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roadway¶
part of the surface of the road reservation primarily designed for the movement of vehicles that conform to a specified set of requirements
Clause: 3.3.1.3
Note 1 to entry: A roadway is characterized using a cross-section of a road facility as the roadway characteristics often change along the length of the road. See road, road section, road segment, and road link for different types of stretches of roadway.
Note 2 to entry: In practice, the roadway design considers a variety of issues, which can result in suboptimal road segments that violate normal design guidelines. Such locations are typically posted with warning signs, but they are still designed for the movement of vehicles.
Note 3 to entry: The roadway includes any contiguous hard shoulders, hardstanding and reserved lanes.
Note 4 to entry: While the roadway is designed with certain vehicle characteristics in mind, local regulations typically allow a wider set of vehicles to use the roadway.
History note: Introduced in ISO/TS 14812:2022
Specializations of roadway¶
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| dual carriageway | having exactly two carriageways |
| multiple carriageway | having more than one carriageway |
| single carriageway | having exactly one carriageway |
Relationships for roadway¶
| Property | Constraint |
|---|---|
| comprises | some travelledWay |
References to roadway¶
| Referencing Term | Type of Reference |
|---|---|
| dual carriageway | subClassOf |
| multiple carriageway | subClassOf |
| single carriageway | subClassOf |