Hi everyone! I just did a major rewrite of the existing proposal on proposed road classifications, having identified what roads will get the trunk and primary tags. Some updates to note:
- Existing trunk network nationwide will be largely the same as those under the 2015 guidelines, but with the addition of some 3-digit (national secondary) routes to fill major gaps. One such gap is on the Calapan-Iloilo City corridor, currently trunk in Mindoro, while becoming primary between Caticlan and Ibajay. Some trunk roads, especially questionable ones, will go. - The trunk network in Metro Manila will be limited to Route 1 (EDSA, MacArthur Highway, National Road from south of Alabang), roads that fill the Route 1 gap from EDSA-Roxas Boulevard to Alabang, and Route 120 (Roxas Boulevard, Bonifacio Drive, Del Pan Bridge, Road 10 and C-4). This network follows what can be considered as the main through routes in the region that neither follow the expressways (nor their service roads), is far more ideal that the existing one with routes where trunk classification is questionable. Other major surface (i.e. non-expressway) roads in the region get primary. - In suburban Cavite (i.e. the sprawl stretching from Bacoor to Dasma), the trunk network will be limited to Aguinaldo Highway (Routes 62 and 419) and Governor's Drive east of Dasma (Route 65), roughly paralleling the CALAX route. All other major highways in the province will become primary. - In the Cebu-Mandaue-Mactan area, trunk will be limited to Route 840. Current trunk network includes Route 840, Route 8 within the heavily urbanized area (except bypassed section that lead to Fuente Osmeña), plus both roads connecting with the bridges to Mactan (the latter being questionable additions). As Route 840 becomes the sole trunk route in the area, all the other existing trunks will become primary. Primary network there will be rationalized in the Cebu City-Mandaue area (there is quite too much of them in such a dense area). - The primary network will still largely be the same, mostly including much of the 3-digit routes where they have the primary function of linking large towns and other provincial capitals, plus some of the tertiary national road network where they link large towns. Your feedback welcome!
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