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How road types should be set in Saudi Arabia

Post by AlObaili
Hello there wazers,

I am opening this discussion to know more about how road types should be set in Saudi Arabia. I could not find a general article in the wiki describing road type usage and it seems that every country has its own set of criteria. I looked at some country specific rules and found that US's rules and road network have a lot of similarities with SA's.

Also, should a road be downgraded or upgraded based on the number of construction sites? In Riyadh for instance, a lot of parts of Al Urubah Road, specially east of its intersection with King Abdulaziz Road, have ongoing long term reconstruction projects interfering with its high capacity and fast characteristics. Is it okay to downgrade the road type at those parts to primary street?

Thanks!
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Thanks for the information!


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Post by desertwinker
Same practice here. I use to rename the road or street - repair in progress and locked. Rename again to its original name once finished.
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Post by fernandoanguita
AlObaili wrote:Hello there wazers,

I am opening this discussion to know more about how road types should be set in Saudi Arabia. I could not find a general article in the wiki describing road type usage and it seems that every country has its own set of criteria. I looked at some country specific rules and found that US's rules and road network have a lot of similarities with SA's.

Also, should a road be downgraded or upgraded based on the number of construction sites? In Riyadh for instance, a lot of parts of Al Urubah Road, specially east of its intersection with King Abdulaziz Road, have ongoing long term reconstruction projects interfering with its high capacity and fast characteristics. Is it okay to downgrade the road type at those parts to primary street?

Thanks!
Hi AlOlaibi ! Welcome to the SA forum.

You are correct on downgrading roads if they are in long term construction or reconstruction.
You can also add a "in construction" wording to the end of the name so you warn wazers of the ongoing construction. So you can rename that part of the road as " Al Urubah Road in construction" and include the new road ranking depending on the extension of the work and the impact on traffic.

When construction ends, don´t forget to return name and road ranking to normal status.

Best regards from Concepción, Chile,
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