On Tue, 1 Sep 2015 07:02:38 -0500 Paul Johnson <ba...@ursamundi.org> wrote:
> 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. "I'm generally disinclined" - I agree. It is really rare to encounter so major construction project that it would be justified. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
