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Freeways, by definition, have no at-grade intersections with other roads, railroads or multi-use trails , and no traffic signal needed, hence "free of signal", but some Movable bridges , such as the Interstate Bridge on Interstate 5 between Oregon and Washington , do require drivers to stop for ship traffic. The crossing of freeways by other routes is typically achieved with grade separation either in the form of underpasses or overpasses.

In addition to sidewalks pavements attached to roads that cross a freeway, specialized pedestrian footbridges or tunnels may also be provided. These structures enable pedestrians and cyclists to cross the freeway at that point without a detour to the nearest road crossing. In many cases, sophisticated interchanges allow for smooth, uninterrupted transitions between intersecting freeways and busy arterial roads.

However, sometimes it is necessary to exit onto a surface road to transfer from one freeway to another. One example in the United States notorious for the resulting congestion is the connection from Interstate 70 to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interstate 70 and Interstate 76 through the town of Breezewood, Pennsylvania. Speed limits are generally higher on freeways and are occasionally nonexistent as on much of Germany's Autobahn network. Because higher speeds reduce decision time, freeways are usually equipped with a larger number of guide signs than other roads, and the signs themselves are physically larger.

Guide signs are often mounted on overpasses or overhead gantries so that drivers can see where each lane goes. Exit numbers are commonly derived from the exit's distance in miles or kilometers from the start of the freeway.

In some areas, there are public rest areas or service areas on freeways, as well as emergency phones on the shoulder at regular intervals. In the United States, mileposts start at the southern or westernmost point on the freeway either its terminus or the state line. California , Ohio and Nevada use postmile systems in which the markers indicate mileage through the state's individual counties.

However, Nevada and Ohio also use the standard milepost system concurrently with their respective postmile systems. California numbers its exits off of its freeways according to a milepost system but does not use milepost markers. Two-lane freeways , often undivided, are sometimes built when traffic volumes are low or right-of-way is limited; they may be designed for easy conversion to one side of a four-lane freeway. Most of the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway in Eastern Kentucky is two lanes, but work has begun to make all of it four-lane. These are often called Super two roads.

Several such roads are infamous for a high rate of lethal crashes; an outcome because they were designed for short sight distances sufficient for freeways without oncoming traffic, but insufficient for the years in service as two-lane road with oncoming traffic. The high rate of crashes with severe personal injuries on that and similar roads did not cease until a median crash barrier was installed, transforming the fatal crashes into non-fatal crashes. Otherwise, freeways typically have at least two lanes in each direction; some busy ones can have as many as 16 or more lanes [a] in total.

In San Diego, California , Interstate 5 has a similar system of express and local lanes for a maximum width of 21 lanes on a 3. These wide freeways may use separate collector and express lanes to separate through traffic from local traffic, or special high-occupancy vehicle lanes , either as a special restriction on the innermost lane or a separate roadway, to encourage carpooling.

These HOV lanes , or roadways open to all traffic, can be reversible lanes , providing more capacity in the direction of heavy traffic, and reversing direction before traffic switches. In some parts of the world, notably parts of the US , frontage roads form an integral part of the freeway system.

These parallel surface roads provide a transition between high-speed "through" traffic and local traffic. Frequent slip-ramps provide access between the freeway and the frontage road, which in turn provides direct access to local roads and businesses. Except on some two-lane freeways and very rarely on wider freeways , a median separates the opposite directions of traffic. This strip may be as simple as a grassy area, or may include a crash barrier such as a " Jersey barrier " or an "Ontario Tall Wall" to prevent head-on collisions. Control of access relates to a legal status which limits the types of vehicles that can use a highway, as well as a road design that limits the points at which they can access it.

Freeways are usually limited to motor vehicles of a minimum power or weight; signs may prohibit cyclists , pedestrians and equestrians and impose a minimum speed. It is possible for non-motorized traffic to use facilities within the same right-of-way, such as sidewalks constructed along freeway-standard bridges and multi-use paths next to freeways such as the Suncoast Trail along the Suncoast Parkway in Florida.

In some US jurisdictions, especially where freeways replace existing roads, non-motorized access on freeways is permitted. Different states of the United States have different laws. Cycling on freeways in Arizona may be prohibited only where there is an alternative route judged equal or better for cycling. Oregon allows bicycles except on specific urban freeways in Portland and Medford. In countries such as the United Kingdom new motorways require an Act of Parliament to ensure restricted right of way.

Since upgrading an existing road the "Queen's Highway" to a full motorway will result in extinguishing the right of access of certain groups such as pedestrians, cyclists and slow-moving traffic, many controlled access roads are not full motorways. Research shows 85 percent of motor vehicle-bicycle crashes follow turning or crossing at intersections.

An analysis of crashes in Arizona showed no safety problems with cycling on freeways. Major arterial roads will often have partial access control , meaning that side roads will intersect the main road at grade, instead of using interchanges, but driveways may not connect directly to the main road, and drivers must use intersecting roads to access adjacent land.

At arterial junctions with relatively quiet side roads, traffic is controlled mainly by two-way stop signs which do not impose significant interruptions on traffic using the main highway. Roundabouts are often used at busier intersections in Europe because they help minimize interruptions in flow, while traffic signals that create greater interference with traffic are still preferred in North America. There may be occasional interchanges with other major arterial roads. This type of road is sometimes called an expressway.

The most frequent way freeways are laid out is usually by building them from the ground up after things such as forestry or buildings are cleared away. Sometimes they deplete farmland, but other methods have been developed for economic, social and even environmental reasons. Full freeways are sometimes made by converting at-grade expressways or by replacing at-grade intersections with overpasses; however, any at-grade intersection that ends a freeway remains.

The opposing side for the old two-way corridor becomes a passing lane. Other techniques involve building a new carriageway on the side of a divided highway that has a lot of private access on one side and sometimes has long driveways on the other side since an easement for widening comes into place, especially in rural areas. An interchange or a junction is a highway layout that permits traffic from one controlled-access highway to access another and vice versa, whereas an access point is a highway layout where traffic from a distributor or local road can join a controlled-access highway.

Some countries, such as the United Kingdom, do not distinguish between the two, but others make a distinction; for example, Germany uses the word Kreuz "cross" for the former and Ausfahrt "exit" for the latter. In all cases one road crosses the other via a bridge or a tunnel, as opposed to an at-grade crossing.

The inter-connecting roads, or slip-roads, which link the two roads, can follow any one of a number of patterns.

The actual pattern is determined by a number of factors including local topology, traffic density, land cost, building costs, type of road, etc. A few of the more common types of junction are shown below: Motorways in Europe typically differ between exits and junctions. The motorway rules ends at exits, but not at junctions.

At not so few bridges, motorways without changing appearance, temporarily ends between the two exits closest to the bridge or tunnel , and continues as dual carriageways. This is in order to give slower vehicles a possibility to use the bridge. London Oribital or the M25 is a motorway surrounding London , but at the last River Thames crossing before its mouth, motorway rules don't apply.

At this crossing the London Orbital is labeled A instead. There are many differences between countries in their geography, economy, traffic growth, highway system size, degree of urbanization and motorization, etc. Motorways are the safest roads by design. The German autobahn network illustrates the safety trade-offs of controlled access highways. The injury crash rate is very low on autobahns [33] while 22 people died per injury crashes—although autobahns have a lower rate than the 29 deaths per 1, injury accidents on conventional rural roads, the rate is higher than the risk on urban roads.

Speeds are higher on rural roads and autobahns than urban roads, increasing the severity potential of a crash. Speed, in Europe, is considered to be one of the main contributory factors to collisions. Some countries, such as France and Switzerland, have achieved a death reduction by a better monitoring of speed. Tools used for monitoring speed might be increase in traffic density, improved speed enforcement and stricter regulation leading to driver license withdrawal, safety cameras, penalty point, and higher fines. Some other countries use automatic time over distance cameras also known as section controls to manage speed.

Although safety results do not change much from year to year, in Europe some changes have been observed: However, EU has also data with motorway network length to reflect exposure. Those data show that fatalities by thousand kilometers have been halved between and A University of Barcelona study suggests that if tolls are implemented on a controlled-access highway, drivers may seek alternative routes to avoid paying the tolls.

This may result in a decrease of safety on roads which are not designed for heavy traffic. In the United Kingdom, there are very few studies regarding the impact of road traffic accidents from existing and new urban motorways. In Italy, a study performed on urban motorway A56 Tangenziale di Napoli showed that reduction of speed leads to a decrease in accidents. This study established a link between accidents and traffic variables: Some European countries have improved safety of urban motorways, with a set of to dynamically manage traffic flow in response to changing volumes, speeds, and incidentstechnics, including:.

In , it was assumed that lighting urban motorway would benefit from more safety than unlighted ones. Controlled-access highways have been constructed both between major cities as well as within them, leading to the sprawling suburban development found near most modern cities. Highways have been heavily criticized by environmentalists, urbanists, and preservationists for the noise, [46] pollution, and economic shifts they bring.

Often, rural highways open up vast areas to economic development and municipal services, generally raising property values. In contrast to this, above-grade highways in urban areas are often a source of lowered property values, contributing to urban decay. Even with overpasses and underpasses, neighbourhoods are divided—especially impoverished ones where residents are less likely to own a car, or to have the political and economic influence to resist construction efforts. An alternative to surface or above ground freeway construction has been the construction of underground urban freeways using tunnelling technologies.

This has been particularly employed in the Australian cities of Sydney which has five such freeways , Brisbane which has three , and Melbourne which has two. This has had the benefit of not creating heavily trafficked surface roads and, in the case of Melbourne's Eastlink Motorway , prevented the destruction of an ecologically sensitive area. Other Australian cities face similar problems lack of available land, cost of home acquisition, aesthetic problems and community opposition.

Brisbane, which also has to contend with physical boundaries the Brisbane River and rapid population increases, has embraced underground freeways. All of the tunnels are designed to act as an inner-city ring road or bypass system and include provision for public transport, whether underground or in reclaimed space on the surface. Freeway opponents have found that freeway expansion is often self-defeating: That is, even if traffic congestion is initially shifted from local streets to a new or widened freeway, people will begin to use their cars more and commute from more remote locations.

Over time, the freeway and its environs become congested again as both the average number and distance of trips increases. This phenomenon is known as induced demand. Urban planning experts such as Drusilla Van Hengel, Joseph DiMento and Sherry Ryan argue that although properly designed and maintained freeways may be convenient and safe, at least in comparison to uncontrolled roads, they may not expand recreation, employment and education opportunities equally for different ethnic groups, or for people located in certain neighborhoods of any given city.

Construction of urban freeways for the US Interstate Highway System, which began in the late s, led to the demolition of thousands of city blocks, and the dislocation of many more thousands of people. The citizens of many inner city areas responded with the freeway and expressway revolts. Through the study of Washington's response, it can be shown that the most effective changes came not from executive or legislative action, but instead from policy implementation. One of the foremost rationales for the creation of the United States Department of Transportation USDOT was that an agency was needed to mediate between the conflicting interests of interstates and cities.

Initially, these policies came as regulation of the state highway departments. With this shift of perspective came an encouragement for alternative transportation, and locally based planning agencies. At present, freeway expansion has largely stalled in the United States , due to a multitude of factors that converged in the s: In England and Wales , the numbers of major motorways followed a numbering system separate to that of the A-road network, though based on the same principle of zones. The M5 and M6 numbers were reserved for the other two planned long distance motorways.

A map Showing Future Pattern of Principal National Routes was issued by the Ministry of War Transport in shortly before the law that allowed roads to be restricted to specified classes of vehicle the Special Roads Act was passed. The first section of motorway, the M6 Preston Bypass , opened in followed by the first major section of motorway the M1 between Crick and Berrygrove in Watford , which opened in From then until the s, motorways opened at frequent intervals; by the first 1, kilometres 1, mi of motorway had been built.

Whilst roads outside of urban areas continued to be built throughout the s, opposition to urban routes became more pronounced. Most notably, plans by the Greater London Council for a series of ringways were cancelled following extensive road protests and a rise in costs. In the single-ring, M25 motorway was completed as a compromise. In the total length of motorways reached 3, kilometres 2, mi. Motorways in Great Britain, as in numerous European countries, will nearly always have the following characteristics:. The Ax M format number is also planned to be used for the highest standard of a new classification of road referred to in England as " Expressways ", basically roads normally without roundabouts or cross-central-reservation turns i.

Such roads will have motorway-style restrictions but emergency reservations rather than standard major motorway-standard hard shoulders. In Scotland , where the Scottish Office superseded by the Scottish Government in rather than the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation had the decision, there is no zonal pattern, but rather the A-road rule is strictly enforced. It was decided to reserve the numbers 7, 8 and 9 for Scotland. Most motorways follow an "M"-format with two exceptions. In Northern Ireland a distinct numbering system is used, which is separate from the rest of the United Kingdom , though the classification of roads along the lines of A, B and C is universal throughout the UK and the Isle of Man.

According to a written answer to a parliamentary question to the Northern Ireland Minister for Regional Development , there is no known reason as to how Northern Ireland's road numbering system was devised. The M12 is a short spur of the M1 with the M22 being a short continuation originally intended to be a spur of the M2. There are two other motorways, the short M3 , the M5 and a motorway section of the A8 road , known as the A8 M. In the Republic of Ireland , motorway and national road numbering is quite different from the UK convention.

Since the passage of the Roads Act , all motorways are part of, or form, national primary roads. Motorways use the number of the route of which they form part, with an M prefix rather than N for national road or in theory, rather than R for regional road. Under the previous legislation, the Local Government Roads and Motorways Act , motorways theoretically existed independently to national roads, however the short sections of motorway opened during this act, except for the M50, always took their number from the national road that they were bypassing. The older road was not downgraded at this point indeed, regional roads were not legislated for at this stage.

Older signage at certain junctions on the M7 and M11 can be seen reflecting this earlier scheme, where for example N11 and M11 can be seen coexisting. The M50 , an entirely new national road, is an exception to the normal inheritance process, as it does not replace a road previously carrying an N number. The M50's designation was chosen as a recognisable number.

As of , the N34 is the next unused national primary road designation. In theory, a motorway in Ireland could form part of a regional road. In Hungary , similar to Ireland, motorway numbers can be derived from the original national highway numbers 1—7 , with an M prefix attached, e. New motorways not following the original Budapest-centred radial highway system get numbers M8, M9, etc.

Also in the Netherlands , motorway numbers can be derived from the original national highway numbers, but with an A Autosnelweg prefix attached, like A9. In Germany federal motorways have the prefix A Autobahn. If the following number is an odd number the motorway generally follows a north—south direction, even-numbered motorways generally follow an east—west direction. In New Zealand, as well as in the Scandinavian countries, in Finland , Brazil and Russia , motorway numbers are also derived from the state highway route that they form a part of, but unlike Hungary and Ireland, they are not distinguished from non motorway sections of the same state highway route.

In the cases where a new motorway acts as a bypass of a state highway route, the original state highway is either stripped of that status or renumbered. A low road number means a road suitable for long distance driving. In Switzerland as of April , there are 1, In Australia , motorway numbering varies from state to state. Currently most states are adopting numbering systems with the prefix M for motorways.

In Belgium , motorways but also some dual carriageways have numbers preceded by an A. However, those that also have an E-number are generally referenced with that one. City ring and bypasses have numbers preceded by an R, these also can be either motorways or dual carriageways. While the design characteristics listed above are generally applicable around the globe, every jurisdiction provides its own specifications and design criteria for controlled-access highways.

The motorways and expressways of Morocco are a network of multiple-lane, high-speed, controlled-access highways in Morocco. Morocco plans to expand the road network. In South Africa , the term freeway differs from most other parts of the world. A freeway is a road where certain restrictions apply. Drivers in the rightmost lane of multi-carriageway freeways must move to the left if a faster vehicle approaches from behind to overtake.

The term autoestrada Portuguese for "motorway" is not commonly used in Brazil; the terms estrada "road" and especially rodovia "highway" are instead preferred. It is also the state with more highways conceded to the private sector, resulting in the highest value of toll fares per kilometer of highway. Brazil's first motorway, the Rodovia Anhanguera , was completed in as an upgrade of the earlier single-carriageway highway. That same year, construction of the second carriageway of Rodovia Anchieta began. Motorway construction, most projects in the form of upgrades of older single-carriageway highways, quickened in the following decades.

The current Class 0 motorways include: Canada has no current national system for controlled-access highways. All controlled-access freeways, including sections that form part of the Trans Canada Highway , are under provincial jurisdiction, and have no numeric continuation across provincial boundaries. The largest networks in the country are in Ontario series highways and Quebec Autoroutes of Quebec. These roads are influenced by, and have influenced, US standards, but have design innovations and differences. The freeway passes the northern area of the city of Santa Tecla , La Libertad.

The total length of the RN is 9. The first phase of the highway was completed in , and the second phase was completed and opened in November In the United States, a freeway is defined by the federal government's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as a divided highway with full control of access. Second, traffic on a freeway is "free-flowing".

All cross-traffic and left-turning traffic is relegated to overpasses or underpasses, so that there are no traffic conflicts on the main line of the highway, which must be regulated by traffic lights, stop signs, or other traffic control devices. Achieving such free flow requires the construction of many overpasses, underpasses, and ramp systems. The advantage of grade-separated interchanges is that freeway drivers can almost always maintain their speed at junctions since they do not need to yield to vehicles crossing perpendicular to mainline traffic.

In contrast, an expressway is defined as a divided highway with partial control of access. This distinction was apparently [ citation needed ] first developed in by the Special Committee on Nomenclature of what is now the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The same distinction has also been codified into the statutory law of eight states: However, each state codified the federal distinction slightly differently.

California expressways do not necessarily have to be divided, though they must have at least partial access control. In North Dakota and Mississippi , expressways may have "full or partial" access control and "generally" have grade separations at intersections; a freeway is then defined as an expressway with full access control. The term expressway is also used for what the federal government calls "freeways".

Examples in the United States of roads that are technically expressways under the federal definition , but contain the word "freeway" in their names: Unlike in some jurisdictions, not all freeways in the US are part of a single national freeway network although together with non-freeways, they form the National Highway System. For example, many state highways such as California State Route 99 have significant freeway sections. Many sections of the older United States Numbered Highways network have been upgraded to freeways but have kept their existing US Highway numbers. A number of the United Kingdom 's overseas territories have controlled-access highways, including the Turks and Caicos Islands and Cayman Islands.

Expressways in China are a fairly recent addition to a complicated network of roads. According to Chinese government sources, China did not have any expressways before In Hong Kong major motorways are numbered from 1 to 10 in addition to their names. They have a minimum of six or eight-lane controlled-access highways where entrance and exit is controlled by the use of slip roads. India has seen a surge of rapid expansion and modernisation of its road network, consisting of State Highways, National Highways and Expressways, under successive Governments.

As of , approximately 1, Study was conducted on identifying stretches on which new expressways can be constructed. But, as of now no further action has been taken on the National Expressways Network report. In , the government will allocate trillion rupiah for the construction of the toll roads. There are three stages of construction of Trans-Sumatra toll road which is expected to be connected together in The history of freeways in Iran goes back to before the Iranian Revolution.

The first freeway in Iran was built at that time, between Tehran and Karaj with additional construction and the studies of many other freeways started as well. Controlled-access highways in Israel are designated by a blue colour. Blue highways are completely grade-separated but may include bus stops and other elements that may slow down traffic on the right lane. Expressways in South Korea were originally numbered in order of construction. Since 24 August , they have been numbered in a scheme somewhat similar to that of the Interstate Highway System in the United States.

Furthermore, the symbols of the South Korean highways are similar to the US red, white and blue. The Malaysian Expressway System Malay: These expressways are built by private companies under the supervision of the government highway authority, Malaysian Highway Authority. The expressway network of Malaysia is considered the best expressway network in Southeast Asia and also in Asia after China and Japan and also the fifth in the world. Malaysian expressways exist in both West Malaysia and East Malaysia , however, the former are better-connected.

The motorways of Pakistan and expressways of Pakistan are a network of multiple-lane, high-speed, limited-access or controlled-access highways in Pakistan, which are owned, maintained and operated federally by Pakistan's National Highway Authority. Full control-access highways in the Philippines are referred to as expressways, which are usually toll roads. The expressway network is concentrated in Luzon, with the North Luzon Expressway and South Luzon Expressway being the most important ones.

The expressway network in Luzon do not form a network, but there are ongoing construction to interconnect those highways as well as to decongest the existing roads in the areas they serve. The expressways of Singapore are special roads that allow motorists to travel quickly from one urban area to another. All of them are dual carriageways with grade-separated access. They usually have three to four lanes in each direction, although there are two-lane carriageways at many expressway—expressway intersections and five-lane carriageways in some places.

There are ten expressways, including the new Marina Coastal Expressway. Studies about the feasibility of additional expressways are ongoing. Construction on the first expressway, the Pan Island Expressway , started in The first stage of the E01 Expressway Southern Expressway which opened in was Sri Lanka's first expressway spanning a distance of The second stage of the Southern Expressway opened in and extends to Matara.

Taiwan has an extensive road network that includes two types of controlled-access highway: Only cars and trucks are allowed onto freeways, the first of which — Freeway 1 — was completed in Expressways allow car and truck traffic as well as motorcycles with engines of cc or more. Thailand's motorway network is considered to be separate from Thailand's expressway network, which is the system of usually elevated expressways within Greater Bangkok. Thailand also has a provincial highway network.

These highways, however, are often dual carriageways with frequent u-turn lanes and intersections slowing down traffic. Coupled with the increase in the number of vehicles and the demand for a limited-access motorway, the Thai Government issued a Cabinet resolution in detailing the motorway construction master plan. Some upgraded sections of highway are being turned into a "motorway", while other motorways are being purpose-built.

At present, the expressway system of Vietnam is km long. Under the government's plan, the national expressway system will have a length of km.

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The expressway system in Vietnam is separated from the national highway system. Most of the expressways are located in the North, especially around Hanoi. Of the 21 expressways in Vietnam, 8 depart from Hanoi and 14 in the north, with a length of km. According to Road traffic law of Vietnam, expressway is a road for motor vehicles, with dividers dividing the road for two separate vehicles; do not cross the same level with one or other line; Fully equipped facilities to ensure continuous traffic, safety, shorten the journey time and only car out, at certain points. Ha Noi - Ninh Binh. Da Nang - Quang Ngai.

Ha Noi - Hai Phong. Noi Bai - Lao Cai. Ha Noi - Hoa Lac. Ha Noi - Thai Nguyen. Ha Noi - Bac Giang.

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Mai Dich - Thanh Tri bridge. Although roads are under the responsibility of each individual state, including within the European Union, there are some legal conventions international treaties and some European directives which give a legal framework for roads of a European importance with the goal to introduce some kind of homogenization between various members. They basically consider, at European level, three types of roads: Some European treaties also define aspects such as the range of speed limit, or for some geometric aspects of roads, in particularly for the International E-road network.

A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor vehicle traffic, which does not directly provide access to the properties bordering on it. In determining the extent of a motorway its entry and exit lanes are included irrespective of the location of the motorway signposts.

Urban motorways are also included in this term. Motorways status is signaled at the entry and exit of the motorway by a symbol conforming to international agreements, but specific to each country. The peripheral northern and eastern regions of the EU have a lower density motorway network. Those regions are islands or remote regions, for instance four overseas French regions and Corsica.

The Baltic member state of Latvia, as well as four regions from Poland, and two regions from each of Bulgaria and Romania also reported no motorway network; several of these regions bordered onto non-member neighbouring countries to the east of the EU. Highways in Albania form part of the recent Albanian road system. Since the s, main roadways have drastically improved, though lacking standards in design and road safety. However, some state roads continue to deteriorate from lack of maintenance while others remain unfinished.

The Austrian autobahns German: Autobahnen are controlled-access highways in Austria. Austria currently has 18 Autobahnen, since built and maintained by the self-financed ASFiNAG stock company in Vienna, which is wholly owned by the Austrian republic and earns revenue from road-user charges and tolls. Each route bears a number as well as an official name with local reference, which however is not displayed on road signs.

Unusually for European countries, interchanges between motorways called Knoten, "knots" are numbered by distance in kilometres starting from where the route begins; this arrangement is also used in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Spain, and most provinces of Canada and in most American states, albeit in miles. In , the first motorway between Brussels and Ostend was completed, following the example of neighboring countries such as Germany.

It mainly served local industries and tourism as a connection between the capital city and a coastal region. However, the Second World War and the reparation of the complete road network after the war caused a serious delay in the creation of other motorways. Although the plans were ready, the construction of the motorway network was much slower than in neighboring countries because the project was deemed not to be urgent.

Because of economic growth in the s, more citizens could afford cars, and the call for good-quality roads was higher than ever before. At the end of the s, the construction of motorways slowed down again due to costs, combined with an economic crisis, more expensive fuel and changing public opinion. In the following years, the only investments done were to complete already started motorway constructions. But most important cities were already connected. In , the responsibilities for construction and maintenance of the motorways shifted from the federal to the regional governments.

This sometimes caused tensions between the governments. For example, the part of the ring road around Brussels that crosses Wallonian territory has never been finished, since only Flanders suffers from the unfinished ring. Belgium today has the longest total motorway length per area unit of any country in the world. Nearly all motorways have overhead lighting including those in rural areas. The dense population of Belgium and the still unfinished state of some motorways, such as the ring roads around Brussels and Antwerp cause major traffic congestion on motorways.

Legislation in Bulgaria defines two types of highways: Also, several expressways are planned. The primary high-speed motorways in Croatia are called autoceste singular: There is also a category known as brza cesta , meaning "expressway". The number of a motorway in red copies the number of the national route in blue which has been replaced by the motorway. Those common roads are not subject to a fee in form of vignette for vehicles with total weight up to 3. Denmark has a well covered motorway system today, which has been difficult to build due to the county's geography with many islands.

Both are motorways with dual electrical train tracks added. A motorway tunnel across the Fehmarn Belt to Germany is planned. Around Copenhagen , two ring motorways have been built. This was done to assure that all ferry traffic is directed to the motorway system as soon as possible.

The other motorways are rather short sections close to the biggest cities, often designed to be bypasses. The motorway section on national roads 4 and 29 , between Simo and Tornio , is said to be the northernmost motorway in the world. Finnish motorways do not have a separate road numbering scheme. Instead, they carry national highway numbers. In addition to signposted motorways, there are also some limited-access two-lane expressways , and other grade-separated four-lane expressways perhaps the most significant example being Ring III near Helsinki.

The Autoroute system in France consists largely of toll roads , except around large cities and in parts of the north. Autoroute destinations are shown in blue, while destinations reached through a combination of autoroutes are shown with an added autoroute logo. Toll barrier in Hordain south of Hordain , on autoroute A2. German Motorway Autobahn - one of the world's earliest motorways. The section between Zeppelinheim and Darmstadt is the oldest Autobahn. Greece's motorway network has been extensively modernised throughout the s, s and especially the s, while part of it is still under construction.

There are a total of 10 main routes throughout the Greek mainland and Crete, from which some feature numerous branches and auxiliary routes. Most important motorways are the A1 Motorway connecting Greece's two largest cities Athens and Thessaloniki , the A2 Egnatia Odos motorway , also known as the "horizontal road axis" of Greece, connecting almost all of Northern Greece from west to east and the A8 Olympia Motorway connecting Athens and Patras. Another important motorway is the Attiki Odos motorway, the main beltway of the Athens Metropolitan area.

A2 exit near Kozani. Aerial view of an A6 interchange north of Athens. The first section of the M50 opened in , a part of which was Ireland's first toll motorway, the West-Link. Under the Transport 21 infrastructural plan, [] motorways or high quality dual carriageways were built between Dublin and the major cities of Cork , Galway , Limerick and Waterford by the end of Other shorter sections of motorway either have been or will be built on some other main routes.

In legislation the Roads Bill was created to allow existing roads be designated motorways by order because previously legislation allowed only for newly built roads to be designated motorways. As a result, most HQDCs nationwide other than some sections near Dublin on the N4 and N7 , which did not fully meet motorway standards were reclassified as motorways.

The first stage in this process occurred when all the HQDC schemes open or under construction on the N7 and N8, and between Kinnegad and Athlone on the N6 and Kilcullen and south of Carlow on the N9, were reclassified motorway on 24 September Further sections of dual carriageway were reclassified in The world's first motorway was the Autostrada dei laghi , inaugurated on 21 September in Milan.

It linked Milan to Varese ; it was then extended to Como , near the border with Switzerland , inaugurated on 28 June Piero Puricelli, the engineer who designed this new type of road, decided to cover the expenses by introducing a toll. Type B highways or strada extraurbana principale , commonly but unofficially known as superstrada, are divided highways with at least two lanes for each direction, a paved shoulder on the right, no cross-traffic and no at-grade intersections.

Access restrictions on such highways are exactly the same as on autostrade, as is the signage at the beginning and the end of the highway the only differences being the background colours and the maximum speed limit: There are two categories of controlled-access highways in Lithuania: The first section Vilnius — Kaunas of A1 highway was completed in Complete length of the motorway network is km. Expressway network length - 80 km.

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F95 Words repealed by Local Government Act c. F98 Words in s. F Words substituted by Environmental Protection Act c. F Words inserted retrosp. F Words substituted by S. Act [ F or the relevant provisions ] ; and accordingly, if a requirement of such a notice is inconsistent with a requirement imposed by or under the said Act of [ F or the relevant provisions ] , the latter requirement prevails. F Words inserted by Housing and Planning Act c.

F Words in s. F Words substituted by Water Act c. F Words repealed by Local Government Act c. A notice, order, consent, demand or other document that is authorised or required by or under this Act to be given to or served on a person may, in any case for which no other provision is made by this Act, be given or served either—. Amendment Wales Regulations S. A local authority may, by agreement with the owner or occupier of any premises, themselves execute at his expense—.

F words in s. Where upon an appeal under this Act a court varies or reverses a decision of a local authority, it is the duty of the local authority to give effect to the order of the court and, in particular, to grant or issue any necessary consent, certificate or other document, and to make any necessary entry in any register. A judge of a court or a justice of the peace is not disqualified from acting in cases arising under this Act by reason only of his being, as one of several ratepayers, or as one of any other class of persons, liable in common with the others to contribute to, or be benefited by, a rate or fund out of which expenses of a local authority are to be defrayed.

Where a local authority claim to recover expenses under this Act from a person as being the owner of the premises in respect of which the expenses were incurred, and that person proves that—. In an arbitration under this Act, the reference shall be to a single arbitrator appointed by agreement between the parties, or in default of agreement by the Secretary of State. A person who wilfully obstructs a person acting in the execution of this Act, or of building regulations, or of an order or warrant made or issued under this Act, is in a case for which no other provision is made by this Act, liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.

Proceedings in respect of an offence created by or under this Act shall not, without the written consent of the Attorney General, be taken by any person other than—. Where provision is made by or under this Act for the imposition of a daily penalty in respect of a continuing offence—.

The Secretary of State may cause a local inquiry to be held in a case where he is authorised by this Act to determine a difference, to make an order, to give a consent or approval or otherwise to act under such a provision. In this Act, a reference to the deposit of plans in accordance with building regulations is a reference to the deposit of plans in accordance with building regulations for the purposes of section 16 above, unless the context otherwise requires.

F or other public undertaking; [ F but does not include a universal service provider [ F within the meaning of Part 3 of the Postal Services Act or a relevant company within the meaning of Part 4 of the Postal Services Act ] ; ]. F Definition "fire and rescue authority" in s. F Definitions in s. F Word repealed by Gas Act c. F Word repealed by Electricity Act c. F Word repealed by Water Act c. In relation to the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple, a reference in a provision of this Part of this Act to the proper officer or an officer or authorised officer of a local authority is a reference to an officer authorised by the Sub-Treasurer or the Under Treasurer, as the case may be, to act for the purposes of that provision.

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