On 22/2/23 08:27, Mark Pulley wrote:
On 21 Feb 2023, at 2:42 pm, Josh Marshall <[email protected]>
wrote:
Australian road tagging guidelines at
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Tagging_Guidelines/Roads arguably
override the general OSM guidelines, and they read:
highway=track: "Service and access roads that aren't part of the
general road network. Generally not paved, often not public access
for vehicles."... in rural "Fire trails, forest drives, 4WD tracks,
and similar roads.
highway=unclassified is: "Minor roads that are neither tertiary or
residential roads. Not generally through routes."
Given that, I'd argue =track is the right option.
When I surveyed the Bridle Track back in 2009 (I think this was the
year before the landslide) I picked highway=track as it was very
rough. I don’t remember if it was signposted four-wheel-drive only,
but I can still remember the look of shock on the face of the tourist
information lady at Hill End when I mentioned I had arrived via the
Bridle Track in my two-wheel-drive vehicle!
The new section bypassing the landslide at Monaghans Bluff looks good
in the photos I’ve seen of the construction, but whether it remains
good is another question. There was no work on the remainder of the track.
I have a report Feb 6th halfway down the first hill from Hill End, the
council had dozers and graders on the road getting it looking good...
If the classification was changed to highway=unclassified, it will
definitely need the addition of 4wd_only=recommended
highway=tertiary is wrong. I would not use the DCS NSW Base Map as a
source for the highway classification. I’ve seen too many errors in
this map to trust this. (As an example, in Armidale NSW, Boorolong
Road comes in from the west as a tertiary road. As it enters Armidale,
the main road then follows Handel Street / Queen Elizabeth Drive, but
the Base Map takes the road classification across the train line and
along Shambrook Avenue, a minor and narrow road.)
I’ll have a look at the new road when I can (if not this weekend, then
the weekend after), as I live close by.
Thanks, I think it will be busy, take care.
Mark P.
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