> wrote: > > > >> Your suggestion of decreasing the road class is "trolltaging" > >> Please don't do that. Lane closures or access restrictions etc, > >> does not change a road's classification. > > Long-term closure/access restriction is a valid reason to change > > classification. Lets say that section of primary road is closed > > making it unusable for transit traffic and is now used only by local > > residents. This is not temporary change but something for months. It > > may change classification from highway=primary into > > highway=residential. > > > > Access restriction and lane closure may result in change of road > > classification. > > > > No. The classification, usually set by a highway authority, remains > the same. The temporary signs erected to indicate travel disruption > never change the roads number/reference, They just say something like > "The A36 will have lanes closures." & then indicate speed > restrictions & possible alternative routes. "classification, usually set by a highway authority, remains the same" - I am speaking about value of highway tag in OSM, not the official classification (in many places these may be the same or strongly related - but it is not a strict rule). _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
