An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below freeways / motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed . The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways or expressways , and between urban centres at the highest level of service possible. Therefore, many arteries are limited-access roads , or feature restrictions on private access. Because of their relatively high accessibility , many major roads face large amounts of land use and urban development, making them significant urban places.
6-479: Vivian Street is a mostly one-way arterial road in central Wellington , New Zealand . It forms a part of the country's State Highway 1 network. Since March 2007, Vivian Street's one-way direction has flowed east-bound, following the completion of the Wellington Inner City Bypass through Te Aro . The street was part of Wellington's red-light district , particularly in its western half around
12-485: The backbone of a traffic network and should be designed to afford the highest level of service , as is practical, as per the aforementioned "Traffic Engineering Handbook". The construction and development of arterial roads is achieved through two methods. By far the most common is the upgrading of an existing right-of-way during subdivision development. When existing structures prohibit the widening of an existing road however, bypasses are often constructed. Because of
18-486: The busier junctions. Speed limits are typically between 30 and 50 mph (50 and 80 km/h), depending on the density of use of the surrounding development. In school zones, speeds may be further reduced; likewise, in sparsely developed or rural areas, speeds may be increased. In western Canada, where freeways are scarce compared to the rest of North America, flashing early-warning amber lights are sometimes placed ahead of traffic lights on heavy signalized arterial roads so
24-408: The junction of Cuba Street , during most of the 20th century. It contained strip joints, peep shows and illegal brothels . During WW1 the area was known as Gallipoli due to the number of soldiers visiting the area. With the decriminalisation of prostitution in the early 21st century, Vivian Street's 'reputation' is undergoing a revival, with the recent opening of Il Bordello Gentlemen's Club , and
30-453: The placement and general continuity of arterial road corridors , sewers, water mains, conduits and other infrastructure are placed beneath or beside the roadbed. In North America, signalized at-grade intersections are used to connect arterials to collector roads and other local roads (except where the intersecting road is a minor side street, in which case a stop sign is used instead). In Europe, large roundabouts are more commonly seen at
36-883: The reopening of the Liks Bar . Between these two establishments is a live music venue for underground musicians and other emerging artists of New Zealand, Valve Bar . This New Zealand road or road transport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Arterial road In traffic engineering hierarchy, an arterial road delivers traffic between collector roads and freeways . For new arterial roads, intersections are often reduced to increase traffic flow . In California, arterial roads are usually spaced every half mile, and have intersecting collector(s) and streets. The Traffic Engineering Handbook describes "Arterials" as being either principal or minor. Both classes serve to carry longer-distance flows between important centers of activity. Arterials are laid out as
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