page_title: 2+2 road
hierarchical_section_title: 2+2 road
caption_attribution_description: English: "N4 Dromad/Roosky section."
context_page_description: A 2+2 road is a specific type of dual-carriageway that exists primarily in Ireland, Sweden, and Finland, consisting of two lanes in each direction separated by a steel cable barrier.
  These roads do not have hard shoulders and therefore cannot be designated as motorways in the future. However, they may be designated as limited-access roads, as such roads do not require the physical standard of motorways to be designated as expressways. The Irish variant has 3.5-metre-wide lanes where there are a number of Swedish variants some with 3.25-metre-wide lanes.
  Junctions are generally at-grade roundabouts and minor roads cross under or over the mainline without connecting. They are also known as "type 2 dual-carriageways" by the Irish National Roads Authority. These roads look similar to expressways, except that expressways often have interchanges, large medians or concrete barriers between traffic.
context_section_description: A 2+2 road is a specific type of dual-carriageway that exists primarily in Ireland, Sweden, and Finland,, consisting of two lanes in each direction separated by a steel cable barrier.
  These roads do not have hard shoulders and therefore cannot be designated as motorways in the future. However, they may be designated as limited-access roads, as such roads do not require the physical standard of motorways to be designated as expressways. The Irish variant has 3.5-metre-wide (11 ft) lanes where there are a number of Swedish variants some with 3.25-metre-wide (10.7 ft) lanes.
  Junctions are generally at-grade roundabouts and minor roads cross under or over the mainline without connecting. They are also known as "type 2 dual-carriageways" by the Irish National Roads Authority. These roads look similar to expressways, except that expressways often have interchanges, large medians or concrete barriers between traffic.
caption: An example of a 2+2 dual-carriageway in Ireland (the N4)
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