On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 6:52 AM, Mateusz Konieczny <matkoni...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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). Unless a road is about to be permanently removed (thus making it temporary in nature), I'm generally disinclined to change the classification for a workzone. I am inclined to tag access or barriers as appropriate, as I've done in Norman, Oklahoma on 24th Street between State Highway 9 and Lindsey Street.
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