Identifiers

**Identifiers** are used to name certain roads or road layouts and is distributed by Highways Ultimate.

***Highway Naming Identifiers*** were introduced in 2060 with Major Highways being named from 2060, Small Highways being named from 2062 and ***Junction Identifiers*** were introduced in 2065.

## Highway Naming Identifiers

#### Major Highways Naming (M- Roads)

**Highways Ultimate** began the process of categorising all highways in Spaz into major highways (M- roads) and small highways (A- and B- roads). C- roads are also part of the naming process except the C- identity code is only used by **Highways Ultimate** themselves. They began naming major highways first in increments of 5 in exception for the first highway ever built by Spaz occupiers (M1). Highway Naming became an official supported requirement as enforced by the Golden Group in 2062. The M10 was constructed before The Land Authority had given away the county of Spaz for development and also runs through Idris and Contin and also has been officially given the title of M10 approved by the Golden Group.

Further naming of highways have not followed the increments of 5 requirement as this was not something enforced by Highways Ultimate, therefore it is up to the discretion of **Highways Ultimate** and how it operates in each county. From this, future highways have not followed this requirement and the **M31** was officially named in 2065 after being missed out from the original list of major highways due to it being ineligible, however this was later overturned.

In 2070, a new major highway was planned and given the working name of **M32** which would go from the westside to central Spaz. Due to complications with the heavily dense district of Nestville and Chestnut Park, a major highway was not approved by **Highways Ultimate** due to heavy protest from Meadow Park Council and the plan meaning the demolition of almost 100 buildings, some of which were constructed a few years prior. Therefore, one of the existing roads serving as the divide between the two districts was chosen to be upgraded to a dual carriageway before the major highway continued as it entered Acorn Heights. This brought along a challenge in naming the road as the major highway was split into two. The first consideration was to have two separate highways named but a better recommendation was made to have the road named as the **A32** instead of the **M32** and that sections where the road was a highway, would be referred to as the **A32(M)**. The **A32** was also named as Nestville Pass when it opened in 2072.

#### Small Highways Naming (A- Roads)

**Highways Ultimate** also began naming its small highways which were classed into A- and B- roads. The official classification provided for the roads is that a A- road small highway must be a highway road with a minimum requirement of serving 2 different districts and a supported need for junctions being signposted. A- roads must also serve a genuine, proper connection. It is well-known that the criteria for meeting the A- classification is subjective and may depend on which council districts they are in as **Highways Ultimate** provides full funding for A- roads. There are currently only four A-roads (**A1** - Garland Highway, **A2** - Cedar Road, **A3** - Carbury Highway and **A32** - Nestville Pass)

#### Small Highways Naming (B- Roads)

For its B- roads, the official classification provided for the roads is that a B- road small highway must be a highway road of any size and length that does not have any zoned buildings on it. Most B- roads are given an official name, but the districts they are in or supported by are responsible for applying for it to be given a name. Any highway road that meets the criteria will be automatically given a number by **Highways Ultimate** and the district that supports the road will provide general maintenance of the road and is required to pay if major works need doing. **Highways Ultimate** regularly assess these roads and send reports to the councils responsible if there are any issues.

B1- roads are assigned to regular over ground small highway roads and is the usual classification given to new small highways.

B2- roads are assigned to underground small highway roads that are classed as tunnels.

B3- roads are given to small highway roads that are listed as private access and will have restricted vehicle access which disallows HGVs. Some B1- roads may also disallow HGV access but are for public access and although B3- roads are not required to enforce private access, signs must be displayed indicating this on any B3- small highway.

Some of the B- roads are owned and managed by **Highways Ultimate**, these being B103, B104 and B105. Its confirmed that *B101-B105* are reserved for roads owned by **Highways Ultimate** and eligibility for this is decided as to whether the road is commissioned by them (B103) or if the road serves an important connection that ownership is transferred (B104, B105).

#### Small Highways Naming (C- Roads)

For its C- roads, these are given to every road in the network and are used as specific identifiers for Highways Ultimate and local councils to understand and organise if certain roadworks need doing and which roads are closed. All C- roads are given an official name by the district council and its C- identifier is never used in public media. The first road to be given a C- identifier is Maple Road (C10000) which is one of the first roads constructed located in Maple Square.

The classification for C- roads is as follows; C1- is given to roads with one lane in both directions, C2- is given to roads with two lanes in both directions

After the C- number, it can also be followed by a letter which indicates if there are any further specific classifications of the road which are as follows;

O - One Way (Example: C1XXXX/O)

P - Priority lanes (such 2 priority lanes with 1 lane in a different direction with the example being C1XXXX/P21).

B - Bus Lanes (Example: C1XXXX/B) + BO - Bus Lanes Only (Example: C1XXXX/BO)

T - Tram Lines (Example: C1XXXX/T) + TO - Tram Lines Only (Example: C1XXXX/TO)

M - Metro Lines Overhead (Example: C1XXXX/M)

R - Restricted Access (Example: C1XXXX/R)

# - Parking Prohibited where it would usually be permitted (Example: C1XXXX#)

(Some letters can also be mixed with other suffix letters with additional /)

## Junction Identifiers

**Junction Identifiers** are given to an exit and/or entrance on a **major highway** or a **small highway** **A- road**.

The suffix ***A*** is also given where a new junction is introduced after a certain junction but where the next junction has already been given the next number. (Example: J1A)

Junctions on major highways are fully maintained by Highways Ultimate whereas junctions on **small highway** **A- roads** are maintained by the local council and usually will have a separate road identifier in exception for specific roads approved by Highways Ultimate. Junctions can be reserved if there are future plans for development.